Just wondering if the 3 Litre shares the same timing components and waterpump as a 3.5?

Water pump yes belt no

Thanks for that :)

Madmagna, can you please advise on the difference in the belt? Thanks

Madmagna, can you please advise on the difference in the belt? Thanks
3L = 187 teeth
3.5 = 195 teeth

Thanks Ash. I wonder why Mitsubishi would do this because the capacity increase is internal.

Thanks Ash. I wonder why Mitsubishi would do this because the capacity increase is internal.

Really, so the longer bore thus higher deck height may have nothing to do with it

Thanks Ash. I wonder why Mitsubishi would do this because the capacity increase is internal.


Really, so the longer bore thus higher deck height may have nothing to do with it

Yep. Keeping it simple, cams are further from the crank in the 3.5L, hence the belt has to be longer. By 8 teeth, apparently. I think the 3.5L belt is a quarter of an inch wider too.

It seems like a lot of trouble when other manufacturers change the crank stroke but reduce the height of the piston crown to the gudgeon pin (that is, use a different piston) without changing any of the external dimensions.