Top 20 1997 Mitsubishi Galant Questions & Answers

CHECK THE TIMING

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I you know where the air filter is you find the air outlet from that. In that air outlet is the mass flow sensor. It is very easy to change

Definite signs of intermittent vacuum leak downstream of the maf. Check for leaks from the air cleaner to the throttle and all hoses on the intake manifold. Also check for leaky intake manifold gaskets. Do It Yourself Diagnosis and Repair

in the transmission

talk with a transmission shop as there are a of of torque converters that are interchangeable

need more information such as is the gas old, what's recently been worked on and the last time the car ran?

Try checking your fuses

The distributor . won,t turn if the cam belt is broken.

Either your heater core is plugged or the blend door under the dash is not moving from cold to hot. Do you hear any noise from under the dash when you move the dial from coldest to hottest? If not then likely the blend door is stuck in the cold position.

Check that the O2 sensor is actually connected, and functioning.

Indicator stalk broken! At base of indicator stalk is a switch that is activated by steering wheel being turned.......sounds like switch beoken off!

Leave well alone as on a older car the plastic goes brittle and will break ,just use a paintbrush to clean what you can .

Fill both until fluid comes out of side plug.

sounds like the ignition key switch is worn and needs replacing.

If the transmission is not actually slipping, the most likely culprit is the "governor" in the transmission. Fairly easy repair for a transmission shop.

hi i would check the transmission oil is topped up first and not below the operating level second if thats ok it sounds like the auto box is on the way out you would need to take it to a transmission place for an assessment cheers

If you can keep giving it gas and it runs above idle with no problem, then you have a blocked or bad idle control valve on the throttle body assembly. With your foot off the gas pedal, the large throttle plate inside the throttle assembly is closed, but some air is let in through the idle control valve or motor through a separate passage. This can get clogged with deposits over time and poor idle results. The valve is controlled by the engine computer. It is how the computer controls idle speed- more air if the idle control valve is opened wider, higher idle speed. "...like its not getting any gas..." Oh yeah, it's getting gas, the injectors are still pumping gas into the cylinders, but it may not be getting any air. All the accelerator pedal does is control the air supply into the engine through the throttle body. So modern cars have an air pedal, not a gas pedal. Then the computer takes over and matches the correct amount of gas through the injectors to the known supply of air in the intake manifold. Neat system, eh? Sorry if I sound so pedantic, dale. check your idle control valve.

4 or 6 cylinder??

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