Lancer Heating

[joshuaelijah05]

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[Xulfiqar]

hard steering is probably tired old steering oil or someone put some wrong oil in there too. It takes cheapo ATF - takes only a litre of oil and 30 minutes maximum to change it out.

For the rest, I concur that first do a citric acid flush on the entire intact cooling system then do a pressure test before installing a new radiator. Its in real bad shape.

[taimurahmed92]

Radiator and condensor you should be able to get new Chinese. Those are usually available at a few shops.

As for hard power steering, the following are common causes:
1. Old PS oil. Get it flushed properly by removing the old fluid and running in new fluid till all the old fluid is out and you can see new fluid coming out.

1. Tie rod and rack boots may need greasing. In fact, the maintenance schedule recommends steering and suspension lubrication every 20,000km.

2. Shock bearings might be stuck. These are small plastic pieces placed on the strut assembly and help it rotate smoothly. These can get stuck with age and usually give out a slight tak tak sound when turning at a slow speed especially near 90 degree turns such as turning into a street.

So start with simplest first i.e. getting the PS oil flushed and then move down the list.

[nnabeel]

Do the citirc solution process with the radiator. it will tell the status of the whole heating system. then after that Change the radiator and condensor.

dont go for the chinese one as they are cheap and pathetci and cant stand if at any point car gets hots. the service stations has done the damage to your condensor.

flush the power steering oil and put the recommended one. check also if after markets rims with wrong offset installed are not messing with the car suspension.

[mesumjanjua]

The suspension is in perfect condition,
The steering oil was almost empty when i bought the car and we had some cvt oil lying so he put it in. The steering did become a little better but it is still hard. The steering becomes soft when i rev the car though. Now he says the steering pump seems faulty.

Is there any way to fix the present steering pump?

[mesumjanjua]

For testing the pressure, my workers said they don't know any way. I would buy them radiator pressure tester kit if there is any available at breadeth road.

Moreover, he insisted that he would repair the fins so that air passes through them. I said why not, after all i get all the work done free (except for parts) because i own the workshop.

[Xulfiqar]

Its not that difficult to make, find a busted radiator cap, break it off internally and drill its top, then put a tire nozzle in it or pipe nipple.

Install on radiator and pump it up with a handy pump and use any cheap pressure gauge to check temperature

[taimurahmed92]

There are overhaul kits for power steering pumps and you can see them when you check the diagram of the car on partsouq with your vin. The kit would probably cost more than a kabali pump though.......but on the other hand you may get a longer life.

As for the cvt fluid, the Diaqueen atf sp3 is designed for use in gearboxes only. It’s not suitable for power steering. For power steering you should use fluids which either expressly say that they are safe to use with transmission and power steering such as Liqui Moly Toptec 1200G or you get fluids which express say power steering fluid on the can such as Honda Power Steering fluid.

Our desi mechanics are champions in replacing parts prematurely. I believe flushing your PS oil and lubricating the steering rack should solve your problem. Otherwise you can reuse the new oil whenever you get the pump repaired/changed.

Another common example of mechanic prematurely replacing parts is brake pads and shoes. Most mechanics recommend a pad/shoe change with 50% life left. Mitsu itself recommends front pads to be changed when thickness falls to 2mm or below 2mm. And I’m not sure about the rear shoes but I think that is also either 1mm or 2mm. I got my brake pads changed in 2016 and in 2018 my mechanic recommended changing them. I ordered new ones but then also found the FSM of lancer. I read up regarding the brake pad threshold above and decided to run the pads down to 2mm or lower. The pads were finally changed in Jan 2021 after a life of 65,000 km.

[mesumjanjua]

Got all suspension work done. Lets check how does the steering work.
Got gear serviced, according to gear person it was perfect. He asked me to pour 3 litres or 2.75 litres 75w85 gear oil. Is that the capacity when the oil is completely flushed out?
So its confirmed that the noise was from bearing, Got new clutch bearing, clutch and pressure plate.
Got new tappet seals and jane.
Radiator works fine for now, lets see if it works fine in summers. If it gives problem than i will get it replaced right away along with condenser.
Will be getting anti freeze coolant, Gear oil, Dexron 3 Power steering oil and engine oil 5W40 tomorrow.

Should i flush and replace the brake and clutch oil too?
Fitting have been made will get the original air cleaner fit aswell.
Which iridium plugs are compatible for lance, suggest both ngk and denso.

[taimurahmed92]

Check the maintenance schedule/service booklet from the link in the thread titled "Dewan Lancer Manuals". The owner's manual has the required grades for all the oils and fluids. Give them both a read.

As far as possible, get all fluids and oils flushed as it replaces the old fluid/oil with new.

[mesumjanjua]

The manual says 2.1 litre gear oil capacity. 75w85 grade.

[taimurahmed92]

Then you're good to go. It's best to have a little extra on hand to cover any wastage, spillage, flushing, leaks, etc.

[Xulfiqar]

75w85 is not an easy spec to come by and mitsubishi have some quirky gearboxes that require this lube.

[mesumjanjua]

I have this 75w85 in many brands at my workshop. Should i go with 2.1 litres or more?

[Xulfiqar]

Fill it properly, its the basic overflow type.

Make sure to fill and check when the car is perfectly level, not on jackstands or ramps

[mesumjanjua]

Everything went fine.
I asked them to replace Brake and Clutch oil with new.
The clutch master and slave both failed. Should i buy both new ones or get the repair kit?
As per my mechanic master should be replaced and slave can be given a try with kit if i want to. What do you suggest?

[Xulfiqar]

Replace with new parts and a new rubber flex hose too.

[mesumjanjua]

All work done. Now it will be going for paint job.
If anyone wants to get their lancer fixed in lahore, they can visit my setup.
"FAST Car One Stop Shop" Near Bahria Town, Gate#1 Exit, Lahore.

[mesumjanjua]

Wheel Balancing in process!

[mesumjanjua]

Does lancers front bumper has spacers?