Maxiy wrote:So my brothers MN looks to have joined the overheating club.
Over heated twice on the weekend, radiator purging coolant into overflow bottle. Our family mechanic says it is likely to be an engine replacement.
ANYWAY, he has it booked in for the 3rd of sep for its OFFICIAL inspection, but will take it in this week for preliminary look over.
i have a few question i hope people can answer.
1. should he be taking off his catch can before they look at it, or are these OK to leave and wont cause any unnecessary pointing of the finger ?
2. He has a broken clip on his air box, which he temporarily repaired with a zip tie, should he repair this properly before taking it in (again to avoid unnecessary finger pointing) ?
3. This has got me worrying about my engine, so if my engine decides to sh!# itself AFTER my warranty runs out, am i still eligible for a replacement at no cost ?
Thanks in advance
Also, was told that the warranty for the new engine is 10 years, but is still limited to the 130,000k of the original warranty.
Redneck198033 wrote:Update, I now have a lawyer looking into my case, I now have to write an affidavit, lucky I kept some notes just for this day & all the emails to a from MMAL & dealer.
The key here to beating them is to have an expert make a report of the car & it's failures, this will cost about $3000 as he will look at the motor that the dealer has to keep for 3 months for warranty, before giving it back to MMAL.
So will keep you posted. Don't let them win
Just for the record I'm on my 4th motor 3 replacements. Also the 4th is leaking so much oil from the back where the motor & gearbox meet that I had to put a tray on the ground under the motor. such a fun experience.
Keep your head high, sorry just a note to self. Hahahaha
Mayhem2015 wrote:
Thing is you just don't know. Mine is nearly at 100k so I would have thought it would have presented by now but I have read about some going at 120k.
har05l wrote:Mayhem2015 wrote:
Thing is you just don't know. Mine is nearly at 100k so I would have thought it would have presented by now but I have read about some going at 120k.
Don’t let the km’s be a reference as it means nothing.
Mines a 2010 and let go a few years ago @ 167k km’s.
If they’re gunna go it’ll happen when you least expect it
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Good to see yours is still hanging in there, Pete.Longranger1 wrote:har05l wrote:Mayhem2015 wrote:
Thing is you just don't know. Mine is nearly at 100k so I would have thought it would have presented by now but I have read about some going at 120k.
Don’t let the km’s be a reference as it means nothing.
Mines a 2010 and let go a few years ago @ 167k km’s.
If they’re gunna go it’ll happen when you least expect it
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What month of 2010 was yours built?
I have a January 2010 build and so far, so good. Never did the recall test thing, but did do a sustained high load towing exercise up the Palmerston. That was prior to having an Ultra gauge and egt gauge. Subsequent similar trips with said gauges freaked me out a bit. I figured if there was any weakness in the head, gasket, block interface then that first exercise should have revealed it....
tofu wrote:i still see recent posts (up to june 2018) of mitsubishi replacing the engine due to this fault. my question is: does the owner of the vehicle need to be the original or will they still replace if you are second/third owner?
i have only had the ute for a few months and i love it but now all i do is worry that i'll eventually get the problem.
Diesel Dick wrote:they are about to put my fourth motor in too!
33,000 km
83,000km
112,000 km
bought new November 2014.
all Mitsubishi log book servicing
sad thing is, i really like my triton. simple but effective!
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