Suzuki Vitara — TIMING CHAIN OR BELT?

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The Suzuki Vitara is a SUV car (B- and C-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Japanese marque Suzuki. Compact and subcompact SUVs have been marketed under this name. It has also been sold under multiple names and body styles. It has been sold under the names Suzuki Vitara, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Suziki Sidekick, Suzuki Escudo and Suzuki Grand Nomade. The ‘Vitara‘ versions are B-segment crossovers, while the ‘Grand Vitara‘ variant refers to C-segment SUVs or off-road vehicles.

On the other hand, Suzuki’s agreements with the General Motors conglomerate have allowed the American brand to sell versions of this vehicle under various brand names, such as Chevrolet Vitara, Chevrolet Grand Vitara, Chevrolet Tracker and GMC Tracker. Suzuki also licensed the vehicle to the Spanish brand Santana, selling it as the Santana 300 and 350.

There are 4 generations of this vehicle to date.

Suzuki Vitara. Timing Belt or Timing Chain?

Down below you will see a list with all Suzuki Vitara models that have been produced. They are classified by model identifier, year and type of bodywork. Above each list, we show you a series of pictures so that you can have a visual reference for each model. In some cases, both the original and its updated design are displayed to help you identify them with ease.

In this guide you will find all Suzuki Vitara.

■ Timing Belt / Cam Belt (Correa / Faja de Distribución)
■ Timing Chain (Cadena de Distribución / Cadena de Tiempo)
■ Gear Driven (Distribución por Engranajes)
■ 100% Electric, No Timing (Sin Distribución)
■ Unknown / Not Updated (Información desconocida)

If a car model is specified in blue, it means its motor engine has a timing chain; that is, it has no timing belt. The rest of the vehicles marked in grey have a timing belt/cam belt.

Suzuki Vitara I – First Generation (TA/ET) (2004)

SUV (TA, TD, ET)

Diesel Engines

• XUD9A 1.9 D 4×4 (SE 419TD) 68 CV (1995 – 1998)
• XUD9SD 1.9 D 4×4 (SE 419TD) 75 CV (1996 – 1999)
• RF 2.0 TD 4×4 (SV 420D) 71 CV (1994 – 1998)
• RF 2.0 TD Intercooler 4×4 (SV 420D) 87 CV (1995 – 1998)

Petrol Engines

• G13A 1.3 4×4 65 CV (1988 – 1989)
• G16A(8V) 1.6 (SE 416) 82 CV (1989 – 1992)
• G16B 1.6 (SE 416) 95 CV (1991 – 1998)
• G16A(8V) 1.6 4×4 (SE 416) 73 CV (1988 – 1998)
• G16A(8V) 1.6 4×4 (SE 416) 76 CV (1990 – 1999)
• G16B 1.6 4×4 (SE 416) 95 CV (1991 – 1998)
• G16A(8V) 1.6 4×4 (TA, TA01, SE416) 80 CV (1988 – 1998)
• G16A(8V) 1.6 4×4 (SE 416) 82 CV (1988 – 1991)
• G16B 1.6 i 16V 97 CV (1990 – 1998)
• G16B 1.6 i 16V 4×4 (SE416) 97 CV (1990 – 1998)
• J20A 2.0 16V 4×4 (SV420) 132 CV (1996 – 1998)
• H20A 2.0 V6 24V 4×4 (SV620) 136 CV (1994 – 1998)
• H25A 2.5 V6 24V 4×4 (FT) 160 CV (1995 – 1998)

Cabriolet (Hardtop)

Diesel Engines

• XUD9A 1.9 D (SE 419TD) 68 CV (1995 – 1998)
• XUD9SD 1.9 D (SE 419TD) 75 CV (1996 – 1999)

Petrol Engines

• G16A(8V) 1.6 (SE 416) 75 CV (1990 – 1993)
• G16A(8V) 1.6 (TA01, SE416) 80 CV (1988 – 1995)
• G16B 1.6 16V (TA03, SE416) 94 CV (1999 – 2002)
• G16B 1.6 i 16V (TA02, SE416) 97 CV (1990 – 1999)
• J20A 2.0 16V (TA51, SV420) 132 CV (1996 – 1999)

Suzuki Vitara II – Second Generation (FT/GT) (1998)

SUV / Convertible-Hardtop

Diesel Engines

• RHP(DW10TD) HDI (SE 420HDI) 87 CV (2003 – 2005)

Petrol Engines

• H16B 1.6 (1998 – 2005)
• J20A 2.0 (1998 – 2005)
• H25A 2.5 (1998 – 2005)

Suzuki Vitara III – Third Generation (JT) (2005)

SUV

Diesel Engines

• D19A DDiS 1.9 (2005 – 2015)

Petrol Engines

• M16A 1.6 (2005 – 2015)
• J20A 2.0 (2005 – 2015)
• J24B 2.4 (2005 – 2015)
• H27A 2.7 V6 (2005 – 2015)

Suzuki Vitara IV – Fourth Generation (LY) (2015)

SUV

Diesel Engines

• D16AA 1.6 DDiS (APK 416D) 120 CV (2015)
• D16AA 1.6 DDiS AllGrip (APK 416D) 120 CV (2015)

Petrol Engines

• M16A 1.6 116 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 118 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 (APK 416) 117 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 (APK 416) 120 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 Allgrip 116 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 Allgrip 118 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 Allgrip (APK 416) 117 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 Allgrip (APK 416) 120 CV (2015)
• M16A 1.6 VVT 126 CV (2016)
• M16A 1.6 VVT Allgrip 126 CV (2016)

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