Suzuki 4WD Club of Victoria

Got to look at the Vitara on the hoist today. Very interesting. Suzy has vented the diff breather thru a 40cm tube that is semi-circled up & back down and then cabled tied within the frame on the rear diff. I couldn't properly see the front diff but the tube did leave the top of the diff so I wo...

Good advice.
Yeah, the base of the crossing was packed down river pebbles, regular & crystal clear, just the water was deep.
I was not planning to stop for anything!

Thanks for the advice. Greatly appreciated. It does spoil my fun a bit. Just after i got the car I went thru a river that was waking to the top of the tyres. An OMG moment that when we got across I paused for thought... Now I have even more knowledge I can really worry about it, or maybe not go ther...

The pdf link has older model manuals. Thx. Just been looking thru the manuals re electronic error messages. Boy, a real lot of electrical thingys in my engine bay. 15 spare fuses just in case... Not sure I want to drown the electrics could be a very big problem. On the diff diagrams in the (old vita...

Thx for the manual link.

I have been reading a few forums and apparently the river crossing depth is less with later model Grand Vitara's. Early models up to 2005 have a 58cm. Anyone know the diff breather height? Also does anyone have a pdf of the workshop manual for this model? Or a download site to get one?
Thx
Jonno