Can I Save this $500 Montero!?

I found a $500 Mitsubishi montero on facebook marketplace! the previous owner was told by a shop that it had a snapped timing belt and needed a new engine. in this video i attempt to save it and get it back on the road.
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[@wrxnfx127]

Wow you’re an amazing guy for selling it back to him

[@Wayno77666]

Deleted my secondary butterfly valves. Happy I got it before it went thru. Still drives fine, now have a bung in front and back. Rod and all is gone. No noticeable difference driving.

[@sprintervanconversions]

I spend every day for the last 3 weeks working on my new mk3 Shogun and when it rains, I come inside and watch videos on other people fixing them up haha! thanks a lot for your channel mate!

[@JGibzy]

i too spend far too much time working on my shogun! i still love it though! (even if every other bolt is rusted in place and normally snaps off! :) ) enjoy your shogun mate they are beasts imo.

[@Dragunov38]

The Montero Messiah, great stuff man. I am the proud owner of an 02 limited. And she makes me pay small repairs bills, but god do I love driving her. Still get complements on how she looks.

[@Doncan0823]

Compression testing alone isn’t enough. Should also do leak down test. Most likely there are leaking valves or piston rings. There are still missing bolts and valve debris somewhere. Maybe inside the exhaust at this point.

[@cscamia]

This pov camera work is so good it felt like I was the one fixing the butterfly valves lol

[@beatrizsese9618]

I love my montero but is always a problem, you are good mecánico

[@JohnnyBfromPeoria]

We also caught one on a 95 SR, number 6 butterfly laying in the intake runner, "seconds from disaster," haha. Great job B!

[@mamacitatroy938]

Bro you are freaking awesome!! Keep these fun videos coming!

[@montanamontero]

Thanks!

[@brayoma]

Dude, more content!!!! We love this Pajero content.

[@SeansLittleBayofHorrors]

You are one of the Realist! Great work! Edit: Ordered a shirt!

[@macdrew77]

You’re doing the lords work, love the channel

[@montanamontero]

haha thanks!

[@zaidyonan9208]

Dude every time I watch your videos I crack up at "The Hand" hahaha

[@montanamontero]

it's a signature move now haha. i can't talk without my hands

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Oh man, what a great Channel. Just discovered it. I bought a brand new Montero in 1995, loved it, and I've had about four total now. Now I've got an 02 that I love to death that I call the beach buggy. I've been telling people how great these things are for years, so I'm really stoked to see someone who is even more stoked than me on them. I don't want it to sound like I'm cheating on my Montero, but I also have two Suzuki samurai's, an 86 Isuzu trooper, and a 2008 sequoia. Love them all. Anyway, keep up the good work!

[@montanamontero]

very cool man!

[@aksting]

I would have pulled the head or both heads. Thoroughly cleaned the intake and accounted for all pieces, even if by weight. This happened to me four years ago with only a single screw falling into the combustion chamber. What came out was a forged shim about 0.020" thick. It is still running super smooth today.

[@jayr1757]

That's really great you got to ship it back off to the original owner.

[@montanamontero]

yeah he was very excited about it

[@andrewgillougley8479]

What a legend dude.

[@philk8807]

Thanks so much for making these videos!

[@blackstarbucks]

You should really do a shirt of your 3rd gen! Id love to buy one of those

[@Bryan25105]

Nice job 👏🏾

[@lancefrederickzabala2477]

Make more montero content like this! 🔥💪🏻

[@DocGTO]

We've bought two like this and it was just a bad tensioner and both were not out of time.

[@montanamontero]

that's awesome!

[@danielkingery2894]

That was a super fun vid man.😅

[@stuartarneaud218]

Great job bro

[@overland502]

Tks for the info bro you make this make sense

[@brandongoberdhan6335]

Awesome ❤

[@69mustang]

Great !!!!!!

[@RestorFxGrantsPass]

I have two Monteros free for you both run great but they need transmissions .. 2003 limited over 200k miles 2002 limited with 185k miles this one has lots of new parts If you are interested let me know

[@montanamontero]

man if i didn't have my hands full with the projects i have then i'd be interested, but as it sits i need to focus on the stuff i've got already. Thanks though!

[@Scottadamsfan3481]

Free?

[@edenbul6140]

Hello bro. I have same colour and model pajero (in cyprus). I brought roof rail from ebay. When they came and check the products, there are screw on the rails. Mechanics said me that ı should open hole on the roof. Is there different solutions to assemble rail to my car? I dont want to open hole to my car

[@pierogillio]

Did you check timming belt tensioner??

[@sunbeam8866]

Takes a licking, but keeps on ticking! 🙂 Not a fan of Asian V6s. Everything buried under manifolds! All mine ('90s Altima, Camry, Tacoma) are fours. My brother had a 1980 Colt wagon (Mitsubishi Galant in the rest of the world) with the 2.6 'silent-shaft' that made it to 280K, when the tranny died!

[@lancefrederickzabala2477]

Can you do a full video how to delete the full butterfly valve system. Please

[@JohnnyBfromPeoria]

Once you remove the plenum, unscrew all the screws holding the flaps onto the shaft, disconnect the linkage on the front of the shaft, pull the shaft out, remove the bushings between each cylinder's runner, TIG weld or plug the hole left by the shaft in the front where the plastic piece with the o-ring normally goes and put a vacuum cap over the unplugged port that the actuator runs off of. Pretty simple really.

[@RHJr62]

Quick question...I usually put my 03 Montero into 4HI once it starts snowing in Colorado and just leave it there until spring. Is it ok, or preferred to just leave in 4 Hi year round?

[@montanamontero]

yep that's fine, especially if you aren't doing a ton of highway driving. it's fine on the hwy, just more moving parts

[@RHJr62]

Thanks!

[@cuatroe]

👏👏.. you'remy idol

[@williearkoncel9606]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Fireneedsair]

Do the 2001s have those butterfly valves in the intake? Good video btw. I love my montero..

[@eloc580]

no

[@lancefrederickzabala2477]

Btw. Why didn’t you just delete the butterfly valve system for peace of mind. Just curious

[@montanamontero]

good question, i have heard, but never experienced myself, that it gives up quite a bit of low end torque, which to me is not worth it

[@zdziseq]

Gold nuggets :)

[@opendiscussion1]

I'm looking for (3) parts for MK3 Montero/Pajero JMYLYV75W1J000127, (1) left side rear regulator motor, (2) right side front regulator , (3) brake booster any help would be appreciated

[@markbielawski]

I thought plenty of folk delete on the butterfly flaps?

[@JohnnyBfromPeoria]

You can, but they're in there for a reason. Loss of low end torque would be the result.

[@seandillon3340]

How can you prevent the motor from eating the butterfly valves? And around what millage it usually happens?

[@montanamontero]

i'm not sure about milage, i've seen all types. only way to prevent it is to check that they are tight, and fix the O ring

[@michalszczurek7239]

BR from Poland !! What is the cost of shipping a T-shirt to Poland? :)

[@montanamontero]

i sent you an invoice

[@murtagon4460]

"Why do you still install these butterfly flaps? My Montero doesn't have them at all. Is it possible that they improve fuel efficiency? Because mine is too high :("

[@JohnnyBfromPeoria]

They enhance low end torque by utilizing long runners in the intake. They get closed off at higher rpms and the short runners take over. In Gen 2s, only the 3.5l DOHC used a similar set-up (94-96). I "think" all the Gen 3s have them.

[@murtagon4460]

What problem could arise if they are not present, and if you had a similar issue, would you install swirl flaps?@@JohnnyBfromPeoria

[@chriskahn7123]

Adds about 5% torque and power below 3.5k rpm

[@murtagon4460]

thank you man! And can you tell me about diff swap from 4.3 to 4.9 did you make this change ? How's that gonna affect the fuel consumption? Any direct observations? Because if i cant bring low this consumption i will sell the car :(@@chriskahn7123

[@JohnnyBfromPeoria]

@@murtagon4460 Swirl flaps? Not sure what that means. I HAVE had a similar issue, and I had new bushings made out of a bronze aluminum alloy (a leftover piece a guy had from a Space Shuttle project, no joke), the screws were then red loc-tited in place and a new o-ring went into the end bushing. Problem solved, full functionality retained.

[@michaelsills3451]

What heavier weight oil did you run?

[@montanamontero]

10w30

[@sr8444]

Why did you not do a butterfly valve and rod delete?

[@JohnnyBfromPeoria]

Because there's a reason they are in there.

[@ivanwu8063]

I also have a 2003 4x4 that needs repairing