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Hey there, thanks for the nice note. I've lived in California since 2014, but am now moving to Brazil. My parents live in Atlanta so I am here temporarily. If I could import it into Brazil I would have driven it there (seriously) but it cannot be imported there. One of the contenders for my...

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Yep 265/75/16 :)

Wheels are finally on :) I plasti-dipped them gold. It fits, but definitely had to trim some of the bumper / wheel liners. No rubbing after that.

Too bad I didn't see this, I would have adapted it to a Gen 3. I just built mine at the end of June, and I'm local too!

I also had this problem recently so I will add some things I found out: 1. The Montero's "default" state is 4Hi. The solenoid and vacuum are used to hold the drivetrain into 2Hi. If the solenoid valve is bad or starts to leak, the car will try to slip back into it's default mode of 4Hi even...

I decided to remove the secondary butterfly valves because once I was looking at them I did not trust them or trust the red threadlocker. My first tank after all of the above was complete, with about 50% city and 50% highway I got 15.8 MPG. It runs the same and I cannot tell a difference in...

For future reference the same happened to me when I did my timing belt (but I was the one that did not line up the holes). Here is my thread. https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/gen-3-timing-belt-job-spark-plugs-check-list-3-8l.205212/page-2

Here is what happened. I got the top of the engine done first (valve cover gaskets, spark plug tubes, spark plugs, wires, intake manifold gaskets, REMOVAL of secondary butterfly valves), put the top of the engine back together, then moved on to the front of the engine. I finished it and put...

Nevermind I'll just replace the screws with nuts and bolts.

This is a bit of a silly topic but my rear license plate is being held by one screw. The other 3 screw holes are stripped and have no thread. It also seems like the license plate bolts themselves hold the rear piece of trim (the larger rear license plate frame on the rear door if you will) in...

Hey guys, I am back on the road and it runs great. I did have some unexpected bumps on the road. I will make an in-depth post later this week when I have more time.

Finished the valve cover gaskets / spark plugs / plug wires today, and timing belt and water pump are out. I really underestimated the time it takes to clean out the valve cover gaskets and get the rails straight. Plus, I couldn't move my timing belt to the timing marks until I put the valve...

They might have taken a very low offer that day, could have been a buying opportunity. In my book, they were lazy and unprofessional, but never crossed the line into purposefully deceptive/dishonest, which is the point I walk away.

Ok so my problem now is I'm looking for 1. EGR tube seal and 2. Timing Belt cover seals and 3. large seal between accessory mount plate and front crankshaft. These have failed / are brittle and should be replaced. These are very random seals, hoping parts store will have them. EDIT: I just...

Got the AC compressor out. Finally looked at the timing belt, it was definitely not changed recently (I just recently bought the car at 136k miles, it was best example I could find by far, but came with zero records as it was traded in at a used car dealership). So most likely it was on its...

I don't see how the big aluminium accessory mount plate can be removed without removing the AC compressor. It is in the way by just 1/4" or so. I've been jiggling the plate for last 15 minutes (all bolts removed) and AC compressor bracket does not let me get it out. Can anyone familiar with...

Also my coolant was disgusting, it has probably never been changed. It was brown and there is some white sludge and white foam (thankfully no strawberry milkshake, if that's even a problem on these cars).

This exhaust return/recirculation pipe gasket seems to be leaking. Is this something any parts store will carry? Is this a generic part or Montero specific?

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