1998 gpx lost a lot of power

[seamus360]

i bought my gpx about a year or so but reciently it seems to have lost a lot of power what do i do i had a oil change the plugs where good have a K.N intake no spare wheel light alloys and a mongoose pipe it just seems dead

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

wat oil ya using in it mate?

Have ya cleaned your air filter recently?

is she hitting mivec ok? all the time?

is the engine jumpy at all, idling ok?

Welcome to the club by the way

[seamus360]

its like new the filter but there is a tapping sound that i dont think seems right

[Muad_dib77]

Did the engine ever run dry of oil?

[seamus360]

no it did have a oil leak but it was when i first got it but its been fixed its never been dry of oil i dont know what to do

[seamus360]

it isnt jumpy and idles ok if any one else had this kind of prob

[seamus360]

how do you know that she is hitting mivec

the oil is gtx magnatec 30w

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

how do you know that she is hitting mivec

the oil is gtx magnatec 30w

She should engage at a certain point i dunno wat that point is in a GPX but it should be somewhere over 5 k revs, maybe 5,500 but im sure the lads on here know exactly

when mivec engages, exhaust note should change, ie. get louder
ya should feel more pull in the car, and a very quick climb from engagement to the redline

it should be noticeable, once the car is warmed up

Never mind that magnatec sh!te, Duckhams 15w40 mineral oil has always been recommended to me! i'll make some enquiries and get back to ya, somethings wrong though

[Dragonheart]

The correct oil for an FTO is 10W40, I use Castrol magnatec and never had a problem with it. Whoever recommended 15W40 to you is wrong.
You'll know mivec when it kicks in, as Mitsubishi-Mental said its 5,500rpm, you hear the engine note getting louder, a lot louder so its not as if you have to strain to listen for it.

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

The correct oil for an FTO is 10W40, I use Castrol magnatec and never had a problem with it. Whoever recommended 15W40 to you is wrong.
You'll know mivec when it kicks in, as Mitsubishi-Mental said its 5,500rpm, you hear the engine note getting louder, a lot louder so its not as if you have to strain to listen for it.

my bad it is 10w40

I was told magnatec was dirt for them, its just preference i suppose

[seamus360]

thanks lads but the grage i took it to put the oil in and looked at the plugs i just dont know what to do no garage around me knows what the car is never mind what to do to help a 1.2 vw passed me last night and i near for it was diesel to any body know of a garrage near lurgan or craigavon that can help a inport car

thanks lads for the help so far

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

thanks lads but the grage i took it to put the oil in and looked at the plugs i just dont know what to do no garage around me knows what the car is never mind what to do to help a 1.2 vw passed me last night and i near for it was diesel to any body know of a garrage near lurgan or craigavon that can help a inport car

thanks lads for the help so far

closest i'd no of would be Icetronix in Saggart, now im not familiar with Dublin too well, but i'm sure they'll take a look even though they're Honda specialists

Otherwise ya have TDP out near Maynooth, other than that i dunno mate

Whats the temp gauge like? is she overheating at all?

[mivecmad27]

Did you or anyone in the garage check the flash codes?

[paul2508]

paul nolan has the highest recommendation on this site, has worked on loads of fto's. think someone on here has his contact details.

[Muad_dib77]

Here you are..

http://www.nolanscars.ie/