1989 Mitsubishi Magna TP Executive from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Auto Trans bands broke at 190000 kms,

not a pleasant thing to happen, as a new

trans costs $1,900 (more than even the best TP is worth), I had a temporary

repair done, this set me back $600.

CV Joints need replacing almost once a year, in these early models, $600 a pop

is a great pocket drain.

Air Cond condenser stuffed up, after I had it fixed, not worth repairing again.

A Thirsty four cylinder motor, with 6

cylinder economy, sluggish, even with EFI, considering it's 2600 cc.

Have bad rust problems, especially at the bottoms of doors, where water gets trapped, looks OK on outside, but

inside can be rusted out.

Interior is well appointed, but made of cheap materials, and soon shows its age.

Another bad thing is that parts often don't interchange between models.

I find that my 89' model mitsubishi magna wagon with 2.6 ECI MULTI engine overheats and a loud banging noise starts occuring. I have already replaced the water pump, radiator hoses and got a secondhand radiator, but it still continues to annoy the s#*t out of me what can I do THANKYOU Brad.

Well it might be the thermostat that is stuffed; try removing it temporarily and see if it makes a difference (might be rusted shut or half open), or the fan may not be kicking in when supposed to. I had a similar problem with my sister's car, and since I'm a panel beater we had a 1989 wagon in that needed a new radiator etc (a merc was coming in the opposite direction, and the driver of the merc was sound asleep).

So we had all this radiator etc hoses for the car, all brand new from the factory. I put them all on, took the car for a test run to check wheel alignment to see if it was pulling left or right, and within 1km it was running hot. We wondered why; it had a new thermostat, radiator, hoses, coolant, the lot, and a slight upgrade to the 1991 TR Dual thermo fans and radiator. We investigated and found the thermostat rusted out and lock only 1/8th open, and the same happened on my sister's car, and it now goes fine.