Changing the Engine Oil and Filter in you vehicle may sometimes feel like a nuisance and is often times put off with the “I’ll do it tomorrow” attitude…

First and foremost, when Changing your vehicles Oil and Filter. THE most important thing to remember is to change them on time and with the proper engine oil weight.

A car’s performance is solely base on the condition of the engine, oil changes are often recommended in either 3,000 mile intervals or in some cases 7,500 miles. The 7,500 mile recommendation is typically a suggestion base on what’s called “Normal” driving conditions and these are only found in a vehicle that is ALWAYS driven on the highway in very mild climate conditions.

There are seemingly endless benefits to changing the oil and filter, the most important of which, will always be the care and condition of the internally lubricated parts of an engine. Clean engine oil and a new filter will lessen the likelihood of the engine failing due to lack of lubrication.

Dirty engine oil causes more friction of internal moving parts thus making engine failure more likely, when engine oil and filters are not changed regularly there is also a higher possibility of engine sludge. Check your owners manual for exact manufacturer recommendations and keep in mind that consistent “City” driving is considered “Severe” driving conditions and that your Oil and Filter should be changed in either 3,000 or 3,750 mile intervals.

Well Maintained Engine

Poorly Maintained Engine

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For decades your Seat Belt was the only mode of restraint during a vehicle collision. In the past 25 years the automotive industry has made great strides in improving safety features in automobiles, perhaps the most important are a vehicle’s Air Bags also known as an SRS system (supplemental restraint system).

Every Suzuki Model is equipped with Driver, Passenger and Side Curtain Air Bags. Much like seat belts, the concept of an air bag is to cushion and protect your body in the event of an accident or collision to minimize and/or eliminate almost certain injuries.

An air bag is made of thin Nylon fabric which is hidden behind the steering wheel, dashboard and interior side panels. Multiple sensors are designed to send a signal based on the severity of a collision or impact to deploy appropriate air bags. Most vehicles are equipped with passenger air bag OFF sensors that allow the control module to know whether a passenger is sitting in the passenger front seat or not. In the event someone is not sitting in that particular seat, the passenger air bag will not deploy. When a crash sensor is activated it triggers the inflator to immediately fill the air bag with a gas, typically nitrogen, this activation and subsequent filling of the air bag all happens in fractions of a second.

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CVT = Continuously Variable Transmission

A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a transmission which can change steplessly through an infinite number of gear ratios. This can provide better fuel economy than other transmissions by enabling the engine to run at its most efficient revolutions per minute (RPM) for a range of vehicle speeds.

Born in 1887, Michio Suzuki grew up in Hamamatsu, a small, central seacoast village about 120 miles from Tokyo. The place, and the boy, was steeped in the tradition of the region’s famed textiles, looms and woodworking. Suzuki became a carpenter and in 1909, at age 22, founded Suzuki Loom Works to build his break-through pedal-driven wooden loom.

His sights set on the nation’s renowned silk industry, Suzuki created more and more sophisticated, complex, yet user-friendly looms. His business boomed.

In 1920, and in his prime, Suzuki grew his small family business into a firm for the new century, creating the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company. Its goal: produce textile looms that would far surpass the innovation and quality of his competitors. Within two years the young firm became one of the largest loom manufacturers in Japan and Suzuki began exporting his popular machines to Southeast Asia and India. Suzuki’s response was so dynamic that the loom company expansion of 1920 is considered the foundation of today’s Suzuki Motor Corporation.

Suzuki’s looms were built to last. That meant demand could not keep pace with his company’s potential for growth. Suzuki knew he needed to try something fresh. In response, he did what has since become a company hallmark: he took a hard look at what the people—his neighbors and his customers—most needed. What he found was a lack of inexpensive, reliable transportation.

Back at the drawing board, Suzuki designed a prototype vehicle. But before manufacture could begin, the world war overwhelmed domestic concerns.

Post-war chaos nearly wrecked the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company. But the need in Japan for reliable, affordable personal transportation had become greater than ever. And now it was Suzuki’s son’s turn to look at the business horizon.

What Shunzo Suzuki did was design a unique motor that could be attached to a bicycle.

His square-shaped motor powered the cycle through the regular pedaling chain. But the design also allowed the rider to free-wheel while the engine was running, pedal-assist the motor or disconnect the motor completely.

This ingenious operating system was a hit at the nation’s patent office; the new democratic government gave Shunzo Suzuki a subsidy to continue his research into motorcycle engineering.

The “Power Free” motorized bicycle built entirely by the Suzuki company—down to the carburetor and flywheel magneto—took the road in 1952. It was inexpensive and simple to maintain. The very next year, Suzuki took the first of countless racing victories when the 60cc “Diamond Free” won its class in the Mount Fuji Hill Climb.

The company soon officially changed its name to the Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. In 1955, Suzuki followed its success in motorcycles by marketing the Colleda, and creating its first mass-production automobile, the “Suzulight.” It was Japan’s first lightweight car.

Again showcasing the family’s—and the company’s—penchant for innovation and affordability of its products, the car opened the way for the motorization of Japan and helped usher in the Japanese era of light-weight cars. The Suzulight included front-wheel drive, four-wheel independent suspension and rack-and-pinion steering—features that would not become common until a half-century later.

Jitsujiro Suzuki, the company’s third president, said the trust of the shop owners who sold his firm’s vehicles and of the people who bought them were the inspiration for his firm’s commitment to build “value-packed products” that met customer’s needs at a reasonable price.

In 1963, the firm brought its innovative, inexpensive, lightweight motorcycle lineup to the United States. Today, Suzuki is one of the world’s “Big Four” motorcycle makers delivering a range of advanced street, off-road and championship-winning machines.

Many years later in 1983 the company was the “first on four wheels®” when it introduced the first four-wheeled ATV, the QuadRunner LT125.

Two years later, Suzuki brought its automobile line to the United States for the first time. No other Japanese company sold more cars in the United States in its first year than Suzuki.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans looking for tough, sporty yet practical transportation snapped up Suzuki’s revolutionary SUVs. Some of those original 4X4s, scraped, scratched and dusty, can still be found rolling on rugged off-road trails across the country.

By the 1980s, with Osamu Suzuki in the president’s chair, the company pushed forward its strong commitment to social responsibility. Besides promoting efforts to reduce pollution, Suzuki urged his industry to take part in the economic development of the countries in which their products were built and sold. He believed his company has a duty “to enrich the lives of their people.”

Today the Suzuki Motor Corporation holds a place as a multinational corporation specializing in the manufacture of automobiles, a full range of motorcycles, and the All-Terrain Vehicles it pioneered, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines.

More than 45,000 Suzuki people worldwide now create and distribute their work in over 120 countries. Worldwide Suzuki Automotive sales now reach over 2 million each year, surpassing the sales of many other renowned companies such as BMW, Mercedes and Saab. Additionally more than 2.5 million motorcycles and ATVs are sold each year. Sales of the Suzuki’s outboard motors also continue to grow.

Today, American Suzuki Motor Corporation’s automotive operations continues to match the standard set nearly a century ago by the brilliant, forward-thinking son of a cotton farmer, Michio Suzuki.

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