Alabama4WD
New member
First off,
Let me give you all a brief introduction. After searching two years for a 4x4 SUV and nearly purchasing an 03' LR Disco, I drove a 2.5 gen Montero down in Orlando and fell in love. I live in the northern part of AL so not many monteros made it to my area. Of course, there is an abundance of the montero sports. I talked to a local car dealer and had him buy one from an auction. It is a 1998 3.5L Mitsubishi Montero 176k. Paid more than I should have, around 3k. It is in great shape for its age and milage. Taken in out a few times to test the lockers and 4x4. Before buying it, I knew it would need some basic work (plugs, valve cover gaskets, timing belts,etc.) I ordered the new spark plug gaskets, spark plugs, and vc gasket with the intention of replacing them. However, upon opening the hood after hours of searching for tutorials :mixed-smiley-030: , I still can't seem to remove the air intake manifold that stands between my greasy hands and those damn gaskets. I have the shop service manuals, but the diagrams really haven't helped. I want to avoid the $600 repair bill. This truck is a remarkable piece of engineering, but I'm also nervous about a mechanic rushing things. :safari-rig:I'll put some pics up of my rig if you want.
Let me give you all a brief introduction. After searching two years for a 4x4 SUV and nearly purchasing an 03' LR Disco, I drove a 2.5 gen Montero down in Orlando and fell in love. I live in the northern part of AL so not many monteros made it to my area. Of course, there is an abundance of the montero sports. I talked to a local car dealer and had him buy one from an auction. It is a 1998 3.5L Mitsubishi Montero 176k. Paid more than I should have, around 3k. It is in great shape for its age and milage. Taken in out a few times to test the lockers and 4x4. Before buying it, I knew it would need some basic work (plugs, valve cover gaskets, timing belts,etc.) I ordered the new spark plug gaskets, spark plugs, and vc gasket with the intention of replacing them. However, upon opening the hood after hours of searching for tutorials :mixed-smiley-030: , I still can't seem to remove the air intake manifold that stands between my greasy hands and those damn gaskets. I have the shop service manuals, but the diagrams really haven't helped. I want to avoid the $600 repair bill. This truck is a remarkable piece of engineering, but I'm also nervous about a mechanic rushing things. :safari-rig:I'll put some pics up of my rig if you want.
