i'm in the process of ordering the 90mm intake and i thought i'd have a good look at the service manual to see what else needs to be done. I'm not real flush with cash at the minute and i was worried about the timing belt - my mechanic quoted me $800 to do the job. I dug around in the back of the service book cover and found all the service and repair receipts :woot:

Trans flush was done with 12l of fluid in August last year, about 2 months before i took ownership ($250) the timing belt was done at 100,000, the engine was supposedly flushed (i'd never heard of this before), the injectors were cleaned and a new sump plug washer (LARGE) was installed.

Talk about a bonus!!!

Just spoke to the guy in Jindalee who did the last lot of work on it, and he says it also had a new radiator, thermostat, plugs and all filters at 100,000 as well as flushing the brake and steering fluid.

RC Hill in the states want to charge $85 for postage of the intake. I don't suppose anyone has one sitting around doing not-a-lot, do they?

Yep, you should be a happy boy with all that work already done, probably saved you around $2k!
The 90 mm intake snorkel comes up for sale in Oz on Fleabay and/or Gumtree from time to time, another new 380 owner and AMC member got one for a good price only last week.
I just had a quick look and none around at the moment.
Probably best to bide your time rather than import one from RC Hill (and the exchange rate is crap right now!).

The previous owner obviously took good care of the car and intended to keep it a long time.

Anyhow . . . most 380 and Magna buyers would check those details BEFORE buying the car! lol
If not done, it is a good case to jump up and down and reduce the buying price by a lot.
You were just lucky, most buyers get a nasty surprise!
Go buy some lottery tickets!

As above, save your pennies until a sharper deal on the snorkel comes along. Around town and at legal speeds you probably wouldn't notice much difference anyway. However, that money can buy you a lot of fuel, which you will probably need as you would be knocking up a few km in the "new" car!

sigh......says someone who has obviously never driven a 380 before and after having the 90mm snorkel fitted.

Ask any 380 owner who has ever done this mod and they will tell you it is the best bang for bucks ever.

yep,seventy bucks buys you are lot of fuel...pfft....its one tank at the best of times....

Thanks fellas, i admit i didn't pay too much attention to details. I went right over the roadworthy report and gave it a decent test drive but i was in a rush to get a car (the now-ex mrs walked out the week before in the Platinum and i was desperate). I just needed something reliable to get to my 2nd job and the desired landcruiser was out of my range on a single wage.

Just went over the brakes too, they appear to be new Bendix GCT's all round and the discs appear to have been machined not long ago. The rear discs need changing (yeah ok, i finally take a hit to the wallet) but i'm more than happy with that.

I'll do the wheel bearings all around when i change the rear rotors. I'm more than capable mechanically, is there anything weird or proprietary about them that i need to know about? Any strange or special tools required?

yep,seventy bucks buys you are lot of fuel...pfft....its one tank at the best of times....

OP quotes $85 just for postage.

And no, I don't own a 380.
Still holding out for a low km wagon version.
What are my chances? lol

[Maggie3.5, you are starting to sound more like Mal every time you post. Grumpy, much? lol]

I'll do the wheel bearings all around when i change the rear rotors. I'm more than capable mechanically, is there anything weird or proprietary about them that i need to know about? Any strange or special tools required?

Check the manual. If you have done wheel bearings before on a rear wheel drive, you will find it is quite a different setup on the 380.

IIRC rear hubs get replaced, front bearings need a press.
REARS:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/REAR-WHEEL-BEARING-KIT-COMPLETE-HUB-SUIT-MITSUBISHI-380-2005-2008-5170-/190982241529?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c776dbcf9
$215 each.

FRONTS:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TWO-FRONT-WHEEL-BEARING-KIT-COMPLETE-HUB-MITSUBISHI-380-2005-2008-5109-/190983229548?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c777cd06c
$184 for the pair.

I'll do the wheel bearings all around when i change the rear rotors. I'm more than capable mechanically, is there anything weird or proprietary about them that i need to know about? Any strange or special tools required?

Why are you doing the bearings......shouldn't need doing on a car that age.


OP quotes $85 just for postage.

And no, I don't own a 380.
Still holding out for a low km wagon version. :slap:
What are my chances? lol

about as much chance of you saying something that you have had actually experience in...:learn:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubishi-380-90-mm-air-intake-/281562662441?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=yQaR%252FMNZlGz53vh8hPnqaaRN6CI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc


and ,you can get them here.....just keep looking

about as much chance of you saying something that you have had actually experience in...:learn:

ouch!

Just received the 90mm intake and front half of the filter box from zolt. thanks mate, they arrived in perfect condition and well packed!! 25 minutes to fit - and that includes about 10 minutes looking for my 12" socket extension. But what a difference it makes to the engine. I just took it on a quick thrash up the Bruce and putting the boot into it almost becomes addictive. The engine response is amazing although at this stage the economy, or lack thereof, is telling. I went through the top 1/4 of a full tank in 100km! I'm not sure i can say it's got more power, especially seeing as it still has the standard muffler but you definitely notice the willingness to rev and rev and rev....

Next up - muffler swap.

A new radiator at 100,00k?

In my opinion that sounds like a LOT of parts for a 380 with 100,000k's.

I hope you got it cheap....has it got the original speedo?

Everyone's entitled to an opinion.

Apart from the radiator, everything else was done at it's normal service interval so i'm not sure why it's a LOT of parts. What's to say the radiator wasn't damaged by something hitting it? I assume the speedo is the original purely because the numbers match the service receipts. I won't be pulling it out to check the serial number.

A new radiator at 100,00k?

In my opinion that sounds like a LOT of parts for a 380 with 100,000k's.

I hope you got it cheap....has it got the original speedo?

One of the few parts replaced in my 2006 SX which had 65k on the clock with one owner when I bought it last year was the radiator, not a common problem but can happen.

One of the few parts replaced in my 2006 SX which had 65k on the clock with one owner when I bought it last year was the radiator, not a common problem but can happen.

I had a broken thermostat replaced in an '07 380 last year (only 75k on the clock) and one in a different 380 this year. The mobile mechanic I used for the first one is a senior Mitsubishi tech (who still diagnoses for Mitsubishi dealerships 2 days a week these days, & has won Mitsubishi competitions for best service tech in WA and come runner up nationally). He claimed the only problems he would call common for 380's are window regulators and more recently thermostats... says they are otherwise very reliable and underrated.

For all we know, the new radiator might have just been the previous owner getting upsold on replacing it as well when it was only a dodgy thermostat?

Yep, and i think i got a car that was very well looked after and extremely well maintained (in hindsight). Sometimes you just get lucky, sometimes it's the 'jackpot'.

Strangely though, i still drive down the road and listen to every little sound, turn down the stereo and analyse then turn it back up, put the foot down and cruise along. I consider myself extremely lucky i didn't get one that leaks in weird places or constantly throws up codes - and that's said with the greatest sympathy for Anhevius and his current situation. I've been there and it's not a relaxing frame of mind to be in.