mitsubishi shogun cutting out

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Tue 6 Dec 2005 15:12
mitsubishi shogun cutting out - tegs
I have a 1993 Mitsubishi shogun 3.0 v6 petrol which cuts out adhoc. If I leave the car to cool down the engine starts again. However after a couple more miles it cuts out again. My local garage cannot find the fault. Any views?
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Tue 6 Dec 2005 20:04
mitsubishi shogun cutting out - elekie&a/c doctor
I would suggest that this problem is caused by an intermittant fault in the engine efi control unit.This is a well known fault with Shoguns of this age and usually causes a non start or cutting out situation.The ecu is repairable -a new unit is approx £1000.The unit is situated in passenger footwell to the left of glovebox.
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Tue 3 Jan 2006 10:33
mitsubishi shogun cutting out - tegs
Many thanks. Will try this.
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Tue 3 Jan 2006 11:44
mitsubishi shogun cutting out - Aprilia
Apparently the fault with these ECU's is capacitors failing due to voltage spikes (the voltage rating of the capacitors used is not adequate).

If you can find a competent electronics engineer you may find that this is repairable for a lot less than £1000.

There is also a company in Nottingham that tests and repairs these ECU's. They charge about £40 for testing:

01159 253639
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