Hi Guys,
I'm looking at a Gen three as the titles suggests. Silver, 2002 model, with 200k on the clock. Interior looks very good, haven't taken her for a drive yet (ran out of time and had to be at work).
The asking price is now R90k. What should I look out for? What are the pitfalls? Please give me some pointers on what I should be concentrating on.
Am I crazy to look at a car with this much mileage?
The car will be used over weekends, and holidays. I have a plat-kar for day to day use.
Please advise?
Sorry for the ignorant question here, but please let me know what lights should light up when I engage 4WD. As far I know the super-select system can operate in 4WD mode with centre diff open, thus enabling you to use it basically all the time, am I correct?
Just asking cause when I looked at the car yesterday, when engaging and disengaging the 4WD system, only the two front wheels’ green lights lit up, not the rear ones? The centre diff and rear diff lock light also light up when. Would this be an indication issue on the dash?
Sorry not familiar with Mitsu, and super-select.
Just asking cause when I looked at the car yesterday, when engaging and disengaging the 4WD system, only the two front wheels’ green lights lit up, not the rear ones? The centre diff and rear diff lock light also light up when. Would this be an indication issue on the dash?
Sorry not familiar with Mitsu, and super-select.
2H - The two rear wheels should indicate green
4H - All four wheels should indicate green (open centre diff)
For the following, you need to set the gear selector to manual before selecting the desired 4WD mode. Steering wheel straight ahead. Vehicle stationary. After selecting you may need to roll slowly forward with steering straight ahead. If any lights are off or flashing, the mode is not selected:
4HLC - All four wheels should indicate green and centre diff light solid orange (locked centre diff, high range)
4LLC - All four wheels should indicate green and centre diff light solid orange (locked centre diff, low range)
If the vehicle is equipped with a manually operated rear diff lock, then when in 4LLC you should be able to activate the rear diff lock (button on switch panel in front of gear selectors - it is a rocker button - button forward to select, rearward to deselct). When the rear diff lock is engaged the rear diff light will be solid orange, not flashing. It takes maybe 10 or more seconds to engage.
Only drive with centre or rear diffs locked on surfaces where the wheels can slip else you may damage the transmission (diff windup).
Hope that helps.
4H - All four wheels should indicate green (open centre diff)
For the following, you need to set the gear selector to manual before selecting the desired 4WD mode. Steering wheel straight ahead. Vehicle stationary. After selecting you may need to roll slowly forward with steering straight ahead. If any lights are off or flashing, the mode is not selected:
4HLC - All four wheels should indicate green and centre diff light solid orange (locked centre diff, high range)
4LLC - All four wheels should indicate green and centre diff light solid orange (locked centre diff, low range)
If the vehicle is equipped with a manually operated rear diff lock, then when in 4LLC you should be able to activate the rear diff lock (button on switch panel in front of gear selectors - it is a rocker button - button forward to select, rearward to deselct). When the rear diff lock is engaged the rear diff light will be solid orange, not flashing. It takes maybe 10 or more seconds to engage.
Only drive with centre or rear diffs locked on surfaces where the wheels can slip else you may damage the transmission (diff windup).
Hope that helps.
Hi Hyde,
I have a 2001 3.5 gls lwb gen3, here are some of my suggestions
A camber service every 100,000km'S, which means it is due, an expensive service at around R9k, usually replace water pump as well at this stage.
Check for oil leaks, there are o rings on the top of the head which are cheap, or seals to the gearbox which can cost R2k to replace due to labour
Check the 4x4 systems as per Andrew, there should not be any flashing lights once engaged, if lights continue to flash, that can suggest that the actuators are dirty or need to be replaced, around R2k.
I love my Paj, also the weekend and overlander and has always got me home after some long and adventurous trips sometimes over 8,000km at a time.
Just a note to expect between 14 and 17l per 100km, depending on how you drive, mine is mostly around 15.5l per 100.
Would I get another car in its place, the answer is no, would I consider diesel, in the Pajero, I would also say yes, purely due to fuel consumption.
If you happy with the consumption, you'll be happy with a Pajero petrol.
Mine has only 155,000 km's on and will be good till at least 300,000km's before I will let it go, unless I find a really good deal on a Gen4 DID at some stage.
As a travel and overlander coupled with a reliable and a quality product, the Pajero is difficult to beat and is value for money.
We are often the lead vehicle in our group of friends with mostly Toyotas when the going gets rough, the Paj is a great all rounder and has taken me into through and over stuff I never thought possible, some because I wanted to and others because I had to, always good to know you have a comfortable AND very capable 4x4.
Cheers
David
I have a 2001 3.5 gls lwb gen3, here are some of my suggestions
A camber service every 100,000km'S, which means it is due, an expensive service at around R9k, usually replace water pump as well at this stage.
Check for oil leaks, there are o rings on the top of the head which are cheap, or seals to the gearbox which can cost R2k to replace due to labour
Check the 4x4 systems as per Andrew, there should not be any flashing lights once engaged, if lights continue to flash, that can suggest that the actuators are dirty or need to be replaced, around R2k.
I love my Paj, also the weekend and overlander and has always got me home after some long and adventurous trips sometimes over 8,000km at a time.
Just a note to expect between 14 and 17l per 100km, depending on how you drive, mine is mostly around 15.5l per 100.
Would I get another car in its place, the answer is no, would I consider diesel, in the Pajero, I would also say yes, purely due to fuel consumption.
If you happy with the consumption, you'll be happy with a Pajero petrol.
Mine has only 155,000 km's on and will be good till at least 300,000km's before I will let it go, unless I find a really good deal on a Gen4 DID at some stage.
As a travel and overlander coupled with a reliable and a quality product, the Pajero is difficult to beat and is value for money.
We are often the lead vehicle in our group of friends with mostly Toyotas when the going gets rough, the Paj is a great all rounder and has taken me into through and over stuff I never thought possible, some because I wanted to and others because I had to, always good to know you have a comfortable AND very capable 4x4.
Cheers
David
Hi, I can agree with 100 % what David writes.
We drove a 2002 3,5 l LWB Pajero from 2008 to 20013. It took us about 150.000 km through Africa and we had only to replace a few rubber boots, that we damaged our selves, apart from usual stuff as brake disks, oil change etc.
I remember we did exchange the timing belt at some stage, but not the water pump.
It was an Automatic and Petrol and we needed around 14 l per 100.
We did several long trips up to 7 months up to Uganda and back.
When we bought it, it had about 140.000 km, when we sold it it was on 290.000 km.
Our actual Pajero is a 1999 2,8 l Diesel, we bought it with 250.000 km on the clock.
The 4x4 indicators tent to be very fuzzy, when they become wet, they just blink, although 4x4 mode is engaged.
We drove a 2002 3,5 l LWB Pajero from 2008 to 20013. It took us about 150.000 km through Africa and we had only to replace a few rubber boots, that we damaged our selves, apart from usual stuff as brake disks, oil change etc.
I remember we did exchange the timing belt at some stage, but not the water pump.
It was an Automatic and Petrol and we needed around 14 l per 100.
We did several long trips up to 7 months up to Uganda and back.
When we bought it, it had about 140.000 km, when we sold it it was on 290.000 km.
Our actual Pajero is a 1999 2,8 l Diesel, we bought it with 250.000 km on the clock.
The 4x4 indicators tent to be very fuzzy, when they become wet, they just blink, although 4x4 mode is engaged.
We recently bought a 2005 LWB Pajero 3.2Did woth 212,000km's on the clock. We also weren't sure about the actual condition of the vehicle (what you can't see at firsr glance) so before we bought it, we took it to DEKRA for a roadworthy test and a technical inspection (which are 3 hours worth of very thorough inspection).
You get a detailed repprt back indicating what the issues are and also what should get immidiate attention and what are just things that you should be aware of (for example worn out brakes vs. scratchs and dents)
This definitely gave us peace of mind when we bought the vehicle.
If the Pajero doesn't have a full service history, you can also take it to a Mitsubishi dealership for a similar inspection (ours didn't have a FSH but we decided the DEKRA technical inspection was throrough enough).
You will love your Pajero and will never regret this decision to buy one (just a warning: you will also never be able to not own a 4x4 vehicle after this!)
You get a detailed repprt back indicating what the issues are and also what should get immidiate attention and what are just things that you should be aware of (for example worn out brakes vs. scratchs and dents)
This definitely gave us peace of mind when we bought the vehicle.
If the Pajero doesn't have a full service history, you can also take it to a Mitsubishi dealership for a similar inspection (ours didn't have a FSH but we decided the DEKRA technical inspection was throrough enough).
You will love your Pajero and will never regret this decision to buy one (just a warning: you will also never be able to not own a 4x4 vehicle after this!)
Hi Tentakel
I had a 3800l V6 and what a pleasure to drive. When I sold it I had done a 75000km with it. Awesome offroad and on road.
Fuel consumption was 15l/100@120 and it dropped down to 12l/100@100km p/h. The nice thing about that is that you actually see the country and dont just rush by everything.
If the petrol consumption doesnt worry you GET IT!!!!
Regards
John
I had a 3800l V6 and what a pleasure to drive. When I sold it I had done a 75000km with it. Awesome offroad and on road.
Fuel consumption was 15l/100@120 and it dropped down to 12l/100@100km p/h. The nice thing about that is that you actually see the country and dont just rush by everything.
If the petrol consumption doesnt worry you GET IT!!!!
Regards
John