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Questions tagged [galant]

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Problem with Temperature rising after 30 minutes of driving?

I have a Mitsubishi Galant 2003, 2.4L engine with 234k miles on it. When I drive it the temperature gauge gets up to exactly midway, until exactly 30 minutes. Then it goes up to about 2/3 or 3/4 of the way up and then fluctuates between that point…
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Mitsubishi Galant over heating with battery light and brake light on

I have a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4 cylinder engine. I parked my car after leaving the laundry mart and I got in to pick up my children and it would crank but won't start. So we changed the spark plugs, wires, ingnition coils, a new battery.…
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2012 Mitsubishi Galant SE

So I have a 2012 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4l and I'm looking for a cold air intake system but there isn't one for my car. I've been looking at a lot of websites but there's nothing. I searched and I found that the Mitsubishi Eclipse 2006 has the same…
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2002 Mitsubishi Galant - Squeaking and starting problems

Just got this 2002 Mitsubishi Galant. I knew it had couple of problems with it, as I'm decently handy with cars. I thought I could figure out the problem. I'm a bit stumped on this one. My first problem is starting the car. I assume both the…
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1998 Galant not starting, has no thermostat

The car has a new battery and new starter, but no thermostat. The battery seems to be drained - the headlights will not come on, there is no clicking sound when I try to start and it won't even crank. It 30 degrees outside. Can the absence of…
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Fuel gauge query

we have a pretty old Mitsubishi Galant and live in Thailand. I am curious as to why the fuel gauge registers quicker depending on the brand of fuel;for example when we refill at a Shell pump the gauge goes up immediately to show the tank is full.…
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Burning Smell from a/c vents and heat gauge drop at highway speeds

I have a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant with a 4g63 SOHC 2.0l engine. I have noticed that when at highway speeds the heat gauge drops almost close to C indicator and if I accelerate hard I get a burning smell from the air vents. I see no reduction in oil or…
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Cooling fan comes/stays on when not needed

Car is a 2012 Mitsubishi Galant. Went to drive it one day and the battery was dead. Totally dead. Car fob wouldn't work, lights didn't come on, and turning the key didn't even make clicking sounds. Left it attached to a charger for 12 hours, but…
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2003 Mitsubishi Galant won't start?

I have a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant with 251k miles on it. I recently changed the oil pan gasket to fix a leak and as I normally do, I pull the negative terminal on the battery when I'm doing just about any repairs as a habit. Unfortunately, the keys…
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Just bought a car, engine running hot, found pure water for coolant

Just bought a 01 Galant 128k. Engine seems to get hot quite a bit, approaching the red zone but has yet to overheat. Found pure water in the coolant reservoir. Will draining the water and replacing with a 50/50 glycol solution improve the heat…
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Why is my car showing "Trip [A]" and some different miles on odometer?

My Mitsubishi Galant started showing "Trip [A]" and also shows different miles? What does that mean?
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Coolant leak - 4g63 sohc 2.0L non turbo

Recently I was experiencing coolant leaks in between the engine block and the wheel on the passenger side. This only occurs after the car has been driven aggressively and once the car slightly overheated (around 60 - 75%) due to this. FYI Prior to…
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Timing Belt Broke

Is a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant engine an interference or non-interference engine? My son drove the car at about 40 MPH and the timing belt broke. I am trying to decide whether to scrap her or not.
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I have a broken impeller on a water pump 2002 Mitsubishi Galant

When I took out the water pump I seen that the impeller was broken and it was no peaces that fell out what should I do
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