20 Most Recent 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer - Page 9 Questions & Answers

sounds like a bad starter drive

check fuse in fuse panel under dash

that's not something she's going to be able to fix,unless she's real mechanically inclined. If you don't trust shop's take it to pep boy's or the dealer. They won't hose you.

Set your timing mark on outer cover to the flywheel timing mark on pulley(T mark), then take the covers off and look you will clearly see marks that line up on the cam pulley to block,crank gear to block, and water pump shaft to crank (separate belt replace both, and replace water pump in high mile cars. ) These marks will all line up when you rotate the motor to top dead center on the compression stroke..

Remove wiper arms,open hood and remove plastic cowl(cover) at windshield,it is held in with plastic clips,the wiper motor is under the cover held in with 4 bolts(10mm).reinstall everything and turn on motor without wiper arms ,then turn it off so it finds its off position-reinstall wiper arms

That S_ _ks.

Check your owners manual!

There is no adjustments for a slave cylinder is part of this clutch. It is all hydralic which means it is an auti adjustable system. Upon the time when the pedal has no pressure the slave cylinder must be relaced

Oil leak can be attributed to several factors.
1. Gasket failure.
2. Uncontrolled Crank case pressure Failure.

RECOMENDATION:
Tighten both the valve cover and oil pan bolts.
Replace the Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve and vacuum line.,

INFO: PCV
This is a valve causes a negative vacuum on the engine while its running, As to say if it had a leak in a valve cover it should not be leaking while its running, only when the engine it turned off.

Hope this tip guides you in the correct direction to solve this problem.

R/
David

Its the clutch if you can select gear with the engine running without pressing the clutch then its the clutch itself.

I hate to point out the obvious - but are you sure it is a 4g13 engine? That is mitsubishi's 1.3l engine. Your profile has no info saying what country you are from - but I think all 2005 mitsubish lancer engines will be >1.3L
There is a 4g93 1.8l dohc engine.

jack up and block up rear end for saftey pull tires off,pull 2 bolts off calaber slide calaber off,take a Cclamp to depress cylinder put new brakes in. then put the calaber back on and then tighten your bolts and then put your tires back on ext.

have you tried swapping out the front engine ecu?

seems that the control module for the fan is fried, that's the box located between the fan and battery also mounted on the radiator. remove two terminals connected to it and take out the bolts to replace it. this module controls how the fans behave, it turns on when the temp is high enough or when you turn on the a/c.

on the front side of the seat cushion, just below where the carpet and cushion meet, would be two pull out handles. each are near the ends so just feel along and you'll find it, pull on it and the cushion pops right up. for the back rest, if its the fixed type there are two bolts holding it in place, take those out, pull up on the back rest and slides off some hooks. but if its the back rest is the split folding type ya havta release em first pull it down and take out the bolts holding it down.

It may or may not have the information you are looking for, but there is a Chiltons repair manual for all Mitsubishi and Toyota models from 2001 to 2005. It is available new for about $90 or it is generally available on Amazon used for under $20.

This sounds like the lock is worn or the key is worn or both. If the key looks worn, have a duplicate made to see if this solves the problem. If the lock still sticks, the chances are that you need to replace the lock mechanism before it fails completely and you will not be able to turn the ignition on. This problem needs to be addressed before it becomes a real problem.