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1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse won't start.

eagle07 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:22:23 GMT

i have a 1990 eclipse and recently put a new motor in it. everything is hooked up right and the timimg is dead on and im am getting fuel and spark and plenty of compresion but it just turns over and will not fire.

1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0 automatic is not shifting correctly. Fluids ok, using ATF +4

demomantwo — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:43:14 GMT

Just started not shifting correctly. At times it runs fine. It will stay in second gear. Recently had new (rebuilt) engine put in. Forth engine.

1997 Eclispe, 2.0 automatic Does not shift correctly. Stays in second and at times runs right.

demomantwo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:27:56 GMT

1997 Eclispe, 2.0 automatic Does not shift correctly. Stays in second and at times runs right. Fluids are correct. Just started not shifting four days ago. Three months ago had a new (Rebuilt) engine put in, new belts and engine mounts.

My Mitsubishi Eclipse is leaking coolant but it is not overheating so I'm not sure where the leak is. Any ideas?

firebird1202 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:40:26 GMT

car is a 1999 mitsubishi eclipse gs.

Im hoping i dont need to replace the head gasket!

What is the exact oil capacity and type of oil for a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse (2.4 liter engine)?

kenmetzger2005 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:29:22 GMT

I recently purchased the vehicle used and it didn't have an owners manual or maintenance manual. I called local dealerships and was told somewhere between 4.5 and 5.0 quarts. Just wanted to change the oil before I purchased a manual.
Thnxs!

What are the 3 top rated tires and wheels for a 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven all seasons in MN, both freeway and town?

eclipsed1 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:45:09 GMT

2005 Eclipse GT Remix Edition

Black smoke comes out of my exhaust, and using a lot of oil. 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

hulicro — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:46:49 GMT

using a lot of oil, appearance of soot on the ground when i start the car. 1997 Eclipse

I have a Mitsubishi nose mask number AECOYM1BO2 and I need to know which year Eclipse this will fit.

whodat3 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:03:11 GMT

I have a Mitsubishi nose mask part number AECOYM1BO2 and I need to know the year Eclipse this will fit.

95 Mitsubishi Eclipse with brake problems. Need help. I can't think of what's wrong.

eagle07 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:26:26 GMT

I have a 95 Eclipse GS front wheel drive with ABS and am having brake problems. The pedal feels just like a clutch pedal. (goes to the floor real easy). I tried bleeding but it didn't help so I bought a new master cylinder and bench bled it and put it on and bleed out all four wheels. But it is doing the same thing. I know I'm not leaking brake fluid anywhere. When I open the bleeders on the wheels, there is no pressure with the fluid. A lot comes out but it just trickles out. Need help bad. Thanks!

Eclipse fuel pump problem

ashera1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:30:52 GMT

2003 Eclipse, bench checked the fuel pump and it works great. But then when you put it back in the car it does not work. The 15 amp fuse is fine. Is there a relay and where?

I have a 2003 mitsubishi eclipse and the service engine soon light came on a few days ago, what does this mean?

nikinak — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:05:26 GMT

2003 mitsubishi eclipse indicator light service engine soon. inquiring about what actions should be taken to correct this issue.

I have a '94 Eclipse. 2.0 L 4cyl/auto. Any idea of what the MPG may be?

davedude — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:30:45 GMT

173K miles. No oil leakage. I changed the oil and filter; trans fluid and filter. Trying to find and estimated mileage.

On the 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS, what are the 0-60 times?

jaredloves90 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:11:16 GMT

2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS

What's the belt routing on a 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse 1.8L?

backsider13 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:34:06 GMT

show me pictures

Is the Mitsubishi Eclipse considered a high risk vehicle by Insurance companies?

tjbsr2 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:32:28 GMT

My son is looking at used Mitsubishi Eclipse models. I don't want him to buy anything that will be expensive to insure.

Does anyone know why when I push in my clutch to slow down my rpms drop to 100 and my Mitsubishi Eclipse sometimes stalls?

eclipseguy1 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:25:50 GMT

it an 1996 eclipse and i replaced the fuel pump and filter it seemed to help for a little bit but started doing it again. its fine when i'm driving just when i go to slow down i push in the clutch and the rpms go down to around 100 and some times stalls. anyone have any idea what this chould be?

2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT making strange noise.

kyauney — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:29:12 GMT

One month old and I noticed a strange noise when going from park to 1st or park to reverse when traveling the first 3-5 feet. I rarely drive the car so it took me that long to notice it. I would describe it as a large twig rolling under the car. I took the car to the dealership and the service man told me it sounded like the clutch wasn't engaging right and that the transmission would have to come out. The dealership had my car for a day and told me to come and get it and that there was no noice... The mechanic that "heard" it earlier had been fired. I had my son pick up the car and "show" them this noice and THEN they heard it and had 3 mechanics looking in to it. Nobody had a clue what it was. My son test drove another 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT that day and it did the same thing.
Is anybody else having this problem? I wouldn't think a $28,000.00 car should have any "noice". They can't fix because the mitsubishi mechanics don't know were the sound is coming from and everything on the car checks out fine. Could this be a manufacturing defect in the 2008's.

How can I remove my pop-up headlight motors in my 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

eagle07 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:52:29 GMT

i have a 1990 eclipse with the pop up headlights and they dont go up or down and i want to take the motors out but dont know how.

i want to swap my 98 Mitsubishi Eclipse engine into another 98 or older Eclipse. How much will this cost? What can go worng?

savannah_rae1 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:34:41 GMT

i got into a front end accident with my 1998 eclipse and want to switch the engine out into another 98 eclipse or older model but im not sure how much it will cost or if its even worth it? the engine only has 92,ooo miles on it!

01 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder transmission problems.

spyder10 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:10:52 GMT

i have a 01Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder and yesterday while driveing the n light began to flash on the slector and the the trany just stoped like it was put into neatrul and i costed to a stop the temp was fine and the fluid is fine and i had it towed.but the tranny will just not engage any solutions did my tranny completly trash or what help please

My 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT & 2002 Eclipse Spyder GT have both developed cracks in the dashboards. Why?

rgregor — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:07:09 GMT

We only recently noticed that both dashboards have ,in the panel closest to the windshield, between 8 & 10 cracks. The 2000's defroster ports also has about 1/2 of the cross posts missing.

Why won't my Mitsubishi Eclipse even turn over?

eagle07 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:29:32 GMT

i have a 1990 mitsubishi eclipse and i put a used 1.8 liter in it and when i tried to start it, nothing would happen. it wont even turn over. the starter makes no noise at all and there is a clicking/buzzing sound coming from the tranny, opposite side of the starter. need help.

94 Mitsubishi Eclipse won't stay started,

gin94 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:52:09 GMT

after installing new spark plug wires, good battery,plugs,alternator, what could it be?

My 03 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS makes a weird double buzzing sound when I turn the ignition to on and start it.

flemshin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:42:14 GMT

It makes this buzzing sound, sounds like 2 quick buzzes. Normally my car will buzz, if my door is open or if my headlights are on, both of those are not the case and the manual only tells me those 2 options for the buzzing noise i hear. I tried contacting Mitsubishi,was a waste of time they told me to talk to a dealer and that didnt help much, once my car is pull away and start driving the buzzing will stop, I havent notice anything else wrong with my car performance wise so i am at a loss any help is greatly appreciated.

I am looking to buy a 98 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX that has 160,000 miles. Is this too many miles for me to be interested?

gregor37 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:03:37 GMT

I have a 2006 Honda CBR 600RR that I am looking to sell or trade and I was offered a trade for a 98 Eclipse GSX with 160,000 miles. I was wondering if this is a good idea. Thanks

2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Service Engine soon light came on at 70035 miles. Does it automatically come on at 70000 miles?

shammel — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:52:07 GMT

Is the service engine soon light set to automatically come on at certain mileage as a reminder for service?

I have a 95 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS. I had a small dash fire and now car won't start but I am not sure how to test the starter.

shadycarson88 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:22:55 GMT

Small dash fire didn't include any of factory wiring harness. there are no bare wires under the dash or headed out under the hood. i tested the battery and got 12.47 volts off the battery i took the starter off the car and had it tested at oreilly auto parts at leaste 6 times to let it warm up and see if it was the problem needless to say it tested fine others i have asked said it might be the ignition switch but the car wasn't on when the fire started so i dont know how that would've been affected. others said it might be the computer is shot but my car being a standard i can push start it and it will run and i can drive it i dont know what else it could be please help

I have a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse. My ac compressor locked up. I put a new one on but my system is clogged up somewhere.

tygerred — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:49:50 GMT

ac locked up put new compressor on but it is stopped up some where i clean out the lines ac ac cleaner blew out with air,still won't take a charge need to know where every thing is i know there is no orifice tube on it or is there?

I have a 95 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST that starts to idle high after driving it a while, like 3000 RPM. What could it be?

eclipsegst3 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:04:43 GMT

When you start it up it idols fine but if you go down the road on it starts to idold higher and higher until abou 3000 rpms. If i un pluged o2 sensor just for curosity and i have no cat but, it ran the same no change even cold. Could it be the 02 ? oh, and i noticed when i rev it real high the brake and battery light comes on dimly and then goes back out

How do I reset a stereo in a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclispe GS? Have vin # and stereo serial #.

alienette_1_1 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:08:12 GMT

Had work done on my 1998 mitsubishi eclispe gs. now the stereo does not work. i have the vin # and serial # of the stereo. How do I reset it?

Where can I find a 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driver's side view mirror? The black trim on mine broke.

gussief1 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:43:43 GMT

I accidentally hit the side of my garage and cracked the black trim of the driver's side view mirror. I need to replace just the trim if available, but if not, need the entire assembly.

why does my 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse pulse (surge) when driving?

eagle07 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:16:35 GMT

i have a 1990 eclipse and i just put a different motor in it cause mine blew up. the motor i put in is out of a 1994 eclipse. when the car reaches normal temperature, it surges but only when driving not at idle. and its not a big surge but i watch the tach and i can see the needle bouncing up and down. like i said its not a big surge but you can feel it and it does it constantly.

I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. Manual recommands 91 octane. A co-worker said I could use E85. Is this true?

opieap — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:34:19 GMT

I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Eciplse GT Sport and the manual recommonds 91 octane or better, a co-worker said I could use E85 without messing up my motor is this true and if not would it really hurt to run a lower octane?

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse coolant leak, help?

phyltre — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:43:22 GMT

Maybe a week ago as I was driving I noticed a strong smell coming through the vents; it's sweet so I assumed coolant. Nothing happening as far as temp. gauge and no other remarkable issues other than smell. During inspection I located the source of the smell which was of course the antifreeze. It appears as though the only locations of leak are from clamps/hose. Took off hoses to clean any site of contact- remove gunk, crust, whatever-replace original hoses, new clamps, new coolant. No issues for the next few days until late last night. Noticed temp gauge going nuts, slowly cruising from mid to hot and back again. No smoke. Checked it out this morning, no coolant! Still seems very much to be coming from site of hose attachment. #@%$!!! Replaced coolant hoping to at least keep car from overheating while driving until I can get it to a shop. I NEED to make an 8 hour drive as of, oh, yesterday. But now the temp gauge is really freaking out. Noticed a previous ? about "burping" excess air out of hose..going to try that. Any suggestions?! Oh, AND now it's hesitant to blow hot air.

Where can I find a free owner's manual or repair manual for my 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

cherieberry — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:39:10 GMT

My belts came off last night and I am stranded! Please answer quickly.

Transmission will not engage on Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.

1970mgbman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:17:56 GMT

2001 Spyder GT V6 auto sport type shift, shifter works but will not go into any gear a buzz sound from under shift linkage on top of the transmision. Code from jumper on pin one is 1114 from the neutral shift light on dash. I dont know what that is. Can't find any info on internal transmission repair. Sounds like a solenoid either can't engage or it's stuck. I'm going top take the front pan off and see if there is easy access to this valve if there is one!!

Thanks,
Don

02 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with 42K. Timing Belt destroyed engine.

1spyderwoman — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:50:09 GMT

Took the car to Firestone to diagnose reason for check engine light. Said it was oxygen sensor. They replaced it, also did oil change and head light replacement. Drove it 3 miles and the timing belt went, causing the car to die and was told that destroyed the interference engine in this otherwise perfect car.
Coincidence? Could any part of the above repairs have led to this? Is it possible the Mitsubishi engine is the problem? Certainly, The timing belt is not due for replacement before 60-100K miles at best.
Can this engine be repaired or is it better to get rebuilt installed and just sell it?

What's the most powerful engine with little extra work I can put into a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

mathewryan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:29:12 GMT

im looking to put more hp into a 97 eclipse

What does it mean when I start my car and water sprays out of the exhaust? Mitsubishi Eclipse.

hulicro — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:30:17 GMT

This is a 1997 Eclipse, 2.0,gs model,with the muffler removed,still has the cat on but straight piped.Millage is high,100+.The mist of water that come out is mixed with black(soot),it appears.The car smokes a little,uses oil(Qrt. a week),all other fluids hold steady.

My door open light keeps coming on. Mitsubishi Eclipse.

wsimms — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:46:37 GMT

my "door open light" keeps coming on, esp. when i make a right turn. however, it stays on even when my car is turned off. now it is draining my battery. anyone know the cause of this and how to fix it?

Supercharger for my 95 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.0 liter?

eagle07 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:38:48 GMT

i have looked everywhere and cant find it. where can i find a supercharger for my 95 eclipse gs 2.0 liter?

How hard is it to change the tranny in my Mitsubishi Eclipse?

daddydj — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:18:23 GMT

i have a 1999 mitsubishi eclipse i need to know how hard it is and how many bolts there are i need to rebuild it please someone help me out thanks

I wanted to find out were I can get a real performance 4g63t engine or if they even exist. Someone please help!

teigen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:18:27 GMT

Basically im trying to get a real JDM or something close for my Eclipse Ive looked everywhere it feels like and have had no luck if you can even just point me in the right direction it would help this is one of my first tuners it was easy with my Civic I just got a SPOON engine for it ... thanks

I'm a new driver and I was wondering if the Mitsubishi Eclipse would be a good first car. What do you suggest?

jessm21 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:57:48 GMT

I'm a new driver and i was wondering if the Eclipse would be a good first car. What do you suggest?

How can I adjust my air/fuel mixture on my 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

eagle07 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:15:54 GMT

i am wondering if i can adjust the air fuel mixture on my 1990 eclipse and if i can, where is it??

I have a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Timing belt is ok, fuel ok. Cranks but does not start, any ideas?

arturo58 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:13:35 GMT

scanner shows no trouble codes, yet car does not start.

My 96 Mitsubishi Eclipse won't turn over, it's silent when I try. My lights work though. Help?

alutz — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:08:16 GMT

it wont turn over, my lights worked, then i slammed the hood and my 4ways came on, then i got in the car and shut my door and they shut off. i tried again to start my car and its completely dead no lights or noise...please help?!

How do you change the shifter cables in a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

elgsme — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:40:50 GMT

I have a problem removing the heater core in order to to remove the 2 bolts the hold the cables in the firewall

How do I identify pin locations on 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Data Port to program keyless remote?

chukee — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:05:08 GMT

The Data Port does not have identifying marks for the pin orientation.

A picture or drawing would be helpful.

Low oil pressure in 1994 Mitsubishi 1.8L Eclipse. Aand bad oil leak around oil pump gear. How to fix? Thanks

jmeeuwse — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:47:49 GMT

I have a 94 Eclipse with a 1.8L engine. I have a bad oil leak around the oil pump gear and virtually no oil pressure when it warms up. Will a new seal help? I had to put new rod bearings in it and was told old worn out ones might have clogged upper oil passage ways causing low pressure.
I can get a used engine for 400 bucks, should I just go that route and rebuild old one from ground up?

Thanks a ton
Jerry