Forum: Third Generation Magna TE - TW

Hi, Im new here ( name's Max) and saw a need to join up as my wife has had her TJ VRX for the past 17 years which she loves ( clicked over 270 K last week). It's been my responsibilty to look after / baby / service / repair it all these years which I do with pleasure as you all know they are a...

Hey there is it worth upgrading to a verada in order to get access to the sports automatic transmission.. What are the pros and cons for people who have experience with both. I have a current TJ ADVANCE that's needs a little TLC but have noticed a few veradas dropped prices since i bought my...

OK Mal is gonna laugh at me for asking, but how do you get the ****ing bumper off the front of a TL Magna? I need to get it off so I can swap out the headlight assemblies but the Mitsubishi service manual is really obtuse on how to get the plastic off. So far all I have removed is the bolts from...

I'm curious is there any major issues or problems with those models..i just spent all day looking at magna prices in SA & VIC and there are many for $1000 or less.. To me that seems under valued. I looked at each advert and they seem to be in decent shape so that's why i ask was there some issues...

Over the last day I was driving on Kangaroo Island and twice had to brake hard because of kangaroos jumping out in front of my car. The first time, doing about 80kph, I braked hard and stopped <1m short of the roo. The second time I was doing about 95 when two roos suddenly jumped out and despite...

Hi guys I was just wondering what year magna tow bars would fit my 2002 TJ sports sedan are they all the same or different on different :hmm:years/models cheers .

Greetings all I have a TW Solara, Dad bought it from the dealer new. It was his only new car of his lifetime and his baby and of course it received loving attention and had every service from that dealer and every other damn thing that could reasonably (and sometimes not too reasonably) he could...

I've just taken off both cylinder heads from my TJ Magna.....a 2000 model Solara. The reason is that it overheated whilst towing a trailer and burnt a couple of valves...a compression test showed this. I think my radiator was clogged up for some obscure reason. I won't go into this part right...

Greetings, As we all know the plastic heater pipes and O-rings are a common problem on the later Model Magna's. I bought a very tidy 2003 Sports model with a proper gearbox a few months back (great car). I quickly realized that the heaters were non-existent and found that they had been...

Am currently running TRW pads on the front (380 rotors) and I can't stand the brake dust and the squeal - have roughed them up 4x as well as rotors and redone copper grease, they just won't shut up. I used to run Bendix General CT pads and they were great, not much visible dust and zero noise...

My TW started making a sqealing noise and problem goes away with the removal of the power steering drive belt. Its either the idler or the pump. According to the maestro mal, the pump is very reliable and there are no new pumps. To me the idler seems OK. Before I start on the more serious job of...

Hi, this is my first post here. I have a TH Magna and the problem i have is that the main cooling fan wont come on. (any of the 3 speeds) Water pump, thermostat, radiator, coolant, coolant temp sensor all replaced. Ive put power to the big plug of the fan and it powers up. Not sure what the...

Have been told I can get a 5spd box in my KF but not a 380 due to wiring differences, but with no explanation. There's the same number of gears so what exactly is so special about the 380 transmission? I'm not a huge fan of the 5spd magna box as the cars i've driven with it in have been much...

The heater hasn't been starting automatically on my TJ. I traced the problem to the temperature sensor for the heater core wall. It had fallen out onto the ECU. Problem is I can't find the hole that it is meant to go into. The manual has a picture but it is rather vague as to the position. Has...

Ive gone to change the front crank seal and have found one of the little prongs on the crankshaft sensing blade has broken off in the sprocket is this going to cause a problem? I cant find anything on any manuals about this.

1999 TH Magna - Auto Tranny/3.5 Litre 240Km's Bought at Avg to bad condition Aides - Haynes Repair Manual 96-02/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4d0TgPeWk&t=243s&list=PLM9hnDzqd4WpCo92k-FliYLWgv4MTixyV&index=12 So my TH had started to slowly develop oil leaks recently from engine bay...

Hi all, I had all 4 shocks (and pretty much everything) only 4 months ago, but when going over speed humps I get some serious squeaky? noises from the the front suspension. I was thinking maybe the Pedders who had installed it didn't grease something up enough? Also sounds like someones...

I had a vibration that comes and goes on the freeway the car vibrates through the wheel almost feels like a flat tyre but it goes away when i let off the accelerator and coast ive changed 2 worn engine mounts to no avail. The ABS light has been on for a while since i changed the rear wagon springs...

Hi All I am considering upgrading my headunit in my exec wagon with a Verada unit. Can anyone tell me if it is a straight swap with fitting and wiring also how would I go about getting the code. Thanks

Hi All I need to replace my steering rack end ,I have never done one of these before is there anything tricky that I need to look out for Also can i replace the CV inner boot clamps with worm drive clamps?Apparently the standard one needs a special tool. I thought I was the special tool ...