**The Wonders of Vehicle Repair and Maintenance**

As I began my inspection of the Suzuki SX4, I couldn't help but notice the array of codes displayed on the onboard computer screen. With a whole bunch of codes to decipher, I knew that getting to the bottom of what was wrong with this little car would require some serious detective work.

First up, we had an air temperature sensor circuit that seemed to be open. A quick check revealed that the valve stem's battery and broadcast unit were the culprits behind this issue. It turned out that these batteries wore out over time and weren't replaceable, with prices reaching hundreds of dollars for a single replacement. A tire gauge costing just $10 was recommended as a cost-effective solution, allowing me to check tire pressure without breaking the bank.

Next, I took a closer look at the low tire pressure sensor on the valve stem. It seemed that this system had become outdated and was no longer reliable. As the batteries in these sensors wore out, they would begin to malfunction, leading to incorrect readings. It was clear that replacing them soon after one failed would ensure that the others wouldn't go out as well.

Now, let's talk about live data from the vehicle's onboard computer. With a powertrain total fuel trim reading of 0.0780, I knew that something was amiss. However, at 200,000 miles, it was hardly alarming. The air fuel ratio sensor checked out with a reading of zero, indicating perfect balance.

Moving on to the engine itself, I couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia wash over me. This little car had seen its fair share of adventures, from hauling heavy trailers across the country to driving in extreme weather conditions. With 200,000 miles on it and still running smoothly, it was clear that this engine had some serious character.

But what about the transmission? Well, this baby had an automatic transmission, which I knew would be a departure from my usual manual transmission preferences. Still, as I watched it accelerate down the road, I couldn't help but feel impressed by its performance. The sound of the engine was music to my ears, and with 60 miles per hour reached without hesitation, I knew that this car was built for speed.

As I continued my inspection, I took note of the AC's ability to keep the cabin cool even at high temperatures. With a 20,000-mile maintenance record and synthetic oil changed every five to six thousand miles, this engine had seen better days. The standard transmission had served it well, allowing it to run for an impressive 200,000 miles without major issues.

But what really caught my attention was the car's age. At over 140,000 miles, this Suzuki SX4 still looked and ran like new. It had been driven extensively by its owner, who used it for Uber rides and hauling heavy trailers. Despite some wear on the struts, this little car still got up and went, a testament to its reliability.

As I finished my inspection, I couldn't help but think that this Suzuki SX4 was a true gem. With its manual transmission and impressive mileage record, it was a rare find in today's car market. If you ever come across one of these little cars with an automatic transmission, don't hesitate – get behind the wheel and experience its unique charm for yourself. And if you're lucky enough to find a manual transmission model, well, that's just the icing on the cake.

**The Verdict**

Overall, my inspection of this Suzuki SX4 revealed a remarkable story of reliability and resilience. With its 200,000-mile mileage record and impressive performance, it was clear that this little car had seen better days but still ran like a dream. Whether you're a seasoned mechanic or just starting out, there's much to be learned from this little car's adventures on the road.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enrev up your engines all right the guy paid 3 200 for this and he put like 140 thousand miles on it you can't complain about that now he realizes it's getting hard to find parts for him in the United States and he admitted it's the first and last Suzuki car he's going to buy well I'll tell you one of the reasons he's gone so far and why he's not really complaining well that's a six-speed manual transmission the automatics were so slow Americans couldn't stand them now you might think Suzuki normally people think motorcycles right I got a screaming Suzuki does 175 miles an hour phenomenal motorcycles but their cars for Americans are underpowered especially with an automatic 95 percent of Americans Drive automatic transmissions you get one of these with an automatic transmission and drive around you're going to get out and you're never going to get back in again there were those little Suzuki Samurai Jeep things right people liked them no good for long distance travel I had a customer in Houston he loved his till he went to visit his relatives in Florida he went from Houston to Florida came back and sold it he said that thing rode like a washing machine it was horrible now those are fun little toys they pulled out of the United States almost a decade ago because of horrible sales they didn't have enough dealerships the ones they did didn't know how to fix the vehicles parts were hard to get but something like this can be an economic savior he does doordash Uber all kinds of stuff with it because he gets 30 something miles a gallon that's what these things are made for which is rather bizarre because the Suzuki motorcycles are the exact opposite they're screaming racing machines that are totally insane they even made a car they took a Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle engine that'll do over 200 miles an hour and they put in a little sports car but you know they really didn't sell because you got two wheels it weighs you know 500 pounds you put it in a car and you'll see with the six speed it's okay it's a good Transportation car but when there's no info a structure for the car how many people are going to buy them and I have to tell you the truth all of my customers have bought these in Houston every single one of them is an automatic transmission a lot of them were college students didn't have much money and they couldn't keep up with the pace of Houston Freeway and some of them even got rear-ended totaled the car because they were going too slow when you merging you better get going fast they don't with an automatic transmission like I said this is a standard it's a different story okay and this little thing it doesn't even burn oil yet he changes the oil every six thousand miles with full synthetic oil it doesn't burn oil and as we take this stupid Beauty cover off well we'll peek under them too lazy and unbolt you can see it's pretty much a normal vehicle doesn't have a Turbocharger or a supercharger it's normally aspirated and it is a Japanese company the engines are good Suzuki makes great engines it's got plenty enough power with a six-speed manual transmission to get you where you're going get good gas mods and last all these years and as we look inside it's got joy and 28 591 miles on it we'll start her up starts right up let me tell you it's as quiet as a Toyota engine the AC still blows freezing cold they weren't poorly made they were just not made for the American Market other countries in the West Indies they're nuts about Suzuki Australia where the price of gas is high they love these little cars but in the United States too small of a car for an automatic transmission and they were just dismal fails United States on top of like I said earlier they had no dealer support network they're always trying to get dealers but here's the other problem with it being a small car small cars cost less right nobody wants to own a dealership that sells small cars because they also have a smaller price with a smaller profit margin why do you think they're selling a bunch of big cars because there's a higher profit margin on them my Matrix okay it's an 07 made in Cambridge Ontario why did they stop making them they were great Vehicles they didn't make enough money selling them they'd rather sell ylvanza they'd rather sell you a Highlander or a 4Runner they don't want to sell you something that's going to run forever and not make them as much profit it's a business decision two or seven thousand miles you can see other than the battery just about everything on it it's still original equipment AC brakes power steering I mean these things actually are pretty well made if you don't mind a small car now here we go we're ready running destination us you see Canada they were relatively popular in Canada because gas costs so much more and it knows it's an xx4 rear wheel drive 2017-13 two liter and we have to select the transmission this is a manual transmission and there's everything no cruise control basic model and we're gonna do an auto scan it's old but I could even do a topology scan so here we go it's going to go through everything and what we're going through you can see he put a better radio in there's no sunroof and he has Star Wars taken over from the dome light who cares you know the bottom of the seat's okay put a seat cover on the top it's got some space in the back I am the first mechanic that's ever even looked at the sky that he had to take it to that's how these cars are pretty well made and very simple the maintain they don't have turbos any fool can do a brake job change the spark plugs they're very easy to work on loads up the Wazoo the first is the SRS I wouldn't expect the airbag system to work anymore I mean as old as it is with all those mods there's going to be a zillion codes so let's see what it says okay here we go occupant classification module sensor not performance side airbag resistance to high side airbag resistance I occupant classification module communication fault passenger seat belt buckle sensor open we really don't care right I mean We'll erase them anyways Just for kicks let's face you get a card of souls don't expect the airbags to save your life seat belts work great Buckle them up you can see it erase some but there's still some they're hard code so forget the airbag system it doesn't work anymore and the bco okay the BC on the body control module it has a whole bunch of codes see what they are let me less soon here we go outside air temperature sensor circuit open tire pressure low tire sensors when we knew that because the tire monitor is on your tire pressure monitoring system each tire in the valve stem there's a battery and a little broadcast unit that tells the computer the tire pressure guess what the batteries wear out over time they're not replaceable you'd have to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars to put new ones in a tire gauge costs 10 bucks just check your tires don't spend a fortune fixing those stupid systems that as they age just cost more you might think oh it's only one I'll replace it well guess what that one is as old as the rest so if you replace that one soon after the other ones will start going out what we want to do is look at live data we'll start her up and we will go to the live data on the powertrain total fuel trim here at zero point seven eight zero so it's either nothing or less than one percent and a car with 200 000 miles you can't complain about that you really can't remember it's color coded these are all black beans it's all good Anna there's the air fuel ratio sensor check it out zero is perfect well there's perfect zero minus .004 so that means it's only four one thousandths of a percent off oh you can still get an awful lot of debt out of these things I gotta say something okay this thing is 200 000 miles it doesn't shake at all at idle it is smooth and that's with the AC on kind of reminds me of my old opal first car I ever had but it didn't have air conditioning it just had Windows you might laugh at this little car but he's got a trailer he's remodeling his house and he hooks the trailer up to it that is the advantage of a manual transmission he had a guy with a Honda oh a U-Haul trailer from California to Rhode Island mind you got crab gas mileage instead of getting 35 he got like 18. but I mean you're pulling that kind of weight the fact that it made it went over the Rockies and didn't have problems tells you you might think about a standard a manual transmission nobody to the right one guy to the left let's hope his turn signal it means he's really turning we're going to our little drag strip we're gonna come to a stop and we'll see what this baby can do Ready Set hey it burned rubber look at that makes a lot of noise it accelerates you know yes it's not a race car but hey I'll tell you you listen to that engine it's got a nice sound we're doing 60 now hey I can't complain and it's relatively quiet for a little puddle jumper I don't hear bearings it's pretty well air sealed doesn't make that much noise hey I gotta say I'm impressed by this thing but as I said if you're ever getting one of these it has an automatic transmission you're gonna wish it had an engine twice the size but with six gears hey you want to go faster just go down again 20 something Thousand Miles doesn't burn off still runs smooth so here we are a Suzuki SX4 and what's wrong with this well mechanically I have to say basically nothing the AC works it drives like a dream no sure cosmetically you know it's got a little plastic wraps holding it together all kinds of crazy stuff the paint is fading away the clear coat's gone and the water-based paint they put on didn't hold up and the feet I had a Toyota did the same thing right but this thing it might go another 200 something Thousand Miles if he keeps changing the oil every five six thousand miles with synthetic oil the standard Transmissions the manual transmissions can run forever hey this thing actually doesn't run any different than it did when it was brand new off the showroom floor truthfully yeah they're not race cars but you felt it it had plenty of get up and go the engine didn't have any misses the bearings and everything are working and yeah the struts are a little bit worn but hey they got 200 000 miles he doesn't care it still goes down the road he uses it for Uber for delivering stuff and for his 3 200 bucks and he's got 140 000 he put on himself hey he's Megan like a bandit with this car just realized though if you ever see one of these with an automatic transmission jump at the opportunity to drive it get in it and drive it and you'll probably get out and say well that was an experience I'm never going to repeat and then you would look for one that had a manual transmission in it so if you never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos from that Bell thank you foreign\n"