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So, I've got a 2003 Montero Limited. She's great, but as with most she's got a few problems. This is a tale about one of them, and like all good mysteries it actually begins on a dark, stormy night... A little background on this poor girl's previous life...basically it sucked. Corporate lease...

What controls the idle speed on a 2003+ (3.8L) Gen3 Monty? Could someone explain to me how it works? I've had an idle that sits at or slightly below 500 rpm when I'm in Drive sitting at a stop. Seems low to me, like maybe there's a gunked up component in there that needs to be cleaned (I just...

Just curious how much that shipping estimate was. I might be in the market for something for my '03 Montero from Oregon if it's still for sale.

Cloth interior in decent shape, but knowing junk yards some idiot will probably leave all the doors wide open for the rain. Headliner was already falling if I remember right.

Hi guys. Just FYI for anyone in Virginia (or further) looking for spare parts, I found a '96 Montero SR with the rear locker in a junkyard near my house while putz'in around today. Rig is in good shape, 142K on the odo. No body damage and mostly complete. Not sure why it's in the yard...maybe...

We thought we'd share this little clip from a recent trip. Kids and Monteros mix well. https://youtu.be/NgoLxnWK9ng

First Monty Trip (Blue Ridge Mountains of VA) After two months of basic maintenance and restoration we took the family out for four days of wandering in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Thanks everyone for the additional testimonies. I appreciate it.

Thanks man. You're the best.

I will let you guys know if I pick one up for the hood. It won't be anytime soon as I'm still chasing previous owner gremlins and trying to get the rig ready for our first family camping trip...we're leaving Wednesday for five days. Should be fun. That sunroof deflector looks good, but good...

Thanks KyleT and Jhill15.

I don't give two shakes about how they look or what people think of them if they don't do anything. I just wanna know if they work.

When I was looking for a Gen. 3 Montero I noticed a few that had hood shields installed, some of which appeared to be OEM (they had "Montero" printed on the driver-side). Considering how upright the windshield is on these vehicles, and how my hood already has a few rock chips, I am flirting with...

I recently had a set of 265/75R16 BFGoodrich AT KO2s put on my '03 Montero. The previous owner had a cheap set of all-terrains on the rig when I bought it, and they were terribly loud (like driving down the road with a howler monkey on each corner of the vehicle). Compared to that noise level...

Totally agree. I love my XJs, always have. Never let me down (though they've had their annoying moment here and there).

I wish I had had more time, but I am on a crunch to get my '03 Montero sorted before next weekend. Luckily the only Mitsubishi dealership in town had one of the MR430381 solenoids on the shelf...but for $156, ouch. My only time to work on the rig is this weekend, so I had to cough up the cash...

:drool: Maybe one day FullMonte...maybe one of these in the mean time: My new-to-me '03 is coming along ... blinking orange t.case light - fixed ... terribly noisy/worn/shaky/no-name all-terrains - replaced with BFG AT KO2s ... replacing all fluids, degreasing engine & undercarriage, and...

After wrenching on a minivan for the last year, it's good to work on something again with room in the engine bay.

Sorry for the missing info: 2003 Montero w/3.8L engine. The pic is of the area directly behind the air box on the passenger side of the engine bay. (Is anybody else having trouble with this website the last few days...keeps acting like the site is down on my end.)

I've been poking around under the hood, getting familiar with things and I came across this large piece of empty real estate behind the air filter box: Am I missing something important? What's supposed to be here? Dual battery box? Turbocharger? A box of shop rags to clean up all the oil...