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How to keep Mistubishi 2.6 engine running.

Postby 89ARIES » Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:37 am

Thanks Karl. Here is what you need to do:

1. NEVER LET THE CAR OVERHEAT! ONCE IT DOES, ITS TOO LATE.
2. Cars have no temperature gauge, except for CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. Once it comes on, ITS TOO LATE.
3. Original 2.6 Engines have jet valve heads. Once you slightly overheat it, ITS TOO LATE.
4. Immediately replace engine oil pump chain, timing chain, and camshaft chain when they start to rattle, cause when they break, ITS TOO LATE. ENGINE SEIZES!
5. If you decide to do a 2.6 engine rebuilt, GET A NEW HEAD WITHOUT JET VALVES.
6. When the carburetor starts to act up, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, most rebuilt ones fail.

SEE, now just remember these six things, and follow PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, and your Mitsubishi 2.6 will run 200,000-300,000 miles. No big deal. :D
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Re: How to keep Mistubishi 2.6 engine running.

Postby Dodge Aries K » Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:16 am

Yep, sound about right from our conversation haha.
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Re: How to keep Mistubishi 2.6 engine running.

Postby 89ARIES » Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:48 pm

I want a 2.6. Surely beats OBD1 problems.
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Re: How to keep Mistubishi 2.6 engine running.

Postby K-CAR_WAGON » Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:35 pm

89ARIES wrote:I want a 2.6.


No you don't. 2.6s have lots more problems to deal with than a later model 2.5 TBI car.
For a daily driver car, TBI beats carb any day and MPI beats TBI. Pre-OBD1 cars are not immune from intermittent electrical problems and can be harder to diagnose faults.
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Re: How to keep Mistubishi 2.6 engine running.

Postby Butch » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:19 am

89ARIES wrote:I want 2.6. problems.

Sure you do, you LOVE problems. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Mopar or No car. Tires and Tits, Rock on.
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Re: How to keep Mistubishi 2.6 engine running.

Postby Baron » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:10 pm

89ARIES wrote:Thanks Karl. Here is what you need to do:

1. NEVER LET THE CAR OVERHEAT! ONCE IT DOES, ITS TOO LATE.
2. Cars have no temperature gauge, except for CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. Once it comes on, ITS TOO LATE.
3. Original 2.6 Engines have jet valve heads. Once you slightly overheat it, ITS TOO LATE.
4. Immediately replace engine oil pump chain, timing chain, and camshaft chain when they start to rattle, cause when they break, ITS TOO LATE. ENGINE SEIZES!
5. If you decide to do a 2.6 engine rebuilt, GET A NEW HEAD WITHOUT JET VALVES.
6. When the carburetor starts to act up, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, most rebuilt ones fail.

SEE, now just remember these six things, and follow PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, and your Mitsubishi 2.6 will run 200,000-300,000 miles. No big deal. :D

That's true for any new aluminum engine. Had a 2.7 V6 overheat, head gasket was gone, TOO LATE. Same with a 3.5 engine. I made the comment to the lady behind the cashier's desk that I wasn't sure I wanted any more Chryslers if this was the way they were going to go. She answered that she used to work at a Ford dealership and it was the same thing 5there. Engines nowadays just don't survive overheating, period. Not as long as they contain aluminum parts.
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