Top 20 1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport - Page 2 Questions & Answers

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Most radio removal requires the dash display covering to be removed to access the bolts for the radio removal. Once that has been removed, you will probably see how they installed it at the factory and it will be pretty simple.

Have you done a tune up on the car? Change the spark plugs, check and change the intake filter and fuel filter, and add some fuel additive to restore the power back to the engine.

start by taking a lot of snap shots

Iron tips: 30,000 miles Platinum tips: 60,000 miles Irridium tips: 100,000 miles 0.039-0.043 inch gap , use 39 thou.....! sorry how to change, are you saying this is the first spark plug you have ever replaced? yes. then read this. first. do yo know how to get spark boots off with out wrecking them>? http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Repair-Dummies-Deanna-Sclar/dp/076459902X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404575354&sr=1-1&keywords=engine+repair+for+dummies engine size state, nice that.... fsm quotes for real engine.

• Spark plug cable center cover and remove the spark plug cables
• remove spark plug using a spark plug socket, (3/8" drive)
• to know size tool , buy the spark plugs first and measure it.
• if boots are tight do not force them. twist gently or use a very narrow, rod or long skinny screw driver to break the sticky gum there. i have a special tool for this.. ask.(air tool)
• with the plugs unscrewed, and if in deep wells, look for oil down the hole, if full of oil , the Valve cover gasket is bad an this tuneup ends. fix that first. if not full of oil we use one of 3 tools to pull the plug. a 1/4?"did hose. or my mag pickup wand or my grabber wand. this is SOP. standard op. proceedures on all welled plugs.

this is engine has coil packs,, seen below. see those high voltage wire, they go to 6 spark plugs remove covers to see boots on sparks, twisth me gently i would buy new NGK blue mag wires. and replace all wire. if near or over 100k miles. yellow arrow is the Ignition coil pack.

usually on the plate behind the gears

Check the connection to the horn? be sure they are properly grounded. Also the horn switch on the steering wheel may be not making a connection with the ring plate behind the steering wheel and before the column.

If you hear the wiper motor running but the blades do not move then the linkage grommet that connects the two wiper arms to the motor needs to be replaced. If you don't hear the motor running it could be a loose connection, a bad switch, a blown fuse, a burned or shorted wire, or a bad motor. Only an electrical multimeter and patience will sort out an electrical issue.

I would take it to 2 or 3 or more different shops and ask for an estimate to fix it.. they will probably know what causes this condition. and probably will not charge you anything.. if they want to charge you for an estimate go somewhere else. you really do not want to trust them.. When you get several estimates and several of them tell you the same thing then its a matter of who do you trust??.. Check the shops out on Yelp.. actually sounds like it could be something simple like throttle presure adjustment.. But i cannot see your car from here.

There is a connector on the frame of the car where the door locks onto when closed. It has 2 big phillip screwdriver screws holding it on. Loosen them a little and maybe knock it in just a tiny bit to make the door close tighter to the vehicle. Hope that helps.

Alternator could be bad, or not connected which is unlikely. I would start by making sure the connection is good, there are no breaks in the wire, and that a substantial amount of voltage is coming from the alternator (~16V). Although, it is most likely in need of a new alternator.

I would check all 4 wheels to make sure the abs wires are making good connection to the sensor

What is causing the light to come on?

check your fuse

Follow the spark plug wires from the distributor cap, down to the block. This yahoo write up will help. If you have direct ignition (coil packs) then you will be looking for small blocks above each spark plug. Look for ignition coil packs at webites like oreillyauto.com for a visual of what you are looking for. How do you change the plugs on 98 mitsubishi montero sport Yahoo Answers

check the firing order as you may have crossed wires . check that the HT leads are not touching each other as this will also cause you problem by causing misfiring

My first thought was that when he replaced the alternator, he tightened up the bolt that holds the wire on too tight, snapping off the wire on the inside, these are to be only snug, not really tight. I now would have to say that the alt is grounding out on the inside, causing a short between battery hot and ground, which means charge sometimes, sometimes not with the shortcut wire on. Check to make sure your battery is in good condition and will hold a charge. Do not tighten that wire down real tight, its easy to break off. Once the lock washer flattens out, give 1/16 of a turn, no more.

This could be a lot of things. The first thing to check is the tires. Make sure they are not flat spotted from sitting too long .Then you need to check motor mounts and make sure they are not broken or loose. There are many things that could be causing this.

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