It has been a while since I posted any updates, but there have definitely been some updates. I've done A LOT of maintenance to keep it on the road...but well worth it. Items include:
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- Timing Belt
- Water Pump (kit)
- Pulleys
- Crank seal
- Camshaft seal
- Crank bolt
- Coolant
The above were all OEM parts from the dealer and installed by dealer tech.
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- Shocks
- Inner/outer tie rods
- Upper/lower ball joints
- Half shafts/boots
- Alignment (not impressed by their work)
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- Starter (actually took it out myself and had it rebuilt)
- Turn signal stalk (it was stuck signaling left no matter the position)
On a side note, in the past I've either bought parts from the local dealer (rip off) or from mitsubishiparts.net (slow sipping, ok prices). Recently I ended up buying my turn signal stalk from oemmitsubishiparts.com. This is actually Southwest Mitsubishi in TX. For reference, the part in question was $132 + tax at my local dealer (Glendale Mitsubishi in SoCal). Southwest Mitsubishi charged my $87 for the part and $10 for shipping (very well packed in a relatively much larger box). And no tax. I ordered on Monday and had it on Friday.
Beyond the maitenance I went to Pismo Beach for the first time and hit the dunes. Although the Montero lacks power (specially lower RPMs) it still did ok. It really is a momentum car off road.
Mitsubishi Montero SR on The Sand by
nikonmike5, on Flickr