Hi everyone, I've been reading a lot of posts on here in the last month so I thought I would post an introduction with a picture of my Montero. It's an 03 Limited that I bought back in July. As you can see, the previous owner put some 20'' wheels on it which are coming off this Friday. I bought some factory wheels and am having some General Grabber AT2's (265/75/r16) put on this Friday. Overall I have been very pleased with it. I find it very comfortable and love how quiet it is on the highway (my previous vehicle was a Jeep Cherokee). I have only taken it off road a few time since it doesn't exactly have the best off road tires and they rub pretty bad.
Unfortunately I took it to Canada with my girlfriend about a week after I bought it and it over heated the day we were supposed to leave. It turned out the rear heater core lines were rusted and leaked. The mechanic just rerouted the lines so the rear heat doesn't work but I probably would have never used it anyway. I'm sure it's just the 3rd row heat that won't work? I also replaced the front passenger side wheel bearing (whole hub) and the front drivers side tie rod end. Mechanic said it was loose when he was checking the wheel bearings so I just had it replaced for precautionary reasons. The steering wheel always had a pretty bad shake above 65 or 70 mph but after the tie rod was replaced its not as bad but it's still there, so I'm guessing the tire has worn pretty badly because of that. I'll see Friday if the new tires help with that.
There are still few issues however. The rear cam seals are leaking (I'm assuming) but not very much because I keep checking the oil and the level is fine and hasn't moved. My main concern now though is that the anti lock brake light is on along with both the traction control lights. From my research, it's probably the ABS wheel speed sensor and I tried to take them off to clean them off but they are seized on there pretty bad so I wasn't able to pull them off. The front passenger side sensor was missing the bolt so obviously somebody has tampered with it before. I haven't been able to find a scan tool either that will tell me which sensor is bad.
Anyway, I have been very impressed with this rig and I can't wait to get the factory wheels back on with the new tires. I'll be sure to post some pictures after they get put on. This is the only picture I have of it from our Canada trip. I know, the wheels are hideous. Look forward to sharing my improvements with all of you too!
Unfortunately I took it to Canada with my girlfriend about a week after I bought it and it over heated the day we were supposed to leave. It turned out the rear heater core lines were rusted and leaked. The mechanic just rerouted the lines so the rear heat doesn't work but I probably would have never used it anyway. I'm sure it's just the 3rd row heat that won't work? I also replaced the front passenger side wheel bearing (whole hub) and the front drivers side tie rod end. Mechanic said it was loose when he was checking the wheel bearings so I just had it replaced for precautionary reasons. The steering wheel always had a pretty bad shake above 65 or 70 mph but after the tie rod was replaced its not as bad but it's still there, so I'm guessing the tire has worn pretty badly because of that. I'll see Friday if the new tires help with that.
There are still few issues however. The rear cam seals are leaking (I'm assuming) but not very much because I keep checking the oil and the level is fine and hasn't moved. My main concern now though is that the anti lock brake light is on along with both the traction control lights. From my research, it's probably the ABS wheel speed sensor and I tried to take them off to clean them off but they are seized on there pretty bad so I wasn't able to pull them off. The front passenger side sensor was missing the bolt so obviously somebody has tampered with it before. I haven't been able to find a scan tool either that will tell me which sensor is bad.
Anyway, I have been very impressed with this rig and I can't wait to get the factory wheels back on with the new tires. I'll be sure to post some pictures after they get put on. This is the only picture I have of it from our Canada trip. I know, the wheels are hideous. Look forward to sharing my improvements with all of you too!
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