Hi Guys
The heater matrix in my fto has split i have a replacement one ready to go in , has anyone on here ever fitted a new one ? and does the whole dashboard have to come off ? any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated before i undertake the task

Since my car was serviced i have had starting problems car fires up but engine dies it seems there is no choke i have replaced stepper motor temp sensor and bit the bullet took it to my local main dealer who said was wax stat valve ran fine for few days now playing up again?
when car is warm runs fine no problems and starts fine but when left over night won't run needs to keep foot on gass for a minute or two then fine this is really driving me crazy any ideas??
Starting to think maybe some electrical problem maybe loose wire which has been disturbed be really gratefull for some help as selling car to a mate and thought was all sorted.

how ya doin people? the problem i have is only very recently for no reason whatsoever my fto won't idle when cold and will only stay on if some revs are applied on the accelerator, i have had the air screw adjusted but to no avail, has anyone any idea why this has suddenly started happening and how i can rectify this irritating problem?

regards phil

Hiya
I'm on my second FTO a '98 2.0 manual GX with Blue headlights and one bulb has gone. There is a unit behind the headlights with 3 screws in take that off and there is a white unit. Now I'm stuck, can anyone a) give me a dummies guide to how I can change it and b0 tell me what headlioght bulb I need or even C0 tell me if there is a sympathetic garage near Southend which won't charge me the earth to change it.
I love these cars to bits but have never really found a garage that really knows how to deal with them.
Any help please guys cos I really need it............

Hi how doing? im new on the verg of buying a fto, i have a few questions.
1. the car has done 64000 mls but unknown whether the timing belt has been done, is the engine set up on the fto non-interference, i.e what would happen if the belt failed?
2. how do you rate the car for general reliabilty?
3. how easy/expensive is it to get parts?
4. any tips on what to check/ask when viewing the car?


cheers for your time.

I've had my FTO two years but the revcounter's never worked. I was told by one of the dealer garages that it was likely to be a problem with the ECU and we all know how expensive they are to replace! Is it possible to bypass the ECU to get the revcounter working again? Is this possible? Any ideas?

Thanks

Hi I recently bought an FTo GR and when I put the car in tiptronic the light around the N flashes and I can only get 2 and 3, also I cannot move between tiptronic and normal once in tiptronic unless I turn the engine off. I flattened the battery(dumb blonde I know!!!) and I think it must have reset something because after that I could use the tiptronic no problem for about a week. Now however it's doing the same thing, any ideas. I read on the FTo owners website that if something is not done properly when imported the tiptronic does 'funny' things. But there was no explanantion and no solution. Any one help!!

Also my dad has been nagging me to find out how often the timing belt needs to be changed, I have no service history with the car so I don't know when, if at all, it was done last.

Cheers Guys

H

My FTO GPX recently hit the 100,000 km mark and I thought I'd get the spark plugs changed and I also decided to get the leads changed. Ever since changing the spark plugs and leads, one of the spark plugs isn't firing up and hence when you drive, the car is loosing power and therefore its undrivable.

We tested the cylinder compression, tried putting the old plugs and leads on and still the same issue. I'm not sure what is happening there. Anyone have any ideas or experienced the same thing before?

Any help would be appreciated.

Does anyone know the seat size of FTO's because im trying to find seat covers that fit - i've tried one and it didn't fit.

Thanks

well everyone, not sure if anyone else has the same problem, but one of my headlights keeps cutting out seems to pop out slightly, the bulb is ok though not sure what is happening, i keep having to change the light bulb once month, any ideas what's going on?

Hello,

I have a 1995 FTO GR 2.0 (non MIVEC) and am having starting problems.

It seems very tempremental, sometimes it will start straight away, other times you can try on & off for an hour before it starts.

I think it could be the starter relay, as sometimes when I go to start I get nothing, and if I pop the bonnet there is a very light ‘tick’ noise which to me sounds like the relay. (Its not enough of a ‘clunk’ noise to be the solenoid).

Can anyone tell me (show me) where the starter relay is located? Also what relay would I need to get to replace it?

Thanks,

Lawrence

My FTO has failed on fast idle emmisions had diagnostics done its ok told it has a catalytic adjustment ????

Hello every1 I'm Jane

Well today I bought my new ( to me anyway, lol) 95, fto gr, with a full veilside body kit.
mongoose exsaust, lowered on apex springs, plus a nice little alpine sound system.
Only downside if anything is that i bought it off e-bay, so its buy it as seen sort of thing.
theres no guarantee something wont fall off it tommorow.
altho to be honest the 50 mile drive was ok. only real problems so far seem to be, there are these additional rubbers along the top where the doors close ( like wind deflectors if ya know what i mean ) well on my trip back, having opened the passenger door for the first time this strip just fell off from the top, it seemed to be held on only by bits of double sided tape, But this itself was hiding another problem...! That the bit of plastic trim that forms the top where the door or glass of the door closes onto ( forgive my some what abstract and over descriptiveness, jus hope it helps) well theres a huge deep scratch on that trim, i will tommorow look to see how the other one is attached. but how hard or how expensive are bits of plastic trim like that, can i order them from mitsubishi. Im soooo new to this, especially an import the other thing is my cobra alarm that when i press one button on the fob, it just sets the alarm off an the other.....
i have no idea. I dont want to go straight to a garage to get ripped off. my boyfriend said that when he was driving behind he saw the odd puff of smoke now and again, could that be related to gear change, i mean i see lots of cars on the road new and old do this.....
should i worry. any advice would be soooo welll appreciated

hi,

I have a 1997 FTO 24v v6 Mivec, that has a 120mph clock face. I was wonderign if i get this delimited, what does the real clock go up to? is it 180mph? thanks

Hi there

Does anyone know how to remove the MIVEC controller on an FTO mivec?

Thanks

Hi All, can any of you help?
My fto sounds tappety, but only intermitantly. Does anyone know the MIVEC valve clearance settings. Another cause could be a stuck oil presure regulator valve, does this model have such a thing?
Thanks again, any help will be greatly appreciated

George

Hi Every one
I would like some advice I would love to buy a FTO but I have two young children, and I would like to know if I could get a pram in the boot and still have some room, and could i get two car seats in the back.
PLEASE COULD ANY ONE HELP.
Many Thanks
Richard please reply to my e-mail please cheers guy's and girls
e-mail : rebecca.till1980@btinternet.com

How do you adjust the Low beam head lights on a FTO GR with out mucking up the Hi beam head lights ?

hi i really need help will the springs from tein coilovers fit kyb original shocks? will they act like the tein lowering springs?

Ive here everyone now where i can buy a led tail lights for a fto. because i thing the fto's front is ok but the original tail lights are no so good. And can i make my own tail lights and drive with them in u.k. Or are there problems with the police or MOT. Because
i'm from german and there are many problems with police and TUV (MOT) when you make some different with your car as isn't original.

!!

Hi im new in england. I'm from germany and now i live here. Yesterday i saw a FTO. I love this car. So i take some input of it from the internet. And now i think that's my car which i buy next time. But i have a questions, how much is a insurence to the fto gpx. Thanks

Hi everyone, I currently have a Toyota MR2 Turbo and i'm lokin to buy an FTO GPX.
Someone wants to swap me and i'm going to look at it this weekend. It's had an engine replacemant. Can anyone give me any tips on what to look out for?
How can i tell the differnce between the Mivec engine and the none mivec, just by looking in the engine/engine bay?
Thanks

Hellow fellow FTO drivers!

I have a question about headlight bulbs for my Mitsi FTO.

Driver's side bulb has gone and the only people I could find to get to it to replace it was a Mitsubishi main dealer. They couldn't replace the bulb because it has high powered bulbs in it - which they have quoted me £130.00 + VAT per bulb.

I think this is a lot of money!

To add insult to injury, they cannot replace them with standard bulbs as some kind of conversion kit has been used for the mountings. This will probably cost more in labor to replace these mountings than to simply replace the bulb.

Ideally, I'd like to replace the bulb but buy one from a cheaper source - but I have no idea what's in there at the moment!

Can anyone help?

does anybody know is the bolt to the fly wheel left or right handed ???? does it screw left or right ... please help as i am trying to change my water pump...

Hi there

I recently changed the rear offside light on my 96 fto mivec. It all works except the indicators do not work anymore. so i re fitted the old light just to check and it still will not work?!

Does anyone have any ideas, all the other lights work fine, just the indicators. They dont even come up on the dashboard.

Thanks

I am about to replace the cam belt on a 1994 16 value 1800cc FTO. Can anyone answer the following questions. 1) How much tension do you place on the new belt? 2) How do you remove the main drive shaft pulley? and 3) Do i need to worry about the timing? If i remove the old belt and replace the new one without turning the cam drive or crank shift, then i should be able to simply pop the new belt on.- is that correct?

R

hi peeps just wanna bit of advice, im soon to be acquiring a fto gr from a garage who say there are a couple of jobs need doing for mot which they will sort before i buy. one is brakdiscs which i already know are prone to warping the other is there is a problem with the alternator. now the car has done 90000km or 57000mls and im just wondering if this is a common problem or a sign of something more serious.

Any advice on what might be causing overheating after aboutr 15 min, other than a head gasket?

Hello fellow FTO drivers New to this site, Hoping you could help me in car heaters not working very well ,does not seem to blow well and not much change in temp .

i have recently had a new water pump fitted, but when i put the cam belt back on and start it up it seems fine, but when the cam belt covers get put back on it seems to be rubbing on the cover. You need a special tool to adjust the tension wheel but i used 2 small allen keys, which seem to work fine, i have done this several times but the belt just seems to work its way loose and the tension wheel seems to move. can anybody tell me where i am going wrong??????

Hiya folks! Hope you can help! I need to know whether the uk headlight units have E marks on them for mot purposes? Lemme know ASAP please as i need to buy a set!

hi all,

does anyone no any good insurance companies for imports?

lisaxx

Hi Guys,

this is my first post please go easy on me tonight i have noticed that i am gettting a very loud rubbing noise from the back of the car, one of my mates said it sounded like the bearing was going, is this common? or could it be anything else, starting to get worried as it is a very loud noise and has started tonight?

can any1 help pleasse?

Thanks

millers

Hi all, new to this so could be interesting, I have an fto gr which I love although since i had my stero taken out the other week to have my dash re painted ive noticed a squeek under the bonnet!!!!! it kinda sounded like a fan belt or sommin but now its got worse

you start the car and it sounds a little like a transit van and then it squeeks big style although if you put your foot down a bit it kinda stops any ideas????

also ive just read on the net that if you put your foot down and it takes a while for kick down and then goes you may need a gear box rebuild???

Im a girl and blond so any answers in plain english lol

Hello,

I just wanted some advice on buying an FTO. I am 24 and interested in buying a GR version or possibly a GPX depending on insurance. Im unsure about what gears to go for i have heard mixed reports about the Tip models some advice pls. Also what age should i go for i was thinking around 97 because i have read that earlier models dont have abs plus some other things. Also what tend to be the major problems with them breaking down? and are they difficult and expensive to fix and get parts.

Any help would be great

Many Thanks

Dave

any one done this on a fto.looked at loads of sites but had no luck.

Having a drama with my fto gr, when i put the climate control on and set the temp to 17 degrees its like an oven in the car. I bought a gauge to check the charge on my air con bt this read normal. Can anyone help me please?????

hey everyone im new here and i was wondering how hard is it to get a fto here in the u.s? and as in what the parice range would be? would i have to import one?

Hi my tappets are slightly loud and im wondering if i have put the incorrect oil in. What do you guys normally put in?

Hi,

Today morning, while I was driving my FTO early in the morning, the car came to a stall when it was still moving with a speed of 80 kmph after I rev the engine to the redline and shifted from first to second gear...

1) the car stopped at the traffic light
2) traffic light turns green
3) stepped on the accelerator (full)
4) car rev to redline (mivec kicked in)
5) shifted from first to second gear
6) car engine died without any response to accelerator
7) shifted to third gear, can feel the gear being connected to the engine
8) headlamp is still on
9) when clutch is stepped on, the "battery flat" light comes out, but when the clutch is released, the "battery flat" light goes off again
10) surprisingly the RPM is pointed to "zero" even when the gear is running
11) car decelerate to a stall and never start again (the car is still in the service lane now)
12) when key turned to "start", nothing happen, only ONE "click" sound from the dash board.

help me please

Thanks!

HI all,
im trying to locate a set of FTO parking brake cables. im looking for the rear left and rear right. but i really only need the rear right. if its cheaper to get both, then i'll get both. any help is appreciated. thanks in advance.

Archie

can sombody share me a FTO owner's manual please.... i have a problem on my FTO, when i turn the ignition to on, the aircon automatically turn-on......why??? help please....

Im looking for some advice on where i can get my FTO serviced around the Glasgow area,its also needing all the belts changed,iv had a quote from Arnold Clark and they were asking for £549,is that good as iv never had it serviced? if there are any of you out there know anywhere better could you point me in the right direction?

any help appreciated

Im just getting my new 1990 GTO roadworthied and the last parts needed are the three engine mounts. I live in australia and if anyone has any information on some 2nd hand ones (new are 900 from jap) i would be very appreciative!!! My mechanic tells me he has searched everywhere and cant find anything im getting desperate.

ANY1 OUT THERE THAT IS SELLING A SECOND HAND COILOVER FOR A GPX MIVEC MANUAL, IF SO BE IN TOUCH

CHERZ

I WAZ WONDERING IF ANY 1 KNOWZ WER I COULD GET A FASCIA FOR MA FTO, I'VE BEEN SEARCHIN FOR DIZ EVERY WER BUT CNT FND IT, ITZ HARD FOR ME TO GET IT HER.

CHERZ.....

Hi,

Just found this forum, thought I'd say hi to the rest of the FTO clan.

I've got a 1995 GPX manual, in passion red, had it ~3years now and still loving it.

Ade.

would any1 know wats da lowest i can drop ma fto with an 17" rims, i would be really greatfull if sum1 helps me out

Hi All,
I'm new to the site. I'm looking to buy a 95 FTO but apparently the tachometer needs to be fixed. Does anybody have a general idea of how much that could cost? Any estimates would be appreciated.
Thanks,
P