Suzuki 2008 Grand Vitara INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE Owner's Manual page 12

INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Changing Engine Oil and Filter
Drain the engine oil while the engine is still
warm.
Gasoline engine
EXAMPLE
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Close
54G091
1) Remove the oil filler cap.
2) Remove the engine under cover.
3) Place a drain pan under the drain plug.
4) Using a wrench, remove the drain plug
and drain out the engine oil.
A
WARNING
The engine oil temperature may be
high enough to burn your fingers
when the drain plug is loosened. Wait
until the drain plug is cool enough to
touch with your bare hands.
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A
WARNING
New and used oil can be hazardous.
Children and pets may be harmed by
swallowing new or used oil. Keep
new and used oil and used oil filters
away from children and pets.
Repeated, prolonged contact with
used engine oil may cause skin can-
cer.
Brief contact with used oil may irri-
tate skin.
To minimize your exposure to used
oil, wear a long-sleeve shirt and
moisture-proof gloves (such as dish-
washing gloves) when changing oil. If
oil contacts your skin, wash thor-
oughly with soap and water.
Launder any clothing or rags if wet
with oil.
Recycle or properly dispose of used
oil and filters.
5) Reinstall the drain plug and gasket.
Tighten the plug with a wrench to the
specified torque.
6) Reinstall the engine under cover.
EXAMPLE
Loosen
65D258
EXAMPLE
60G306
Tightening torque for drain plug:
Gasoline engine:
35 Nm (3.5 kg-m, 25.3 Ib-ft)
Diesel engine:
35 Nm (3.5 kg-m, 25.3 Ib-ft)