I have a 2008 Suzuki SX4 with a 2.0L engine, and understand that the lifters need to be shimmed every 30,000 miles. I also own a 2002 Suzuki Aerio with a 2.0L engine that has hydraulic lifters that never need adjustment. Rather than shimming the SX4 can I change the lifters over to the hydraulic ones. I am looking at both and they are the same in size. Both heads have the same oil passages as well. I attached pictures of the oil passages in the SX4 head, also the solid lifter and a shim. If this modification won't work I will need to know how to shim for valve clearance. I have two sets of solid lifters with varies sizes of shims. It seems you would have to install and remove the cams several times to get the shims correct.
Jan 9, 2015 at 6:36 PM



