The Mitsubishi Pajero Owners Club®

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Copied from another forum so some of it might not make sense.

Well I got my Sport about 6 months ago now from a friend that needed something smaller and I needed something to tow my hobbies (track and race car)

The car had circa 3k spent on it in the previous 12-16 months so it was a no brainier for the money, despite me not being keen on the styling I soon changed that and have grown to like the sports. It's no concourse car but it's solid and was well looked after, the last owner had just fitted new shocks all round, spark plugs, coil packs, disks and pads and an engine oil change.

The night I picked it up. (The 20" wheels are eh... different)




I got it home and started on a little tidy up, the new wheels went on (7" modulars with 265/75/16 Cooper Discoverer At3's) and was looking good but not sitting right and some rubbing in the arches.



A little excessive on the wheel weights.... ahwell at least there is no vibrations.



The car had been used as a dog carrier from time to time so I set about a full deep clean.





While everything was out I fitted a 2" Xpajun lift kit, sitting nice now. I also fully machine polished the paint to bring it back a little.





I then ordered and fitted new plates all round (and backing plates) clear indicators to rid of the nasty orange, tinted wind deflectors to renew the weathered clear ones that were on and a new bash guard and plug holder for the tow bar.






Getting there.



Tow bar removed and painted, bash plate and single plug holder fitted. Wiring tidied and tested and caravan plug hidden away.



The almost finished article. Leather cleaned and conditioned and a new mat set fitted.





One of the nice things that came with the 4x4 is a double din digital tv/sat nav head unit and a full power flow stainless exhaust.



I contacted Thule and managed to get a key for the roof rack so that has since been removed so I can get a snowboard rack fitted come winter time.

I'm happy with the car despite the low mpg I'm getting on tow, wasn't expecting miracles being an auto but I hope to improve that a little with the box oil and filter change.

Things to do:-

Replacing the timing belt and water pump.
Rear cam seals.
Full service inc engine, g/box, diff oils and filters.
New aerial as it has broken up inside. Common problem???
Fit my new decal set.
Potentially tint the rear windows but I'm undecided.

It's my first 4x4 but it's been brilliant so far. If you could recommend any other common faults or things to check out or keep an eye on that would be great.

Some pics of my other toys too.

Track car



In action



And my labour of love that I'm going racing with in the Scottish Saloons 2014    (in too many pieces just now)

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Having owned this now for getting on 7 months and not having any receipts for the timing belt being done it was starting to bother me every time I was out (it turned out the belt itself had been changed true to my friends word but not the water pump which is a potential knackered engine if that goes as well)

Last week I researched the job and got together all the parts and tools needed.

Yesterday everything had arrived so I set about doing the job and doing it right, I got the right timing tools, belt, idler, eccentric tensioner, hydraulic tensioner, water pump and thermostat.




Started like this.



Removed this.



To be left with this.



All the new parts fitted, engine timed and ready to be built back up.



Filled the cooling system with water to flush through the system once more and was back where I was 7 hours before albeit with a safer engine (I hope). All the aux belts were done a few months ago so no need for them.

Today I set about doing the service, engine oil and filter, gearbox oil and filter (10 litres of FFS) oil for the rear LSD and coolant.

First I dropped the coolant after a flush through with clean water from the day before, topped up the coolant and brought up to temp and bled.



I then dropped all the other fluids and refilled, the gearbox service is done in two stages (stupid idea) as the the torque converter holds half the oil so I dropped 5 litres then refilled 5 litres for today, I'll run it for a while to mix through then drop the box cradle, sump pan, filter and replace that, then replace the other 5 litres and in theory I should have new oil or a lot cleaner than what was in there. I also gave the car a full check over including brakes, greased all applicable points and done the tyre pressures.

I still have to replace the rear cam seals when I return from my trip (common fault) which is just two 'o' rings on the rear of the head, should be easy enough except for access and I also got a full new set of aero wipers. That should see me through the winter and a few trips up the hills.


I hope you like. Future plans are a new set of front speakers, new gubbins for the electric aerial and a reverse camera to aid hooking up the trailer.

[johntwarden]

Fantastic write up and pictures well done  

[venn105]

I like a lot,great write up and pics,fantastic work,looks a minter    

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Thanks for the comments.

Its a nice for an 02 plate but it still has some marks, the interiors really do stand up well though. Its on 108,000 and barely looks sat in.

Has anyone had there chassis waxoiled or the likes, I would like to get this done but don't fancy the job laying on my back, any ideas on prices at a garage or the best product to use?

[liam1]

looks really good loving the updates, couple of questions do the side repeaters just pop out and how hard was it to fit the lift kit many thanks lee.

[V12 rick]

Just seen this   like a lot  
Nice felling that you have when all the engine and fluids have been done  correctly  

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UPDATE!!

After nearly two years of ownership the daily/tow car has finally let me down just last week. Not the end of the world but a potentially expensive fault.... the fuel pump pick up/sender pipes had corroded through and began to give a small drip of fuel, after investigating and trying to patch up what was there it turned from bad to worse and I had a massive leak so I had to repair it.

I contacted Mitsubishi who wanted £550 for the part alone :dizzy: and £880 to fit so I had to hatch a plan after coming up with blanks when looking for a 2nd hand good condition part. I soon figured out that the diesel version used the same pick up (externally anyway) and I thought I could graft on the exterior (to the tank) pipework so that I would end up with one good one from the two. Anyway I went ahead and ordered that as it was only £75.



The part arrived and I thought I was onto a winner, just expecting too cut of the old pipes and have the new braised on... well that didn't happen.....

I set about removing the tank and despite two rounded nuts it was easy for what is now a 13 year old car, I was quite impressed. With the tank out I removed the pick up and was to be proven wrong and the design didn't quite match up like I thought... anyway i'll explain as I go.




I had to do something with what I had so I sourced some fuel hose that suited the feed and return pipe diameters and decided to ni**er rig what I had as I need the car going for the weekend and Mitsubishi wasn't getting any of my hard earned. I started by hacking off the exterior lines with a hack saw.





I then cut the pipes internally to the sender.



Pulled out the old faithful cone drill and set to remove what was left.



I was left two holes in the sender cover which I could now pass the fuel hose through after I had bored them to the right size where the hose was tight enough for a seal but loose enough to pass through.



I had to bend the return line slightly to allow the fitment of the fuel hose and jubilee clamp.



I then fitted the fuel hose and clamped it on. And volià I have a working pick up assembly... not pretty but at the cost of £9.78 I couldn't care haha.




I then refitted everything into the tank and tomorrow I will install the tank and for her up once again... I hope!!

So after 2 years of ownership, it's been a great daily giving no bother at all and has flown through both MOT's, however with an ever closing house purchase I will be parting ways shortly to make way for a new daily I picked up recently for less than the cost of 90% of 172's. A fully loaded 2.0 tdi S-line Avant with the multitronic box, paddle shift, sat nav, Bose sound system, genuine tow bar etc etc.... I'm really happy I found this one. So if anybody is looking for a new tow car/off roader than just get in contact, Its had all the main serviceable items seen to in my ownership and had circa 3k spent on others prior to me getting it. All around a great car really, I am doing a lot more miles than I did when I bought it so needs must I guess.

[hutchy]

when i did my fuel pick up on my gdi i got aeroquip fittings along with there weld on threads...cut the fuel pipes off the pick up unit but left 3mm in height so the aeroquip threads lined up correct then brazed them on so now my fuel pipes screw onto the pickup.....but whilst i was at at i chenged the tank pump over to a walbro one

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Yeah that's an all round better solution Hutchy..... if I wasn't tight on time I was going to braise on the correct fuel lines but I use all the Aeroquip fittings and braided lines on my racecar but it's a little over kill for my needs on this one.

I'm guessing yours is a little more tuned than mine given the uprated pump.

[hutchy]

not really as the fuel regulator keeps it all in check but it does start and run a lot better...and as my gdi has 2 regulators i don,t really want to mess around with them incase of damaging the high pressure pump....but the sock on the pump has a lot finer mesh on it than the standard one so it will help keeping the *beep* out

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Yeah I noticed mine had a regulator just beside the tank today when I was poking about. You say it improved starting, I have noticed mine is lazy to start but I just put it down to being a trait of the engine/fuel system. You found a sharper start with the uprated pump though yeah?

[hutchy]

mine does start a lot better and better throttle response....but my car is 18 year old so maybe the pump was tired,after all it used all the time the car is