Quote Originally Posted by elaz View Post
Thanks for the manual. Do you have a compete service manual?

However not all of us are technically incline so this is why MMPC should explain this not just to us Montero drivers but even to the public to at least lessen their fear.

BTW, I just called Mitsubishi Jabez for the free check-up grabe Jan 11 pa (1mo from now) kasi 3 units per day lang daw sila tapos tinanaong ko kung gaano katagal ang check up less than 2hrs lang.
Actually, going through all the known issues and complaints regarding the 4D56, I can see the outline of a case beginning:

1. We know the inhibitor switch is faulty. Which means that inattentive drivers might not know they're in "Drive" instead of "Neutral"

2. Throttle surge due to voltage spikes and clogged EGR or SCV are not unknown. In fact, there are complaints about surge in other markets, but it is still supposedly controllable by the brakes.

3. An extended surge requires a more major malfunction, however, and possibly extra oil to burn... (oil leak in turbo?) which would have resulted in a bluish cloud rather than the black cloud in the White Monty video (there was some blue, but not all that much).

4. And you would still have to explain why the brakes didn't work.

5. And you would still have to explain why the brake lights didn't work for exactly one minute only.

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The first two, however, could provide clues as to the cases of the ladies on the highway, though I think mat entrapment or mechanical throttle sticking cannot (and should not) be ruled out there.