nwoods
Expedition Leader
SOLD!!!
Update 8/19/17: Courtesy of the great State of California's Bureau of Automotive Repair, the Monty has been "recycled" via the Vehicle Retirement Program, and is now roughly a 24" square, 4,470 lbs cube of low grade metal.
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I have a well traveled 1998 Gen 2.5 Mitsubishi Montero with the Winter Package (rear locker and heated seats) for sale. It's not in great condition, in fact, its barely running, missing on at least one cylinder. The Check Engine Light is on (due to cylinder #1 misfire) and it won't pass smog here in SoCal as it is now. It is a salvage title, though I'm not sure why. VIN is posted below. Feel free to CarFax it. Curious about the results!
1998 Mitsubishi Montero
3.5L SOHC V6
Auto trans with overdrive
4x4 with rear locker (all fully functioning)
208,000 miles
Champagne exterior
tan leather interior
Salvage title
Runs poorly, but drives awesome
The current plan is to recycle this thing to the scrapyard, but if anyone wants it as a project car, let me know. There are a number of good things on it that could be useful to someone. For example:
- All new OEM timing belt stuff, including belt, tensioners, pulleys, crank sensor, crank bolt, crank gear, timing plate, etc...
- All new NKG Iridium spark plugs and NGK wires
- new (not rebuilt) alternator
- all new belts
- less than 12 month old Diehard Gold Plus battery
- New brake pads and disks in front. fairly new pads in rear
- New JVC headunit with Bluetooth and USB charging (will require reinstallation)
- new 1100 watt amp (will require reinstallation)
- complete OEM tool kit in rear door
- a "white ball" transfer shift lever from the previous gen truck
- newer rear door hinges
- 3rd row seats like new
- transfer case and rear locker all work awesome
- Tranny is in good shape
- all the lights work - including in the dash
- the digital compass works!
- heavy duty RAM mount cup holder
- all known fans, servos, actuators, and solenoids work....except the power locks are wonky, and passenger rear door locks and window are non-op.
- AC works great!
- Seat heaters work
There are of course, a lot of great opportunities with this truck for the mechanically inclined (ie, things that don't work):
This truck has been all over the trails, deserts, and mountains of SoCal, and I hate to see it get crushed into a cube of metal, but i don't have the resources to rebuild the motor myself, so its time to move on.
$500 or Best Offer, with everything as is, including a box or two of spare items I've collected from various places along the way.
I am in Orange County, California. I can actually drive it to your location!
Here is a video where you can hear the engine (the mud has been cleaned off since this was shot):
[video]https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles/Montero/For-Sale/i-3PtmQdH/0/1280/IMG_2336-1280.mp4[/video]
Update 8/19/17: Courtesy of the great State of California's Bureau of Automotive Repair, the Monty has been "recycled" via the Vehicle Retirement Program, and is now roughly a 24" square, 4,470 lbs cube of low grade metal.
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I have a well traveled 1998 Gen 2.5 Mitsubishi Montero with the Winter Package (rear locker and heated seats) for sale. It's not in great condition, in fact, its barely running, missing on at least one cylinder. The Check Engine Light is on (due to cylinder #1 misfire) and it won't pass smog here in SoCal as it is now. It is a salvage title, though I'm not sure why. VIN is posted below. Feel free to CarFax it. Curious about the results!
1998 Mitsubishi Montero
3.5L SOHC V6
Auto trans with overdrive
4x4 with rear locker (all fully functioning)
208,000 miles
Champagne exterior
tan leather interior
Salvage title
Runs poorly, but drives awesome
The current plan is to recycle this thing to the scrapyard, but if anyone wants it as a project car, let me know. There are a number of good things on it that could be useful to someone. For example:
- All new OEM timing belt stuff, including belt, tensioners, pulleys, crank sensor, crank bolt, crank gear, timing plate, etc...
- All new NKG Iridium spark plugs and NGK wires
- new (not rebuilt) alternator
- all new belts
- less than 12 month old Diehard Gold Plus battery
- New brake pads and disks in front. fairly new pads in rear
- New JVC headunit with Bluetooth and USB charging (will require reinstallation)
- new 1100 watt amp (will require reinstallation)
- complete OEM tool kit in rear door
- a "white ball" transfer shift lever from the previous gen truck
- newer rear door hinges
- 3rd row seats like new
- transfer case and rear locker all work awesome
- Tranny is in good shape
- all the lights work - including in the dash
- the digital compass works!
- heavy duty RAM mount cup holder
- all known fans, servos, actuators, and solenoids work....except the power locks are wonky, and passenger rear door locks and window are non-op.
- AC works great!
- Seat heaters work
There are of course, a lot of great opportunities with this truck for the mechanically inclined (ie, things that don't work):
- The engine runs on 5 cylinders.
- Compression on cylinder 1 is around 35psi dry (should be 170 psi)
- There is a ground fault somewhere in the truck that eats the voltage regulators in the alternator. I have "disco strobes" for interior dome lights, all the gauge lights flicker in time with the engine RPM, and the stereo gets wicked feedback through the speakers. I have done my best to check and replace all the grounds, but this one eludes my best efforts. I am on Alternator #6 and battery #2 in the few years I've owned it.
- I don't think there is a straight piece of sheet metal on it, except for the roof. This truck was dented up when I got it, and then I used it off road a lot, and then my teenage son learned to drive in it, so each quarter panel has some history on it....but the paint is pretty good
- The interior needs a good cleaning. Headliner is in great shape, seats are okay, but I've have seat covers on since just about day one, carpet is not great, maybe 5 out of 10. All the fake wood trim was removed from the interior, so it actually looks pretty good, after a thorough cleaning. Right now, its a bit dusty. You know how you can hang up a rug and beat it with a broom and there's a big dust cloud? It's sorta like that if you slam the doors hard. LOL.
- I think the clockspring in the steering wheel is worn out. The horn button doesn't work (though the horns are okay when manually switched on)
This truck has been all over the trails, deserts, and mountains of SoCal, and I hate to see it get crushed into a cube of metal, but i don't have the resources to rebuild the motor myself, so its time to move on.
$500 or Best Offer, with everything as is, including a box or two of spare items I've collected from various places along the way.
I am in Orange County, California. I can actually drive it to your location!
Here is a video where you can hear the engine (the mud has been cleaned off since this was shot):
[video]https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles/Montero/For-Sale/i-3PtmQdH/0/1280/IMG_2336-1280.mp4[/video]
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