21st Jan 2012, 05:59

Hi Tamara from Aus, I used to own a Musso and it was a superbly reliable car. The main issue with them is that most mechanics don't see enough of them to understand them.

I had an issue that sounds very similar to what you are suffering from with it once. It would hesitate on acceleration, cough, fart and lose power up hills.

Guess what the fault was? - Rusty spark plugs (I steam cleaned the engine and got them wet a few months earlier). Total cost to fix was just the cost of a set of plugs and the mechanic's time.

Take it to your local Ssangyong dealer, or a Mercedes specialist and get them to have a look at it. The early Ssangyongs have genuine Mercedes Benz engines in them, yours should be one of them assuming no-one has removed the original engine.

25th Feb 2013, 17:55

Hi. I just brought a 97 Musso with the same problem as yours... Did the fuel pump fix it? How much did the pump cost? Could you email me please with your answer? James.w.woolford@gmail.com

Thanks.

2nd Sep 2013, 20:32

Hi Tamara from Aus, I have a 1997 Musso diesel and it is superb. The engines are Mercedes, and it's one of the most reliable engines ever built. My advice as an engineer, find a good mechanic who understands motors, and service your vehicle every 10,000km with oil and filter changes.