air intake on a jimny? and first mods

spider 05 · Gate Opener Joined: 09 Oct 2010 Odometer: 8

im sam new to the forum so thought id take a minute and say hi.
iv just bought a jimny to replace my toyota pickup (will miss it but the fuel and insurance were becoming a joke.) i was just reading the manual (first time iv read instructions) and it said to drive through water i need to change the air intake from winter to summer settings? how do i do this i carnt see how to do the switch?
also other than tyres what mods would people reconmend for a jimny? will be doing regular light offroading for my job as a treesurgeon and the occasional pay and play day.
thanx.

mlines · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject:

Umm - you sure you have a manual for a Jimny???

I have never seen such a setting on a Jimny.

scut44 · Guest

Welcome to the forum.

Is that an instruction for an early Suzuki that is refered to as a Jimny, & americans seem to think are Jimny's.

For a Jimny built from 1998 you need to modify your air intake for your air filter by getting it away from under the offside wheel arch,
where going through a puddle can flood your air box.

& also get shot of the paper filter for one that will not disintegrate at the hint of dampness.

Next mod for me would be a pair of recovery points at the front & a pair at the rear.
next is to uprate the transfer box mounts.
thats if your going offroad.
have fun.
george

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Lil Beastie · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject:

greatings!

roll cage, so when you drop the tree branch, (which you always end up dropping in the wrong place at least once) it doesnt right off the truck. Laughing

Just get some mud tyres and possibly a small lift.

johnniehec · Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject:

On my Jimny, 2001 Y plate, the air intake goes from the filter box out through the inner wing behind/above the plastic inner arch then back through the inner wing into the engine bay between the filter box and the headlamp. On the end of it there is a 90degree rubber bend which swivels round. I would have thought, though I've not read the manual, summer would be swivelled towards the front to take in cool air and winter swivelled towards the back to take in warm engine bay air. There are of course two other settings, upwards to take in the rain if the bonnet is open and downwards to suck up the water if you're wading really deep!
Not sure which setting mine is on or if it's even still there!!
Cheers,
John.

spider 05 · Gate Opener Joined: 09 Oct 2010 Odometer: 8

yea its so true about the branches, iv broken a few fences sheds and a stone alligator lol.
yea its deffo a guide for a jimny, it mite just be the pipe with a right angle behind the head lite.
are diff gaurds and underbody protection worth it?
how good offroad will it be compared to my hilux? its alot lower but less front and rear overhangs. just gotta get some decent AT's in time for winter any idea where i can get a cheap set?

scut44 · Guest

A local tyre centre if you need them fitted.
www.4site4x4.co.uk
or
www.tyresdirectuk.co.uk
www.4x4tyres.com
www.camskill.co.uk

Diff guards,(offers protection but you stiil cant bash into rocks)
Underbody protection are all adding more weight, so things sit lower unless you have springs lifting things..
Its down to how your going to use it.
Standard jimny's work well with just good pattern tyres IMO
A bit bigger on the tyres will lift the diffs a little,
A bit higher with the springs will lift the underside.

A set of mud tyres will take you most places, choose your route you shouldnt need extra protection.

watch the down pipe near the catyltic converter for cracking.
then there are vacum hubs to watch out for playing up.
www.bigjimny.com
will tell you most things about modding a jimny.
have fun.
george

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