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  1. redraif

    Montero Sport "Nativa" style spoiler question... missing parts... purchase anyway?

    Montero Sport "Nativa" style spoiler question... missing parts... purchase anyway? Hello all. So I have a chance to get a "Nativa" style spoler that fits the Montero Sport. This is not the black flat version. this is the angular one that is more like the lexus & toyota 4 runner...
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    Montero Gen 2 owners... suspension version questions

    So I still have my 2001 Sport. Did the 2 inch body lift to fit my 33s. I'm still working out the rest of my lift. Had tabled it for the time being till some information came out. It has come to my attention via another sport owner that there are similarities in the coil spring od diameters...
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    Opinions on tensioner failure. shop trying to put it on me.

    So I'm sure some of you guys saw my thread about my engine noise that showed up after the shop left the timing tensioner pulley loose on the Sport. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/147915-Add-to-my-growing-issues-w-the-Sport-new-clattering-noise Well he is trying to say the...
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    Bushings... what brands to use... Esp sway bars

    Before anyone gets fussy that I'm asking another question... So I have been searching and researching... you try searching "rare parts" and see the mixed batch you get... LOL! Anyway My sway bars are old and I'm sure due to be replaced. Pictures of the sway bar bushings to body outer...
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    And yet enother issue with the sport... Tire cupping... ugh!

    2001 3.0l 4wd auto 245,000 miles. some back ground. Ok so I have the 2in body lift and just got the new tires. At the time the tires were installed, the shop said they suspect the shocks were going up front. He said the truck felt very leany side to side to him... body roll wise. I did the...
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    Add to my growing issues w/ the Sport, new clattering noise

    Sport xls 3.0L auto 4wd. 245,000 miles. Timing belt done at 225,000 miles with Water pump. New water pump 3000 miles ago due to seal failure. less than 1000 miles ago (beginning of August) crank shaft pulley bolt backed out. Was reinstalled by a friend and truck has been 100% since, till...
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    Sport had some CEL show up: 0431, 0401, 0740, plus some other crap!.

    2001 montero sport xls automatic 4x4 3.0l So I had advance pull my codes yesterday. I had the cat code I expected p0431. Efficiency Bank 2 below threshold. New o2s still have the code. Got to be the cat. The dang egr code again p0401. We had the intake cleaned, the egr and egr solenoid...
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    2001 Montero Sport underbody skid plate... wear to source?

    My sport is missing its factory rear most underbody skid plate. I might venture into taking the little beast off road some and would like to have the option to put the factory plates or better back on. I have the front most one, but it did not come with the rear most one. anyone have one...
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    Does Harmonic Balancer need replacment? Which do I buy? Question previous repair..

    2001 Montero Sport XLS 3.0L Automatic 4wd...I'm at 245,000 now. Posted at monterosportonline forums about the repair a friend did as well the harmonic balancer/crank pulley replacement, but no reply. So maybe you guys have some advise... So here is Harmonic balancer issue I had at the tail...
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    So the sport bested a 4Runner this weekend! :)

    My step daughters boyfriend got his truck and trailer stuck in my mothers backyard after going fishing. I got the call when I was bring the Sport back to Mom's house after its water pump repair. I stopped and got 2 towstraps from Wal-Mart. There was some ridiculous carshow in town that caused...
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    Water pump and valve cover died at 15,000 miles? WHY?

    So all has been going well with the fellow. Mom has been using him, no issues. Still have to deal with the darn cat. Code came back! Anyway. We have the sport on the wekends, Mom during the week. Well last night while parking in the garage apparently the sport decides to start weeping coolant...
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    Suspension bushings... why do people say no urathane?

    So I'm still figuring out the whole 4x4 thing... I'm used to muscle cars and sports cars. I've swapped my "other" cars over to urathane bushings. The sports bushings I'm sure are do for replacement. I'm at 240,000 miles. I'm sure they are original, the PO was not to great with keeping up...
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    2001 3.0L Sport. found a new engine leak! Help ID seal?

    So here I go saying I want to switch to synthetic cause my seals are good.... it's like the Sport heard me and said "HA that's what you think!" So I sprayed the oil pan with brake cleaner to get rid of some old residual gunk last weekend and checked it this weekend while we were dropping off...
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    2001 3.0L Sport has 240,000 miles. Switch to synthetic???

    The previous owner did not take care of this beast as she should have. I want to prolong the life of this engine by doing things right with it, so I have been concidering the switch to synthetic. I have a bit of lifter tick and I have read folks saying the synthetic helps with this. I was...
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    Passenger side wiper arm not holding blade tight to windshie

    2001 Sport. I have just replaced the blades. The new ones don't seem to be sitting tight to the windshield. Not sure how the old ones were as they were so dry rotted. On the passenger side... About 5 inches of the outside and 2 inches of the inside edge don't touch the windshield when...
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    Any Sport owners also on monterosportonline forums? Site seems dead?

    So I post over there to get more Sport specific info. Oddly it seems the forum has really dropped of participation wise in the past month and a half. Around that same time I noticed that I can't get on there at work on my desktop pc. (Internet Explorer) maybe work blocked it? I can still...
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    Bit more progress on the Sport's looks... bumpers and flares...

    So the nose looked a bit heavy with the charcoal nose. So when the weather was so nice this weekend, I pushed on to my next idea... no more charcoal. I instead went with satin black to match the wheels and made the nose white with black highlights...
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    CEL P0431: bad Precat on 01 Sport. Options? Fool ECM & gut? Drawbacks?

    2001 Sport 3.0L Auto 4x4... 240,000 stock OEM cats Ok remember that I'm still new to this rig and the world of Mitsubishis...so if this is a stupid question I'm sorry! :) What lead us to this point.... We already replaced the 02s twice on this beast. The first time was because the Previous...
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    Trailer wiring... the right way... Junction to cleanly tie into?

    So the Previous owner just wire tapped off the tail lights. I'm just waiting for this to be an issue. Just look at the connector side.... No good comes from installs like this over time. I want to redo this the right way... On my chevy Dually there was a wire junction weather pack under...
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    01 Sport headlight bulb coil intact. bulb going out?

    So when I polished my headlights and reinstalled, my low beam failed. High still worked. Yes I used gloves. I was having is hard tome getting the bulb to release from the wiring. Made me wonder if I had a wiring issue as the bulb was working fine before. I went to the cab and turned on the...
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