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2000 Montero Sport timing belt replacement

  

woodsman -> 2000 Montero Sport timing belt replacement (1/7/2006 1:45:17 PM)

I've read all of the posts on this site about Montero timing belt replacements. The owners manual for this truck recommends the timing belt to be replaced at 60,000 for Monteros sold in California, Massachusetts and Vermont. For Monteros sold in all other states it says to change the timing belt at 100,000 miles. Are the engines different for the different states? Or possibly are they concerned that the engine doesn't run as clean as the timing belt wears? And why does Mitsubishi recommend waiting until 100,000 miles to change the timing belt if its unlikely to last that long? Since the owners manual was printed for my 2000 Montero Sport has there been a lot of unexpected engine failures due to timing belt failures? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

  
off roader -> RE: 2000 Montero Sport timing belt replacement (1/10/2006 3:28:53 AM)

IIRC it's due to state regulations rather than actual lifespan of the belt. They do easily last 100k.

Winshawn -> RE: 2000 Montero Sport timing belt replacement (1/23/2006 2:21:40 PM)

You've got it backwards. For the 47 states it is 60k interval, for cali, Ma, etc it is 100k.

I changed the belt on my '95 when it had 90k and 5 years on it. It looked like new when it came off.

maisvanoyan -> Timing Belt for 2000 MMS LS, 4WD (9/22/2008 6:31:10 AM)

Hi, recently I bought 2000 MMS LS, 4WD whatever. I have 85500 miles at my odometer. It is one owner car running in Virginia. Probably the owner did not change the time belt.
Engines, belt-driven, can be classified as either free-running or interference, depending on what would happen if the piston-to-valve timing is disrupted. Does somebody know which type of engine is in 2000 MMS LS, 4WD?
Thanks for the answer in advance.
Mayis  

maisvanoyan -> Timing Belt for 2000 MMS LS, 4WD (9/23/2008 7:20:30 AM)

Hi,
Recently I bought 2000 MMS LS, 4WD.... I have 85500 miles at my odometer. It is one owner car running in Virginia. Probably the owner did not change the time belt.
Engines, belt-driven, can be classified as either free-running or interference, depending on what would happen if the piston-to-valve timing is disrupted. Does somebody know which type of engine is in 2000 MMS LS, 4WD?
Thanks for the answer in advance.
Mayis  

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jrmdir -> RE: Timing Belt for 2000 MMS LS, 4WD (9/27/2008 11:25:03 AM)

Montero valves will definitely hit the pistons if the belt breaks........there are many posts about this.

Ron

Liquid_force -> RE: Timing Belt for 2000 MMS LS, 4WD (9/29/2008 1:55:31 PM)

I once messed up a TB job on my ''95 3.0L.
Trust me, they are interference motors. 
All I did was try to start it.  The result: 10 bent valves.
http://www.mitsubishiforum.com/m_235562/tm.htm
IF I had done like I was supposed to and tried to turn the crank manually before starting it I MIGHT have caught my mistake, but I did eventually get things back in order after 10 extra hours of work and $500 for having the heads rebuilt.

If one broke going down the road...eww.  NOT good.

  

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