ISSUES FOR THE MONTERO SPORT. Please post them here.

**edferrer2000** · March 9th, 2010 03:10 AM

sir this might be stupid question but pardon me if i dont have enough knowlegde about this,

D4D BA ANG MONTERO SPORT?
Would you still recomend mobtero vs fortuner?

just want a piece of advice bec im planning to buy a car and im choosing bet the 2

**boner1** · March 9th, 2010 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by easyman3

The casa C5 resolved this issue for me.......

sir easyman,

seems like you have resolved at least 2 issues on your ride.

i will be getting only the 4X2 so i will not have the Auto Climate control.

as far as the "thud" is concerned, what did C5 casa do to your ride? i hope they service my unit even if i plan to purchase it elsewhere.

thanks.

**easyman3** · March 9th, 2010 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by boner1

sir easyman,

seems like you have resolved at least 2 issues on your ride.

i will be getting only the 4X2 so i will not have the Auto Climate control.

as far as the "thud" is concerned, what did C5 casa do to your ride? i hope they service my unit even if i plan to purchase it elsewhere.

thanks.

i do not know what they did and i do not want to know what they did. They could have cut some metals or tighten here and there.... it could disappoint me....again...and again..... but ronnie of casa C5 will help you. and.....do not atemp to tell me what they did hehehehe

**boner1** · March 9th, 2010 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by easyman3

i do not know what they did and i do not want to know what they did. They could have cut some metals or tighten here and there.... it could disappoint me....again...and again..... but ronnie of casa C5 will help you. and.....do not atemp to tell me what they did hehehehe

understood. same reasons why i want to delay my upgrades on the speaker system - i might not be able to take how Maspro will take the door panels apart.

thanks again.

**tc327** · March 9th, 2010 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by edferrer2000

sir this might be stupid question but pardon me if i dont have enough knowlegde about this,

D4D BA ANG MONTERO SPORT?
Would you still recomend mobtero vs fortuner?

just want a piece of advice bec im planning to buy a car and im choosing bet the 2

sir D4D is for Fortuner and DID is for Montero Sport i think you better test drive this two vehicles and decide which will suit your needs, you are in Montero thread there might be some bias advice for this

Montero ka na hehehe

**edferrer2000** · March 9th, 2010 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by tc327

sir D4D is for Fortuner and DID is for Montero Sport i think you better test drive this two vehicles and decide which will suit your needs, you are in Montero thread there might be some bias advice for this

Montero ka na hehehe

ganito na lang sir

satisfied ba kayo sa montero nyo?is ur money worth it?considering the ups and downs of the car?

**tusok** · March 11th, 2010 10:16 PM

I am a very satisfied owner of a one week old montero 4x2 A/T Gemstone gray mica. Superb riding comfort. mas maganda pa ride nya compared to my Honda CRV AWD A/T 2004 model, maybe due to the 17 inch tire.Problem lang nag bubbles na ang tint ko.

**OTEP** · March 11th, 2010 10:36 PM

3. backing up on an incline:

unlike other cars or SUVs, the montero sport does not come with Hill Start Assist, nor the Hill Descent control. instances where you feel like sliding down when you take your foot off the brakes in an attempt to step on the gas does happen in the Montero. Hill start assist and descent control is not a new technology as it has been around with Isuzu, Honda, Subaru. malas lang walang ganyan sa Montero.

the fix: Mitsubishi's advice is for us to use the handbrake!

This is inherent to all rear wheel drive vehicles with an open differential. Yes, just use the handbrake. The Montero Sport is still a truck to the core and not some cutesy-patootsey car pretending to be an off-roader. Truck guys know what the handbrake is for. For 4wd variants, just shift to 4H.

4.the annoying loud thud:

this is what the service technicians call backlash. this is not unique to the montero. other diesel engines suffer also, though much much softer. unfortunately, it is so loud that rear passengers would sometimes think na "para raw nabangga" ---this came from the Service tech's mouth
the transmission, and power sent to the rear wheels is the culprit. as power is sent to the rear wheels, be it 4X4 or 4X2, this thud will always be there, if coming from an incline. medyo bitin yata ang traction when power is still being sent to the rear wheels. wala akong alam sa aspect na yan ng RWDs pero yan ang best explanation nila. or baka pinapasakay lang ako?

the fix: there isn't any!.....

Yes, some backlash is normal. I drive a Patrol on my regular days and there is still some backlash. This is because the propeller shaft going to the rear wheels has some play before actually 'biting in' when transmitting power. Manufacturers try to address this with helical cut differential gears (almost all production cars now use this) instead of the older straight cut gears.

Just remember that the Montero is a truck and that the manufacturers assume that the buyer already knows this fact before purchasing a unit. Otherwise, Mitsubishi also has a good line of car based SUV's and conventional cars.

**tc327** · March 11th, 2010 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by edferrer2000

ganito na lang sir

satisfied ba kayo sa montero nyo?is ur money worth it?considering the ups and downs of the car?

well sir i'm very satisfied with my Monty (3.2 4X4) its more than a year and 4months to be exact only encounter one problem due to dirty Diesel SCV has been replace and up to now no probs

there she is:

**boner1** · March 12th, 2010 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by OTEP

This is inherent to all rear wheel drive vehicles with an open differential. Yes, just use the handbrake. The Montero Sport is still a truck to the core and not some cutesy-patootsey car pretending to be an off-roader. Truck guys know what the handbrake is for. For 4wd variants, just shift to 4H.

Yes, some backlash is normal. I drive a Patrol on my regular days and there is still some backlash. This is because the propeller shaft going to the rear wheels has some play before actually 'biting in' when transmitting power. Manufacturers try to address this with helical cut differential gears (almost all production cars now use this) instead of the older straight cut gears.

Just remember that the Montero is a truck and that the manufacturers assume that the buyer already knows this fact before purchasing a unit. Otherwise, Mitsubishi also has a good line of car based SUV's and conventional cars.

sir otep,

thank you for your response to my thread.

my current rides: 2006 civic and a 2002 trooper. the trooper has had some issues, but my unit has so far survived it. no problems whatsoever. now, to stay on the topic, backlash is quite evident in diesel engines. i notice some degree of jerking everytime i put it in drive from neutral. i have lived with it for 8 years and i think i wont mind this in the montero. truck guys have a different nature, i suppose. i plan to keep the montero for as long as i can, even run it to the ground.

my 4X2 white MS will be released on monday after tinting the windows and windshield.