BG synchro is some tasty gear oil. I put BG synchro in my Mitsubishi Eclipse back in the day, smoothed out the gear shifts quite nicely.
For the Montero, you’ll definitely want to purchase OEM replacements where possible. Lots of failures have been reported from people purchasing aftermarket replacement parts. For timing belt job you DEFINITELY need to to go OEM or AISIN kit only.
I got the 3sx kit with the Gates kit and a solid tensioner.
Brakes are Brembo's from a Evo 9, i used a adapter kit for Eclipse's and bolted right up but is slightly clocked down (Which i kind of like).
The orientation of the spark plugs suggests that this one has the water-cooled two-stroke engine.
I'm on my second set of those exact Coopers on my Mitsubishi Lancer sportback. They've been great. I got 50k miles out of the first set with no issues.
I drive with WRGs on my Lancer. They're amazing, but don't expect ice grip that's comparable to a true winter tire.
Having said that, the great thing about WRGs is that they're \*absolutely amazing\* at preventing hydroplaning during the summer months.
Highly recommended.
A friend of mine has a '97 Montero Sport 3.0 V6/Auto. It's surprisingly good off road; he makes snow up in Northern NH for the winters and he's driven it up the slopes and through deep packed snow and it's always made it though. It's in decent shape and has lower mileage (130k or so), but it's starting to rust though on the bottom of the rear quarter panels. The under body and frame all have quite the bit of rust, and he's replaced everything brake wise (including lines) in the last 6 months or so. It gets terrible fuel economy even for an SUV, the earlier 3.0s have very low power and torque. Interior space is okay, it's decently comfortable. I believe the largest issue he's had with it so far in 2 years is both rear leaf springs have snapped some leaves, which appears to be a common issue. I think due to a poor previous repair, the clearcoat on the driver's fender and door is peeling.
About 20k miles ago I replaced the timing belt on my 02 lancer with a gates timing belt kit. However, after a few thousand miles the belt started to make noise. Now it’s louder and annoying so I plan to put a new kit on but would rather not use gates again.
I bought and installed a Mishimoto thermostat that activates at 68°C, while my vehicle OEM (Original factory) thermostat activates at 88°C and fully opens at 100°C. With the Mishimoto thermostat (68°C), the coolant temperature basically stays 71 ~ 74°C when driving, from OBDII reading. Short Term Fuel Trim was OK, between -10% and +10%. I checked the spark plugs after one week, they were fine.
However, after three weeks (last Saturday to be precise), the Check Engine Light was on when I started the vehicle, and OBDII gave Code P0128. I searched the code online and got: coolant temperature fails to reach the proper operating temperature, or Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature. My thinking was the engine finally realized that the temperature was below the operating temperature, due to the Mishimoto thermostat.
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