Exhaust Pipes for Suzuki Vehicles

Suzuki's current local range is petrol, so exhaust work here is about catalytic converters and lambda sensors rather than the DPF systems that dominate the diesel marques. Cylinder count is the thing people get wrong: most of the range is a three- or four-cylinder with a single system, but the older Grand Vitara was also sold here as a V6, and a V6 is a different exhaust layout entirely from the manifolds back. The naturally aspirated and turbocharged Vitara derivatives differ from each other too, and the rear-drive Super Carry and Eeco are routed unlike anything else. In practice the decision in front of you is whether the section that has failed can be replaced on its own or whether corrosion has already taken the neighbouring joints with it.

The derivative — on a Vitara whether it is the 1.6 or the 1.4 turbo, and on an older Grand Vitara whether it is a four-cylinder or a V6. With that we can usually confirm the right part quickly, and we'll tell you whether we're quoting new, aftermarket or good used rather than leaving you to guess.

Sections are separated at flanged or clamped joints for exactly this reason, so a rotten mid pipe can be renewed while a sound silencer stays. The catch is corroded bolts and clamps, which often decide the job for you.

Burnt fuel produces water, and until the pipe is properly hot that water sits inside as acidic condensate. A car doing short hops in Pretoria traffic never boils it off, and along the coast the salt-laden air works on the outside at the same time. Long runs at steady speed are genuinely good for an exhaust.

It can be, provided you judge it properly. Tap along the length with a spanner handle and listen for a dull thud instead of a ring, look inside the ends with a torch for flaking scale, and check the flange faces are flat and the studs intact. Send the VIN through the quote form and we will look at sourcing the right section for your car.

An audible leak is the sort of fault a testing station picks up, and beyond the paperwork it is a safety issue because exhaust gas can find its way into the cabin. If you are preparing a car for sale or for a licensing requirement, sort the exhaust before you book the test.

Generally the opposite. The local range is small-capacity naturally aspirated petrol, and those engines rely on gas velocity in a narrow pipe to keep low-down response. Fit an oversized system and you lose exactly the bottom-end pull you need pulling away on a Highveld incline, where thin air has already taken a bite out of the power.