Hi All,

I feel that my car doesn't accelerate like how it does before. As in the pick up I feel that its a bit slower compared to the first few years. The car I'm driving is a 1.5 Swift its about 5 or 6 years now and my mileage is pretty low around 25k only since I don't drive much until the recent one year where I have to travel around 40 - 45km in total(to work and back from work) daily. So I noticed over the years my acceleration/pickup seems to slow down. Was wondering what is causing it and what part that I need to replace ? Since I'm going on highways almost everyday, I can say I drive pretty fast at times ? maybe 120 - 140 ? is this stressing the car causing it to slow down ? Also I did some research online where people say its due to clogged oil filter/fuel pump ?


P.S : the low mileage is because I only used it to travel to university and back over the year and some times tumpang cars in the past, hence the low mileage.

sorry newbie here any advice is welcomed

I sent to the SC and they asked whether I changed the car battery recently which is yes and they mentioned that the alignment for the battery is a bit out lol not sure what it means. And can say the way I drive is quite spirited haha but I'm afraid that it would cause the car problem some times when I press the pedal i noticed like the rpm and speed is struggling to go up unless I really floor it. It usually happens only after I break to slow down. (For example, I slow down at the toll and after the toll I feel like the car is struggling to pick up speed as compared to last time

Anyways after they re-aligned the battery it did seems better but since I just got it done quite awhile ago, have to continue monitoring whether the problem is still there. As for the parts , tire pressure ok. spark plug changed but I cant recall the exact date. Others I never changed , unless my dad changed it , gotta check with him.

Erm.. not sure about wheel bearing and brake fluid .. but i noticed break sound when I press the brake some times, the eerie sound like something is scratching the brake if you get what I mean. Does that have to do with pickup ? I told my dad regarding the issue before but he didn't do anything as his altis has the same sound as well. I did ask my friend about this as his dad is a mechanic and his old bmw has this similiar issue and his dad says its normal ?

Hi guys, did anyone have problem with the car getting slower in acceleration ? I had asked the SC ppl before and they told me its because of my floor mat blocking the accelerator so I moved that and I still feel the same. I have already done the oil change along with spark plug change. Any ideas on what could have cause the problem ? I read online and some general info is pointing at oil filter or catalytic convertor ???

My car is 5 or 6 years old now with only about 27k milleage as before this I just use it to commute to the university hence the low milleage. Currently driving about 50km (to office and back from office) per day to work. is driving around 120 - 140 stressing the car? Sorry I'm not that car savvy.

And thanks in advance.

Using full syn oil :/

spark plug changed
spark plug coil - Need to check on this
Air filter - Need to check on this as well

I did try shell vpower = ron 97 ... I don't notice much of a difference.

Tyre pressure checked as well.

Gearbox oil - Need to check when was the last date or was it even changed before (Sorry newbie here, maybe my dad did have it changed before as it was maintained by him before this)

and yea 120 to 140 on a stock swift is easy.. actually going up to 170 is pretty easy as well.. however what I face is some times I feel like the car is struggling to climb when I floor the pedal but I still see the rpm meter around 3k rpm only. it Usually happens around 80 - 100 or 120 ?

Maybe it's the gearbox oil. Anyways will get it checked out and hopefully it solve the problem. And thanks for the advice !


PS : I notice there is screeching sound when I brake some times (usually when reversing out of the house or going down a car park slope), is it the brake pad or brake disc problem ? my dad's altis has similiar issue as well. Even my friend's subaru has the screeching sound when brake but he told me its normal for his car ? Anyone experience this as well?

This post has been edited by Yoona<3: Jul 26 2016, 04:09 PM

Now that you mentioned about this.. I just noticed it when I release the break and press the accelerator while going up the slope and I hear that "knocking sound" .. It just happened to me just now why la all the issue coming up now ?

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An update for you.. I sent to the workshop to check and the mechanic told me its the engine mounting so I had that changed and there is no sound anymore. The problem only happen when I come to complete stop and when I start moving forward / accelerating and I will hear a knocking sound. Not sure whether its the same for your case

However, it's solved now and all is good but its a bit of a price just for 1 engine mounting (around 360 + labor + gst = around 410)

Just changed it this morning .. and the sound is totally gone now. I will continue monitoring though. Below is the picture of the engine mounting that I changed. The mechanic told me its quite common for suzuki swift though not sure true or not. Hope this helps

You all are lucky if it lasted till then.. my current millage is only around 27k and and my car is about 5 years old now. The low millage is due to the fact that I only used it to commute to the university before this and some times I carpool so the car was left at home. Currently driving the car to work on daily basis about 50km per day (to work and back from work).
So the car is most of the time on highway. Maybe that's the reason mine died on me Also will have to cut down on my spirited driving

This post has been edited by Yoona<3: Jul 27 2016, 05:35 PM

Hi all sifu .. I have ZC21S .. wondering did anyone change the bodykit to hikari kit and change the exhaust from single to dual exhaust to fit the bodykit ? if yes could you recommend where to get it done for bodykit and exhaust conversion. In KL or in subang preferably Also any recommendation to where to get projector lamps for ZC21S? too

Thanks in advances. Cheers

Are you driving the car alone or will you be having to fetch people as well ? cause for tall ppl like me, I tend to push the driver chair all the way to the back and its very small space for the one sitting behind. This is one of the issue I faced when I have to fetch ppl, it can be rather cramp for the passenger behind. Aside from that, been using mine for 5 or 6 years already, so far so good.. only change a few wear and tear items thus far. No major issue up till now and hopefully it stays that way

As for which variant, if you want to vroom vroom, you can opt for the swift sport for 2nd gen which is manual and 1.6 else the normal 1.5 swift should be sufficient. Not to sure about the 3rd gen swifts as no one I know owns them. hope this helps

oh .. well then the passenger sitting behind you will be very cramped if you push your chair all the way to the back like how I did on mine haha. Most probably you need to try it yourself, your comfortable driving position may not require you to push the chair all the way to the back like mine haha. Anyways I'm driving the 2nd gen 1.5 swift. My friend has the 2nd gen 1.6 swift sport.

I checked around sunway ... the price is around 1.8k for the kit itself without paint if with paint its like another 900 bucks just to paint those parts ? I feel like I have been given cut throat price