2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA engine cooling

6A2-26 ENGINE MECHANICAL (H27 ENGINE)
Unit Repair Overhaul
Engine Assembly
REMOVAL
1) Release fuel pressure in fuel feed line. Refer to “FUEL
PRESSURE RELIEF PROCEDURE” in Section 6.
2) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
3) Remove engine hood.
4) Drain engine oil.
5) Drain coolant.
6) Remove radiator, radiator fan shroud, cooling fan and radia-
tor reservoir. Refer to “COOLING FAN AND FAN CLUTCH”
and “RADIATOR” in Section 6B.
7) Disconnect accelerator cable (1) and A/T throttle cable (for
A/T vehicle) (2) from throttle body.
8) Remove strut tower bar and surge tank cover.
9) Disconnect IAT sensor coupler and MAF sensor coupler then
remove air cleaner upper case, intake air hose, intake air
pipe and surge tank pipe as a component.
10) Remove engine oil level gauge guide and A/T fluid level
gauge guide (for A/T vehicle).
11) Remove ignition coil covers.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (H27 ENGINE) 6A2-29
3) Tighten bolts and nuts fastening cylinder block and transmis-
sion to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Transmission to cylinder block bolt and nut (b) :
85 N·m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
4) Remove lifting device
5) Tighten torque converter bolts to specified torque (for A/T
vehicle).
Tightening torque
Torque converter bolt (c) :
65 N·m (6.5 kg-m, 47.0 lb-ft)
6) Tighten bolts and nuts of exhaust No.1 pipe (1) to specified
torque.
Tightening torque
Exhaust No.1 pipe bolt and nut (d) :
50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
7) Install front differential housing with differential to chassis if
removed. Refer to “REMOUNTING” in Section 7E.
8) Install steering shaft lower assembly. Refer to “STEERING
LOWER SHAFT ASSEMBLY” in Section 3C1.
9) Install A/C compressor assembly. Refer to “COMPRESSOR
ASSEMBLY” in Section 1B.
10) Install P/S pump assembly. Refer to “POWER STEERING
PUMP” in Section 3B1.
11) Connect hoses, cables and electric wires.
12) Adjust accelerator cable play and A/T throttle cable play (for
A/T vehicle). Refer to “ACCELERATOR CABLE ADJUST-
MENT” and “A/T THROTTLE CABLE ADJUSTMENT (A/T
VEHICLE)” in Section 6E2.
13) Refill engine with engine oil referring to “ENGINE OIL
CHANGE” in Section 0B.
14) Refill cooling system, referring to “COOLING SYSTEM
FLUSH AND REFILL” in Section 6B.
15) Check to ensure that all fasteners and clamps are tightened.
16) Upon completion of installation, verify that there is no fuel
leakage, coolant leakage, P/S fluid leakage or exhaust gas
leakage at each connection.
1. Bolt (short)
2. Bolt (Long)

ENGINE COOLING 6B-1
6B
SECTION 6B
ENGINE COOLING
CONTENTS
Maintenance ....................................................6B-2Coolant.......................................................... 6B-2
NOTE:
For the descriptions (items) not found in this section, refer to the descriptions of H25 engine in the
same section of service manual mentioned in the FOREWORD of this manual.

6B-2 ENGINE COOLING
Maintenance
Coolant
Anti-freeze proportioning chart :
Coolant capacity : Freezing temperature°C–16–36
°F3–33
Antifreeze/Anticorrosion coolant concentration % 30 50
Ratio of compound to cooling waterltr. 2.7/6.4 4.6/4.6
US pt 5.8/13.7 9.8/9.8
Imp. pt. 4.8/11.3 8.1/8.1
Engine, radiator
and heaterReservoir Total
ltr. (US/Imp. pt.) 8.2 (17.5 / 14.4) 0.9 (1.9 / 1.6) 9.1 (19.4 / 16.0)
NOTE:
Alcohol or methanol base coolant or plain water alone should not be used in cooling system at any
time as damage to cooling system could occur.
Even in a market where no freezing temperature is anticipated, mixture of 70% water and 30% ethyl-
ene glycol antifreeze (Antifreeze/Anticorrosion coolant) should be used for the purpose of corro-
sion protection and lubrication.
“Hard water”, if used, will foul up the cooling circuit by scale formation. Tap water available from
city water supply is the best available water, in a practical sense, for the cooling system. Distilled
water is ideal but is a luxury in most cases.

6E2-18 ENGINE AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION FOR H27 ENGINE)
Air Intake System
Throttle body
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Drain cooling system.
3) Remove strut tower bar.
4) Disconnect accelerator cable (1) and or A/T throttle cable (2)
from throttle body.
5) Disconnect water hoses from throttle body.
1. Throttle body 4. Water hose
2. Intake collector 5. MAF sensor
3. Breather hose 6. TP sensor

ENGINE AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION FOR H27 ENGINE) 6E2-21
14) Install strut tower bar (1) and tighten bolts.
15) Refill cooling system.
16) Connect negative (–) cable at battery.
17) Adjust accelerator cable and A/T throttle cable, refer to
“ACCELERATOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT” and “A/T THROT-
TLE CABLE ADJUSTMENT” in this section.
Idle air control valve (IAC valve)
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Disconnect IAC valve connector.
3) Remove IAC valve (1) from throttle body.
INSPECTION
1) Disconnect connector from IAC valve.
2) Check each coil of IAC valve for resistance.
If resistances is out of specification, replace.
IAC valve resistance:
Terminals Resistance
Between “1” and “2”
25.5 - 33.5 Ω
ΩΩ Ω Between “3” and “2”
Between “4” and “5”
Between “6” and “5”

6E2-22 ENGINE AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION FOR H27 ENGINE)
3) Remove air cleaner outlet hose and remove IAC valve from
throttle body.
4) Connect connector to IAC valve.
5) Check that plunger (1) of IAC valve moves once and then
stops as soon as ignition switch (2) is turned OFF after
cranking engine for 2 sec.
If plunger (1) of IAC valve does not operate at all, check wire
harnesses for open and short. If wire harnesses are in good
condition, replace IAC valve and recheck.
INSTALLATION
1) Install new O-ring to throttle body.
2) Install IAC valve to throttle body.
3) Tighten IAC valve screws to specified torque.
Tightening torque
IAC valve screw (a) : 3.5N·m (0.35 kg-m, 2.5 lb-ft)
4) Connect IAC valve connector securely.
5) Connect negative (–) cable to battery.
Fast idle air valve
1) Disconnect IAC valve coupler with ignition switch OFF.
2) Check that with cold engine started, as cooling water tem-
perature rises, engine idle speed reduces gradually.
If check result is as described above, fast idle air valve is in
good condition.
If not, fast idle air valve, air passage or coolant passage is
faulty. NOTE:
This check should be performed by two people, one per-
son operates ignition switch while the other checks
plunger operation.

6E2-36 ENGINE AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION FOR H27 ENGINE)
Engine coolant temperature sensor (ECT sensor)
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable from battery.
2) Drain cooling system.
3) Disconnect coupler from ECT sensor (1).
4) Remove ECT sensor from water outlet cap (2).
INSPECTION
Immerse temperature sensing part of ECT sensor in water and
measure resistance between sensor terminals while heating
water gradually.
If measured resistance doesn’t shown such characteristic as
shown in the figure, replace ECT sensor.
INSTALLATION
Reverse removal procedure noting the followings.
•Clean mating surfaces of sensor and water outlet cap (1).
•Use new O-ring.
•Tighten ECT sensor to specified torque.
Tightening torque
ECT sensor (a) : 15 N·m (1.5 kg-m, 11.0 lb-ft)
•Connect coupler to sensor securely.
•Refill cooling system.