This ones in russian
tommy sport
The following are all in german
nippon tuning
Select mitsubishi and go to 3 and 4 page
importspeed
Standard Mitsubishi bodyparts
schubbis
For facelifted carisma(2000-)
giacuzzo

If you know of any other sites please add

Hi all!

Well, as yesterday I got no less than four engine check failures in a 20km trip, I decided it was time to get an AUTEL JP701 scan tool. I have not yet found any positive comment regarding its use with the 1.8 GDI engine but also not negative comment about it... so I hoped for best and bought it

It should arrive in few days. Once I get it, I will check and report here what I find. Meanwhile, please, feel free to comment about your experience with the AUTEL series and/or other scanning tools.

Best regards,

JOSE

Morning All,

Been lerking around for a while and learning from the forums.

I have S reg (1998) Carisma, normaly no problems however for the past few weeks now the engine management light comes on and, if you switch the engine off at this point, the car will not start again for approx 45mins.

I'm told (by my local mitsubishi dealer) this is due to either the crankshaft position sensor and/or the cam shaft position sensor being faulty (they believe the sensor is causing/showing a fault when the engine warms up and then resets when it cools down).

I got a quote this morning for them to fix it:-

Camshaft sensor: £100 plus VAT
Scrankshaft sensor: £100 plus VAT

Fitting: £15 plus VAT.

They cant fit me in for a week, however I can get both sensors (in a kit) for £25.00 (OK they are a general one and not mitsubishi) and fit them myself.

Basicly, my question, do I really need to take of the timing belts etc. As Mitsubishi only wanted £15 fitting Im assuming its not that big of job??

Any help would be appreciated.

Hello!

Well, as my problems with the car continue (I get an engine failure light from time to time) and the carefully cleaning of the throttle body didn't help, I have fitted a new engine ECU (well, not so new as got it at eBay.de for the princely sum of 17.70 EUR ) . Good thing is that the VIN code of the donnor car was exactly the same, except serial number, than mine, so it is a good match.

So far, after I did the necessary learning process (15 minutes on idle without extra electric load), it works as the original unit. Last check I made with old ECU produced two engine failures in about 190km. Let's see what happens with this. I am pretty sure it will also fail but, for the low price I paid for the ECU, it is worth a try, I guess.

There is one thing which happens both with the original and the new ECU. Idle is OK at about 800 rpm but, when arriving to a red traffic light, for example, when I brake and stop the car, sometimes idle goes up to about 1500 rpm and then, after some time a that range (about 5 seconds), it slowly comes down to 800 rpm. It is not a big trouble but I am pretty sure this didn't happen before my carefully (and when I say it, trust me ) cleaning of the throttle body.

I plan to take the car for a short trip this weekend (yes, I enjoy taking risks); let's hope at least it works as it did with the other ECU.

Best regards,

JOSE

Clutch problem today.. RAC towed me to a garage. RAC man said the clutch was burnt out... still had normal pressure on pedal (not floppy) and gear stick was as normal.. car just revved when in putting into gear. Xmas so i am fairly skint,, what would be the worse / best case scenario for this problem and what is it likely to cost me..?
Cheers......

Hi all,

Was just wondering if your carisma is also a bit lame when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear...
Just got curious to see if it´s normal, a common problem or if something weared out..

Thanks in advance

Cheers!

the carisma i've just bought doesn't start, but when i take off the position sensor and open the throttle manually it started, i was told it would be the sensor but i spoke to a mitsubishi mechanic who told me it would be the magnet on the other side of the throttle body that would be knackered? is this correct or would a good clean sort my problem out, as he says the position sensor probably isn't at fault? what do you guys recommend

Hey this is my first post. Been looking on this forum and have seen alot of people having similar problems with the Mitsubishi carisma.

I have 2001 Mitsubishi carisma 1.8 GDI Equippe. The problem I am having at the moment is that it has high revs. I have a question but i will tell you what i have tried so far as it may help some of the problems others are having.

When i first bought the car i couldnt find a garage that had a computer so i thought id look around and try to see if others had the same problem. First thing i tried was taking the throttle body of and cleaning it as it was clogged up bigtime. Didnt fix my problem tho. I also tried spraying wd40 around the pipes as sometimes a small tear can cause the
high revs.

I finally found a place that had a computer and they said that the best thing to fix the problem was replacing the entire throttle body and sensors. Problem is a brand new one of the dealers is 1100 quid with the vat which is a laughable amount for a part.

So my question is does anyone know where i may be able to get one cheaper? i have tried all the breakers in northern ireland and no one seems to have it.

Thanks.

My indicators have started going intermittent and I think it's the flasher unit that is at fault. All bulbs are OK but the indicators sometimes work, sometimes don't, and when they don't work the flasher unit makes rapid drumming noises.

Before I start to investigate the fault I'd like to know where the flasher unit is and how to get at it, if anyone can tell me this.

(Carisma 1.8 GDI 2001)

Thanks.

Hi
I need a airflow meter for my 03 carisma DID. Its a siemens unit part number 5WK9632. I ordered one from a company in the uk that supply original siemens parts and after market units. I opted for the original siemens part but when the unit arrived the part number on the unit is 5WK9620Z. I rang the supplier and they assured me that it is correct and its a newer version of the same part.
My question is will it work or do i send the part back and ask for a refund as im now a little confused and if i plug the unit in they wont take it back.
Thanks for any help

Please could anybody tell me where to locate the reverse light switch on a Carisma Mirage 1.6 2002?

The reversing light is not coming on at all, I have checked the fuse and the bulb which seem to be fine. There is no electricity coming to the reversing light.

Any help much appreciated.

I've been trying to figure out what's required in order to lower your car 30-40mm. My car is already lowered about 40mm (was done by Mitsubishi the day it was bought). Since it has now driven 200,000 km, the suspension has begun to degrade a lot. I therefore want to change both shocks and springs but can I just buy standard shocks and mount some 35mm lowering springs from H&R, Eibach, ... or do I need special shocks when lowering the car?

By the way, I did consider a kit where you can adjust the height but I've only found a kit from KW (KW Variant 1) which has quite a high price compared to what I'm willing to spend (about twice as much as new shocks + lowering springs).

I hope someone can help me out. Thanks in advance.

Hi
I have a 2003 Mitsubishi Carisma 1.9 DiD
The fuel gauge has stopped working it is stuck at 1/4 full and the low level light is on, it stays in this condition no matter what the fuel level.
Does anyone know how to test the system as on older cars without a computer you used to be able to ground out terminals etc to fault diagnose but can you do it on newer cars, because my car has a trip computer etc.
Any help is much appreciated
Cheers
Rusty

I have a 2001 Carisma 1.9 DiD with over 130000 miles on the clock. It runs well, with the exception of an occasional sudden loss of power when the engine management light comes on. The diagnostics in the garage said that the problem was "Valve Limitation Overboost" which is clearly something to do with the turbo overboost, but the folk in the garage have no clue what it specifically refers to, and I definitely have no idea.

I was hoping someone here might be able to narrow this down to some particular issue and help get this resolved. Any ideas anyone?

Before I start thanks and hats off to mymail1964 for excellent advice on this subject. I have a 2002 Carisma and if you look up mymail1964 s post he gives the correct number for this cars sensor. ie OZA 0448-E53. not the 52 which is for the earlier car. Having the correct sensor (and one that works!) makes a lot of difference as stated elsewhere, eg at least another 10 mpg. Before you buy a special socket which can be on the expensive side, try taking the exhaust manifold shield off. Its held on by 4 12 mm bolts. Then you will be able to use either an open ended or a ring spanner to remove the sensor. It should not be in tight. If its stubborn you may have to buy a socket. Can I refer you to mymail1964s post for rest of details. Hope this saves someone a trip to the shops!

I have a Mitisubishi Carisma 1.6 automatic. The car was working with no issues. All of a sudden I can't start the car, there is nothing in the ignition. The headlights work as do the interior lights. None of the dash board icons are lighting up apart from the door open warning icon. The lights and hazards are working, but not the indicators or wipers. The RAC came to look at it on Firday but coudln't find the probelm. Any ideas?

Hi there

I've been searching around this forum for an answer to my Carisma issues though most threads are left unresolved. I'm therefore trying to write my own thread and here goes:

When my Carisma 1.8 GLS from 97 is cold, it usually idles at 1700-2000 RPM and when driving, it kinda overfuels the engine so it drives insanely fast even in 1st and 2nd. You can't really drive slow without using the brakes. Once the engine seems to heat up, the idle slowly decreases but once fully warm, it seems to drop all the way down to 500 RPM. I then tried using some Abcon Instant Power (not sure if anyone knows about) which seems to have helped a bit on the low idle. However, it still falls to 500 RPM sometimes but not as often as before though the high idle is still present.

Next problem: When I drive very slowly as in stuck on the highway, my car kinda "jumps" as in lack of fuel/bad mixture. It only does this during low RPMs and only after it has warmed up. I've been told that this may be fixed by changing the fuel filter or by cleaning the injectors. Can anyone suggest this too?

Last problem: When I step on the clutch to shift gears, my front lights dim down a bit and then back to normal. I'm not really sure why it does this since it has no problems running all the electric components at once.

What my car has no problems with: Driving at high speed, acceleration etc. which means it does work just fine as long as you're not driving slow or leave it in idle. It never kills the engine either even when it hits 500 RPM. Sometime it falls all the way down to like 200 RPM and then it seems to boost the fuel injection immediately so it doesn't stop running

What I've tried so far:
1. Use Abcon Instant Power additive for the injection - did help a bit on low idle
2. Change the spark plugs to some Denso iridium ones - not really any change
3. Change the coolant temperature sensor (I don't expect this to influence the ECU since nothing changed)
4. Get a computer read-out at Mitsubishi - no electrical problems were found

What I'm going to try:
1. Use Abcon Fuel System Cleaner for a while
2. Change the fuel filter

Does anyone have any clue as to what can be wrong? Can it really just be a bad fuel filter / dirty injectors and what about the small electric problem with the lights? When it comes to fuel, I know the engine is supposed to run on octane 101 but that's not really something you usually buy here. I do always use Shell V-Power though which they claim is octane 99. I can't say what the previous owner of the car used though.

I hope someone has some suggestions

My 2002 Carisma (97.000 miles), sometimes lacks power and the revs won't go over 3000 rpm, It has actually cut out a few times and I have had the AA put their diagnostic machine on it and nothing showed. I have had a friend clean all the engine sensors, hoses, put engine flush through her and renewed the filters and oil; and it is still doing it! My friend says it could be the EGR valve, but I dont want to go and buy this if it is not that's not what's wrong with it. Can anybody help please?

I have a 2001 1.8 GDI. Could anyone tell me what are the colours of the wires for:
1. The rear lights
2. The rear fog light

I'm wiring a towbar up, got the indicators and brake lights working, so almost there!

I changed a brake light bulb last week and may have the wrong one - i now find that when I brake the headlights and dashboard lights come on!!

Hi all!

I own a Carisma 1.8 GDI since 18 months ago. We (my wife and I) have done about 30.000km to it, mixed road and city, getting 7.3 l/100km average over this period. It has been a nice to drive car and we are glad with it. Car now has 130.000km on it. Service has been done at recommended intervals and always at the Mitsubishi agent.

But, since day one, it has had some trouble with idle, as is usual with GDIs. Even, sometimes, engine stopped when arriving, for example, to an STOP. At the beginning it was just from time to time and we didn't find it a big problem. But lately it was getting worse so my wife, who drives the car daily, told me to take it to the garage. Tinkerer as I am , I looked for information, found the nice YouTube videos on the throttle valve repair and lots of info, like the one in this Forum, so I proceeded to inspect the throttle body. It was far from being too bad; just some carbon deposits on the inside part, some of them slightly blocking the tiny space between the valve and the metal enclosure, when it is fully closed. So I carefully cleaned it, checking that the valve had enough spring action and that it was smooth. Once I did it, idle was perfect . So I was very glad about the repair

Things were fine for exactly a week and about 200km. Then my wife called me telling the engine error light had lighted and car had lost all power and so on . I was wondering how it had worked so nicely for a week and then it got that fault. But of course, I suspected of my work on the car

Well, I checked again all what I had done and everything was fine. Just in case, I did an even more extensive cleaning on the throttle valve and tried the car again. It worked for a couple days and then, after 80km, I got again the dreaded light. I felt an small loss of power just before the light was on.

I have also tried to do an ECU re-learn, disconnecting the battery for some minutes, reconnecting it, running at idle for 20 minutes, adding all electrical load I could and then stopping the engine. But, after than, I got again the failure at about 6km from home. This was done yesterday. Today, I have come to work with the Carisma and has worked almost fine. I say almost because it seems to me that engine is not as smooth as it was.

BTW, every failure has been at light engine load. I mean, while I am doing about 80-100km/h, on an straight, with the accelerator very lightly pressed. I guess this could be a clue.

One thing I am wondering is that there could be a hidden relation I am missing... let's imagine lambda sensor was about to fail. It could increase the number of stalls if it was working on its limits... so I clean the throttle valve and, yes, this helps about idle. But them lambda sensor fails and I get the other problem.

Another thing that I am suspecting is that, when doing yesterday the ECU re-learn, at idle, I was out of the car in a very quiet area... and then I listened some hissing noise coming from the bottom of the car, more or less on the middle. Could this be an air leak on the exhaust?. If so, it could foul the lambda sensor, I guess...

I have looked for a reliable OBD-II reader, suitable for this car but it seems that nobody has yet found it, right?

Well, as you can see, I have some clues and lots of questions . I would appreciate any comments about what can I do now.

Thanks and best regards,

JOSE

Hi all firstly I would just like to say Hi to everyone as Im new here .....so Hi!!
I have just been given a 2004 elegance did and have noticed that itt lacks power when pulling off from standstill, i can over come it by giving it more revs etc but i find myself going up and down the gears from until I get up a good head of steam then its fine. Im having trouble finding a new air filter which I want to change i heve a fuel and oil filter...do you think it could be something as simple as a filter or something more serious? Also i have noticed the oil dip stick has snapped off at the botttom....can anyone tell me where to get a new one?

Many thanks in advance
ollie

I have troubles with my 1999 Carisma sport. it keeps jerking and cuting off and the revs high and cuts off. the check engine sign on the dash keeps blinking. do yall think this is an ECU fault. my technicials are trying to make me buy a new ECU which cost alot. please advice.

Hi, not long bought my carisma and haveing issues already !
ive just changed the stereo and now the aerial wont go up. checked connections but no luck. any ideas ???
also yesterday the speeds for the heating packed up. eg 1 2 3 or 4. checked fuses but all seem ok, does this mean i have to take the whole car apart to fix ?
thanks in advance if anyone can give me some ideas.

Hi all i have just brought a carisma elegance on a 03 plate and having trouble removing the old lift reverse gear knob to replace with a after market one any ideas?

Ive tried to unscrew but no luck, dont really want to cut it off if i can help it please any ideas

I have trouble changing the clock light in my car. I can't fint any way to open the clock on a easy way.
Can somone describe who this is done?

I've been reading that the mivec unit can simply bolt straight on the 4g92 engine...
Now my question is... What other components would I need on my 96 carisma 1.6 to get everything working like it should, if I bolt this mivec unit on??

Thanks in advance!

Hello.

I wish to upgrade my audio in my 1996 mitsubishi carisma, the front speakers are located under the dash and I don't really want to start ripping that apart until I know more about it.
I don't suppose anyone has a guide or instructions on how to remove that part of the interior to replace the speakers do they??

Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

Was thinking about buying an USB OBD2 adapter for my Carisma -99 to check it out sometimes with the laptop.

Does anybody know where the diagnostic port is located at, if the obd2 protocol is fine and, had anybody had experience with these tools?

Thanks in advance

Hello,
I have a 97 Carisma GL and just recently the heater controls have started to malfunction.Its just the heater power control thats not working correctly,normaly you would have 4 different speed setting on the heater,but only the third setting on my heater is working.Does any one know what could be causing this,I would really appreciate some help.Thanks.

hi again still having major problems with my 1.8 carisma y reg i have this problem that if i try to go over 3500 revs whilst stationary it starts banging and popping all over the place but i find if i take the connector off the fuel pressure swich in the fuel rail then reconnect i can rev it right up?????? switch the engine off then get the same problem ive been quoted £183 plus vat which is a lot of money for one small sensor which would be fine if this was going to cure my problem??? any ideas anybody heres hoping thanks

When cold it starts no problem but it wont tick over until warmed up,then it is at about 300rpm!
Please help its doing my head in!

Thanks

Hello all,

The problem with the W reg (2000) carisma 1.8 GDI is that it doesn't start at all. As you turn the key the engine management light starts blinking on the dash. Tried jump starting it, bump starting it but it jus doesnt start. Theres more than quarter tank of fuel remaining. The car started perfectly in the morning did about 60 motorway miles and went to start it after 5 hours and jus didnt want to start.

Does any one have any ideas what can be the problem?

Thanks

Had a carisma 2004 equip, that I cabbed for a couple of years was a reliable car. However today I'm not longer a taxi driver, I'm a student nurse. So recently in a bid to generate some cash to help with studies, I just sold me current mazda 6 cab and went searching for a run about to replace it.

My mate offered me his 1997 Carisma 1.6 GLi for £300 with 6months MOT/2 months tax, it's done 108k. I jumped at this knowing he had owned the car since it was 2 years old and has mot/serviced it every year and as he told me only probs was bumps, scrapes and a broken rear window winder.

We went to pick it up Jan 1st, it was snowing and I had to get back while road was still open, so as I trusted him I took it without test drive. Big mistake!!

By the time I got it home, I had realised clutch was slipping. Phoned him and he offered to go 50/50 on clutch repair. I took car to my mechanic this week and he test drove it confirmed clutch needs replaced, he also noticed abs was kicking back way to hard and one wiper arm is snagging bonnet. (still works tho!)

Anyhow, I've picked up a clutch kit cheapish this week off internet and it's going in to garage on Wednesday. My mechanic has said he will give it a good look over before fitting clutch it to see if car is worth saving, so here's hoping brakes are a simple fix (perhaps they are just needing cleaned up cos car has obviously been lying up) since it's only done 1500 miles since Mot 6.5 months ago.

Anyhow, hello folks and please wish me and my the Carisma luck!

Hey Guys


I have a heating problem in my Carisma/GDi from 98, hope anyone can help me..

I only get a small amount of heat in the car, and when i press down the accelerator there
is comming a bit more, there is no air in the system and i have also changed the thermostat
with no luck..
sometimes is there a strange smell in the car when i turn on the system, but only sometimes.


Regards
Henning

Hi - odd luggage light problem - when opening rear hatch door light comes on for first third of opening then turns off as hatchback raises to one third/full height!
Cannot find door switch on rear hatch door or opening - where is the light controlled from?

Thanks
Ray

Hello,

Does anyone have Carisma 1.8 gdi equippe (2000)? Please send it to me.

Regards.

Hi there,

I have a Carisma 1.6 2002 and today the washer fluid is not working. I can not hear a hum when I press the switch. Is it connected to a fuse??? Or is the pump broken.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Hello all! My first post here. I wrote off my Volvo S40 T4 on monday (spun out in the rain) and I had to go out and get a car quick. I ended up buying a Carisma and so far I'm pretty pleased with it. Just fixing up a few minor faults on it which leads me to my first question here....

Where can i get a drivers side door switch?

I think the switch is knackered because the interior light doesn't come on when the drivers door opens and there is no noise that tells me I've left the lights on.

If anybody on this forum has a spare switch I can buy then let me know or if you can tell me where to get one that would be helpful. I've seen some on ebay but the seller has £5 postage on. Bit pricey for a little switch.

Cheers,
Paul

Hi, ive got a problem with my 1999 carisma sport GDI 1.8.

the car cuts out under heavier acceleration (overtaking, ect) engine management light comes on flashing, turn off engine and let the car reset and it starts and runs fine.

ive looked into it, first thought was lambda sensor but it seems fine, no fuel problems, no diagnostics will connect to it as theres a problem with my connector.

i like the car and it runs fine any other time, but being in the oncoming lane at 60+ and having the engine cut out isnt the safest thing.

Thanks for any advice.

hi can anyone tell me where the starter motor is on a carisma engine.looked all over but can seem to find it.lol

can anybody help i have just purchased a y reg 2001 carisma 1.8gdi the engine will rev to 3500 if i do it slowly after this has been reached it starts hunting/surging like its not getting enough fuel also starts backfiring etc through air intake?????? has any body got any ideas now getting desperate

where is the rear screen heater relay . looked every where cant find it. help please.

If anyone could help with the bulb types for interior lights in a Mitsubishi Carisma (1.9did, 2003) for front reading lamps and middle lamp.

Thank you!

Hello all,

My carisma 1.8 gdi (2000) does not start. Diagnostic reveals fault code 78 (APS main). What does it mean?
Please assist so that I can know what to do exactly.

All the best.

Hi I'v recently bought an X reg Carisma.Really pleased with car but it has been fitted with a large bore " boy racer" exhaust, its very noisy and because im getting old 'ha ha' im thinking of changing it.
Will doing so affect the performance in any way?
Thanks Ian

Hello guys,

I've got a problem with my Carisma 1.6i 16V (76kW). Fuel efficiency is ok - combined 6.8l/100km. And I can't see any problem with the power of engine.
But always I reset the ECU engine light comes up after a few km...
I have noticed, that it always comes up when i'm driving on 4th gear - 2000rpm after 1-2km.
I have visited my mitsubishi dealer - they didn't find anything. - checked the engine
Do you have any idea?
Thanks

What is the quantity of oil needed at an oil and filter change for a 2002 Carisma 1.6 Mirage?

Also, what specification should the oil be? Is it 15W 40, or 10W 40?

I have downloaded the engine service manual, but it doesn't list these minor service items in it.

I have the plugs, air filter and oil filter on order, I just need to know how much oil and in what quantity.

Cheers,
A

A sticker under my Carisma's bonnet states that the spark plugs should be replaced with iridium ones, which are expensive, whilst the car's handbook says to use NGK BKR6E-11, which are low-priced.

Is it necessary to use iridium plugs?