hey i started driving down the road yesterday when all of a sudden the revs drop and my car wont go! :rant: After towing the car home im 95% sure that its a problem with the imobiliser somehow kicking in!best advice iv found here is to disconnect it from the ignition,i dont appear to have a plug but the wire was already cut and joined before by im guessing mitusbishi because this car apparently had the same problem before so i disconnected these again then re joined them, and still no go!the engine clicks over but just wont start!i really need help with this or i gotta pay a ****e load to have it towed to mitsu and get them to fix it and who knows what they will charge and im all outa money now after buyin new wheels!so please if anybody has had this problem or knows how to fix it i will give you my soul if you help me!oh i also tried disconnecting the other wires from the ignition it did nothing

Maybe try disconecting the battrey over night to re set the computer. ?

tried that to also left the key in the ignition with it set to on which is supposed to reprogram the key that also has not helped

reprogramming the key requires you to turn it on and off several times really quickly

i thought that was for reprograming the central locking my dad talked to his mate at mitsu and he jsut said leave it on for an hour but ill try that in the morning anyways

your hazards flash when its done...

hi just found out that its the distributor and it needs replacing mitsu says $1400!!!does anybody no of a wrecked 02 model lying around or knows somewhere to get a cheaper one from please help

$1400 for a distrubitor?
That cant be right?

$1400 definitely don't sound right, check with another mechanic.

hi just found out that its the distributor and it needs replacing mitsu says $1400!!!does anybody no of a wrecked 02 model lying around or knows somewhere to get a cheaper one from please help

I've never heard of the whole distributor in a magna ****ting itself. Distributor Cap...... sure, all the time - and a hell of a lot cheaper than $1400.

Who told you the dissy was stuffed anyway?? If you know a trustworthy auto electrician (ask a trustworthy mechanic to recommend one if you dont) - I'd get their opinion.

this was what the mitsu mechanics in penrith said and when we asked if you could just repair parts in it they go nup can only get the whole thing and gotta ship it in from adelaide!so im pretty much tellin them to go **** themselves and gonna take it to a mate who probably can do it for $50!hope so anyway i need my baby back!!!

you know anyone willing to take a look and see if they know what exactly is wrong. I mean i dont think its the entire distributor, but you never know, I think mitsu just dont like you lol , i think you should take a look round and see how much, other mechanics would charge you. If you can just buy the distributor, i dont think they are that hard to fit, as long as you disconnect the battery.:redface:

i dont no i didnt actually get a chance to look at the distributor before it got towed away to mitsu but il get it towed to a mechanic i no and get him to have a go at it see what happens there.

good luck mate.

I hope it doesnt work out to $1400 because thats **** after buying new wheels. Believe me i know.:D

hey dude..
1400 is very steep..
and don't listen to mitsubishi... they full of you know what..
i had noise comin from my car.. and went to mitsi (as my dad was overseas)
and they said it could be all sorts of things.. however they couldn't be certian.. until they checked it.. which cost of course.. then they said its most likely the compressor. because it only happened under A/C at that stage...
and i thought... these guys have no idea..
so left it and waited for dad to get back... asked him.. took him 5 minutes and he knew exactly what it was.. turned out my fuel pump was noisy... nothing wrong with it.. just its noisy. BTW my dads an auto elec.. although retired he has over 25 years experience..
he lives in kiama.. i will ask him if he minds takin a look. but you would have to get the car down there. and he wouldn't fix it for nothing either...but again i have to ask him..
btw have you tried testing the dissy to see if ur getting spark thru to the plugs?
also check that the inside of the dissy cap hasn''t got corrosion on the contact points.
and yeh.. never heard of the whole dissy goin "byebye"
cheers

hey dude..
1400 is very steep..
and don't listen to mitsubishi... they full of you know what..
i had noise comin from my car.. and went to mitsi (as my dad was overseas)
and they said it could be all sorts of things.. however they couldn't be certian.. until they checked it.. which cost of course.. then they said its most likely the compressor. because it only happened under A/C at that stage...
and i thought... these guys have no idea..
so left it and waited for dad to get back... asked him.. took him 5 minutes and he knew exactly what it was.. turned out my fuel pump was noisy... nothing wrong with it.. just its noisy. BTW my dads an auto elec.. although retired he has over 25 years experience..
he lives in kiama.. i will ask him if he minds takin a look. but you would have to get the car down there. and he wouldn't fix it for nothing either...but again i have to ask him..
btw have you tried testing the dissy to see if ur getting spark thru to the plugs?
also check that the inside of the dissy cap hasn''t got corrosion on the contact points.
and yeh.. never heard of the whole dissy goin "byebye"
cheers


yeh my dad had a look when i was at work before it got towed and there woz nothin goin to the spark plugs.and thanks for the offer but it would probably cost me like $300 just to get it towed to kiama mate

That leaves $1,100 to get it fixed.. I'm sure that'd still be cheaper than mitsu ;) :)

just managed to pick up the part for 400 bucks!gettin it put in hopefully will all be finished today and i can pick it up!!im gonna cry if there is anything else wrong with it!!!

.. fair enough :P

BTW since your engine is turning over.. and ur not getting any spark... have you checked that your cam belt hasn't broken?? cause if its broken u know u won't get any spark :P and the engine will still turn over :P
anyway hope you have some luck dude..

Had the same problem. And yes $1400 from mitsi nice and cheap :rant: But yeah as you've already found out $400 for an aftermarket one.

just managed to pick up the part for 400 bucks!gettin it put in hopefully will all be finished today and i can pick it up!!im gonna cry if there is anything else wrong with it!!!
I hope this works for you, but it really sounds like it could be a stuffed battery. If this dont work, try another battery before doing anything :confused:

dude...so was it the dissy?
or is it something more diabolical?
info please