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Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Timing Belt Replacement Intervals

Please note: All of these belts are for an Interference engine.

 

IMPORTANT: A timing belt failure on vehicles equipped with interference engines presents a somewhat different scenario. This type of engine does not allow for clearance between a valve at its lowest point and a piston at its highest point. The critical link to ensure that these components do not collide is the timing belt. If an interference engine's timing belt fails, not only will the motorist be stranded, but additional damage to valves, pistons, cylinder head and cylinder walls can occur which can greatly escalate the cost of repair. It is essential to remember that when changing the timing belt, the timing belt system tensioner and pulleys must be examined to determine if they exhibit signs of wear or damage. If so, these components should immediately be replaced. Please look for ** to indicate interference engines. For extra assurance, please check with your mechanic or car dealership to determine if your vehicle has an interference engine.

(a) Normal Mileage
(b) Severe Mileage
(**) Interference Engine

1999 3000GT

V6 3.0L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**  

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

 

1997-99 3000GT

V6 3.0L FI VIN H

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (SOHC)**

Timing Component Kit (SOHC)**  

 

60,000 (a)

 

1991-98 3000GT

V6 3.0L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (DOHC)**

Timing Component Kit (DOHC)**

 

60,000 (a)

1987-88 CORDIA

L4 1.8L FI VIN G

 

 

L4 2.0L CARB VIN D

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1984-86 CORDIA

L4 1.8L FI VIN G

 

 

L4 2.0L CARB VIN D

 

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft) 

Timing Component Kit 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft) 

Timing Component Kit 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1983 CORDIA

L4 1.8L CARB VIN 4

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft) 

Timing Component Kit 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

1997-04 DIAMANTE

V6 3.5L FI

 

 

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**  

Timing Component Kit** 

 

60,000 (a)

 

1996 DIAMANTE

V6 3.0L FI VIN H

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**  

Timing Component Kit**  

 

60,000 (a)

1992-95 DIAMANTE

V6 3.0L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)  (DOHC)**

Timing Component Kit  (DOHC)**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)  (SOHC)**

Timing Component Kit  (SOHC)**

 

 

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

2002-04 ECLIPSE

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

L4 2.4L FI VIN Y

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

2001-04 ECLIPSE

V6 3.0L FI

V6 3.0L FI VIN F

V63.0L FI VIN H

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

 

 

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

2000-04 ECLIPSE

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**  

Timing Component Kit

 

60,000 (a)

 

2000 ECLIPSE

V6 3.0L FI VIN L 

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

1996-99 ECLIPSE

L4 2.4L FI

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit **

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1996-97 ECLIPSE

L4 2.0L FI VIN Y

 

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (DOHC)**

Timing Component Kit (DOHC)**

 

60,000 (a)

1995-99 ECLIPSE 

L4 2.0L FI 

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit** 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1990-94 ECLIPSE

L4 1.8L FI

 

 

L4 2.0L FI

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit** 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit** 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

2004 ENDEAVOR

V6 3.8L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft) 

Timing Component Kit 

 

60,000 (a)

 

1993-95 EXPO

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit **

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

1993 EXPO

L4 1.8L FI VIN C

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit** 

 

60,000 (a)

 

1992 EXPO

L4 2.4L FI VIN W 

 

  

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit** 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1992 EXPO LRV

L4 1.8L FI VIN D

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

 

2004 GALANT

V6 3.8L FI  

 

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

 

60,000 (a)

 

1999-04 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI

 

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Component Kit

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

 

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

1999-03 GALANT 

V6 3.0L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

1999 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI

 

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

Balance Shaft Belt (VIN G)**

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (VIN G)**

Balance Shaft Belt**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1996-98 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1994-95 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

Balance Shaft Belt (SOHC)**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)  (SOHC)**

Timing Component Kit (SOHC)**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1994 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI VIN L

 

Balance Shaft Belt (DOHC)** 

 

60,000 (a)

1993 GALANT

L4 2.0L FI VIN D

 

Balance Shaft Belt (SOHC)**

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (SOHC)** 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1989-92 GALANT

L4 2.0L FI VIN R

 

 

L4 2.0L FI VIN V

 

Balance Shaft Belt (DOHC)**

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (DOHC)**

Timing Component Kit (DOHC)**

Balance Shaft Belt (SOHC)

Timing Belt (Camshaft) (SOHC)

Timing Component Kit (SOHC)

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1988 GALANT

V6 3.0L FI VIN S

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**  

Timing Component Kit**  

 

60,000 (a)

 

1987 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI VIN L 

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1985-86 GALANT

L4 2.4L FI VIN L

 

 

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

 

2004 LANCER

L4 2.4L FI

 

Timing Component Kit  

 

60,000 (a)

2003-04 LANCER

L4 2.0L FI

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

2002 LANCER

L4 2.0L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

 

60,000 (a)

1993-96 MIGHTY MAX

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

 

 

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1990-93 MIGHTY MAX

V6 3.0L FI 

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

 

1990-92 MIGHTY MAX

L4 2.4L FI

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1987-89 MIGHTY MAX

L4 2.0L CARB VIN D

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1983-86 MIGHTY MAX

L4 2.0L CARB

 

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft) 

Timing Component Kit

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1983-85 MIGHTY MAX

L4 2.3L FI

 

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit**

 

50,000 (a)

50,000 (a)

1997-02 MIRAGE

L4 1.5L FI

L4 1.8L FI

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1993-96 MIRAGE

L4 1.8L FI VIN C

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**  

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

1991-96 MIRAGE

L4 1.5L FI  VIN A

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

Timing Component Kit** 

 

60,000 (a)

1991-92 MIRAGE

L4 1.6L FI VIN Y

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)** 

 

60,000 (a)

1989-90 MIRAGE

L4 1.5L FI VIN X

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Belt Component**

 

60,000 (a)

 

1989 MIRAGE

L4 1.6L FI VIN Z

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

 

60,000 (a)

1988 MIRAGE

L4 1.6L FI VIN F

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

1987-88 MIRAGE

L4 1.5L CARB VIN K

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

1985-86 MIRAGE

L4 1.5L CARB VIN K

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

2003-04 MONTERO

V6 3.8L FI

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

60,000 (a)

2001-02 MONTERO

V6 3.5L FI VIN R

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

1997-00 MONTERO

V6 3.5L FI VIN R

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

1995-96 MONTERO

V6 3.0L FI VIN H

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

60,000 (a)

1994-96 MONTERO

V6 3.5L FI VIN M

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

60,000 (a)

1989-94 MONTERO

V6 3.0L FI

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

2000-04 MONTERO SPORT

V6 3.5L FI VIN R

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

1999 MONTERO SPORT

L4 2.4L FI

 

 

V6 3.0 FI

 

V6 3.5L FI

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

1997-98 MONTERO SPORT

L4 2.4L FI VIN G

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1997-03 MONTERO SPORT

V6 3.0L FI VIN P

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

2003-04 OUTLANDER

L4 2.4L FI

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1990-91 PRECIS

L4 1.5L FI VIN J

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

1987-89 PRECIS

L4 1.5L CARB VIN J

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

1989-90 SIGMA

V6 3.0L FI VIN S

 

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

1987-88 TREDIA

L4 1.8L FI VIN G

 

 

 

L4 2.0L CARB VIN D

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit

Timing Component Kit

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit

Timing Component Kit

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

1984-86 TREDIA

L4 1.8L FI VIN G

 

 

L4 2.0L CARB VIN D

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

1983 TREDIA

L4 1.8L CARB VIN 4

 

Balance Shaft Belt

Timing Belt (Camshaft)

Timing Component Kit

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

1987-90 VAN

L4 2.4L FI

 

Balance Shaft Belt**

Timing Belt (Camshaft)**

Timing Component Kit**

 

60,000 (a)

60,000 (a)

 

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