I just wanted to tell you thank you for providing a video that we can actually see and understand. Insightful and informative and it was the answer we were looking for. My car is finally fixed again. Thanks again.

I've done hundreds of Gates timing kits on these & NEVER had a problem or a comeback!

Oil pump sprocket tip was a huge help!! Thanks!!

Thanks man so much!! I bought a lancer and after driving it noticed the rough rough vibrations, some research led me right to this awesome video!

Wow super video. I had a guy replace my belt. He found the balance belt broken while the TB was not. (I had service documentation from the last TB service saying they replaced both belts--guess someone was lying) He replaced both. when I got the car back it was "vibration city" See video under this same ID. Didn't know this about the balance shaft. apparently he did not know it either. He gave me a hard time saying he did not know where the vibes were coming from. He said if he took it apart and found nothing wrong he would charge me again! My wife said it did not sound like the guy knew what he was doing and why would I want to bring it back to him? Listened to my wife. Had someone else fix it... cost me labor all over again but no more vibration!

Thanks for the prospective. I changed the water pump on my sisters 02 2.4l eclipse and know now exactly what happened. No e the less, got it straightend out today thanks to your generosity and experience as a real mechanic. 2 thumbs up

Thanks for the info. I love your accent. Sounds like a wise guy when you say "Don't ever, and I mean never, use aftermarket parts".

I have used aftermarket parts on these Mitsubishis never had a problem. It's all about setting up the timing belt correctly you line up the Marks you're good to go. #cheapo

thanks homotorsports for your quick answear i am done replacing my timing belt and yes my balance shaft was 180 degrees off also no more shaking great video thanks

Awesome info! I have a 2.5l tbi, Ply. '94 Looks like I got lucky when I rebuilt it. Love my engine!! Has side by side balance shafts. Had never seen one. Lucky

Working on Mitsus for 18 years and only timing belts I ever use was either OEM or Gates. I run A LOT of Gates products and have no issues what so ever. I'm running a Gates timing belt right now on my race car, not one single issue far as fitment or any engines I rebuilt. So I beg to differ on your statement on Gates timing belts 😉

I know this video is old as the hills but thank you so much!! Really awesome information man, straight to the point no b.s. It's going to be very helpful when I'm working on my Talon TSi.

THANK YOU!!! This is exactly the info I have been searching for for the past hour. Thank you

Great video! I appreciate your knowledge.

wow great info, thanks a lot just bought an 07 that is close to due to timing belt change, I had a 90 eclipse gs 2.0 DOHC and changed it 4 times with factory belt using mitsubishi shop manual.

Tanks for soch a helpful guidence lm so blessed finding your video help me a lot to work in my little pick up 1993 God bless you man

Good advice based on experience, but people should be aware that it is equally important to replace the oil seals first. Oil leaking on the cogs and new belt will cause a serious problem in a very short time.

I have a 1996 mitsubish galant 2.4 SOHC it has a low RPM vibration. I have always thought something was off with what you are explaining. It is a great little engine, with the exception of that dash rattling vibration. I am going to do the belts and check for this issue. Thanks so much #homotorsports for confirming my suspicion.

Although you are some what correct I think your being a little to critical of Gates belts, I believe its a bigger issue with the mechanic and lack of knowledge than the actual part. Set the oil pump/balance shaft up correctly and get the tension correct to the point where the tensioner lock pin is free and you wont have a drama. I have used many and never had a problem , And on the older type mitsi,s like the 4G32 the oil pump/balance shaft is in reverse to the later type, You actually have to set it up with the gear mark wanting to fall away . But for the average person the removal of the 14mm bolt in the side of the block and the use of a screw driver or a clean shaft to determine that the shaft is in the correct position would be good advice, You should be able to insert a screw driver all the way in if its in the correct position, if it hits the shaft its wrong. Also it is why when you have fitted the belts and made your adjustments you should turn the engine over by hand at least 2 times more if you like 4 is good, then leave it 15 mins and then make sure the pin can be removed freely from the tensioner , if it can be then its correct. no matter what belt you use.

GREAT INFORMATION from an established tech. Thanks

In all of the 4g63 timing videos, this is the more informative one for setting timing correctly on each pulley. Thank you. I will soon fix my timing and fix my car once and for all. Mechanics screwed my timing up and ignition timing is advanced to 8-16 degrees

Hey thanks for that. I never have tried timing myself. I figure if the shops have messed them up it must be crazy hard. I wish i could do more but im scared to mess things up. Anyways i have a squicky and squishy sound coming from crank area. Noises seem to change and get worse. I was thinking crank pulley. Baught an alluminum one but now hear your no aftermarket parts thingy. I hope it's ok to use. I will try and then see what you have to say then maybe replace again depending what you say. Not even sure if that is the problem or not. Some i see the balance shaft thing as well. Wish you lived close to me id love to be your neighbor and learn and have you do it correctly too. Thanks again man, Charlie.

A good tip for the "unknowing"...Another tip is to not lay the tentioner on it's side when it's removed...Always stand it up to avoid failure...

This video was very helpful Thanks brother 🙏👍

I am thinking about tackling this belt change myself. This is one of the best informational videos I have seen. Great job and please put more out there like this.

I wish they’d make more videos like this 👍🏼 there’s very little on this engine available. This video here has almost 1million views !

Really appreciate your video. It's really helpful.👍

Great video 👍🏻 it’s just like 2004 Hyundai Sonata engine and belt

Great video! Knowledge is power

man it is hard to find parts n videos about this car thank alot bro

Thanks for the great info 👍 What's the best place online to purchase OEM Mitsubishi? Also what all do you recommend replacing when doing the timing belt? Thanks

great video great teacher I have no mechanic skills what so ever I feel I can work on my mitsubishi. I wish this was my dad I could learn a lot from him.

Great video Anthony !

Thanks for the tip #homotorsports. Have you ever seen or had an oil leak develop after a timing belt change? I followed all instructions, motor runs great, but I now have a significant oil leak. I'll have to get it apart to see for sure where it's coming from but I'm 95% sure it from somewhere behind the lower belt cover.

Hi, I follow your video which was very helpful, I would like to know if the outlander limited 2005 2.4L uses valve lifters.

Fantastic video !Thanks again

I wish I found it before... thank you!!!

Question: I have a 1.8 single over head cam. Didn't have any problems with marks under cover, but where the heck is the mark on the harmonic balance? While the car seems to run fine, I can't verify base ignition timing as I don't have a mark on the balancer. I also have another balancer, but there's no mark on it either. Any advise is greatly appreciated! :)

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I love 4g63's for the most part, but not their timing (and a few other pitfalls). By the way, if you haven't heard of them already, the KZfaq channels "Jafromobile" and "Tom's Turbo Garage" have some (in my opinion) great videos on cars/engines which might be of interest to somebody like you with 19 years of Mitsu tech experience. Jafro in particular really goes into technical detail on 4g63's. One question: when you said to never use aftermarket parts, did you mean just the timing parts, or the entire engine? I've seen a lot of good comments about certain types of aftermarket upgrades from people who tune 4g63's to dramatically increase the horsepower.

God I wish you were in CT you seem like a 4g expert. I need you to do my timing lol

I'm also trying to change components like the timing belt because im uncertain if the previous owner had any major services done for the truck. (although they kept it in good shape im not absolutely sure if they changed any original components.) i was always told don't fix what isn't broken, but im just trying to avoid the cost of neglecting to change something ahead of time. id hate to chance it for another 10, or 20k miles. (its low, 88k, but that doesn't mean its all in tip top shape. she runs nice, but i know she can use some tlc to get her sounding really great.) plus i like working on my truck/car on weekends, getting familiar with it for my own benefit. (i used to have a 94 850turbo and a 92 accord to tinker with) And also learning to work on 90s mitsubishis- I'm considering picking up a 90s montero since its all covered in the same chiltons and haynes repair manuals, and are pretty much alike. with all that crap^^^ being said, I'm thinkin of changing the timing belt. generally, kits online usually come with a new tensioner and that second smaller belt. im sticking to original mitsubishi parts on this one like you mentioned, but is there anything else i should change while im at it? water pump? any other components? things to look at and check while stuff is taken apart? any gaskets or seals or any specific lubes or applications? please let me know, any kinda knowledge on this helps. thanks again for posting the vid, really helpful. 🤘👍👍

Nice informative tutorial. I was wondering what would be a ball park fee to have those belts changed say like in the state of Arkansas?

Great vid!

My friend worked on my car and it runs like shit now i'm glad I found this video cause this has been a pain in my neck for the last year I just let the car sit really did'nt touch it.

Great tips. Thanx. If you go to Amazon and put in Mitsubishi md998767 you can find the auto tensioner tool the gentleman refers to. I paid 9.50 plus 6.96 shipping . Worked great

Would you recommend reusing the OEM water pump, pulleys and tensioner if they’re ok? And just use new OEM belts?

Hey there ...Great video. I bought a 1978 dodge colt 1.6 ltr mitsubishi import. She sat in a garage for 16 years before I found her ... body and interior are mint .The tie rods are shot and the timing belt surely needs replacing as she now sits at 170,000 km. Does this tip apply to a 3rd generation colt? Also, what other components as critical as the timing belt , should be checked and replaced ? Should I put a new water pump in while doing the belt ? Thanks .

Good stuff. Thank You!!!!

would a timing belt change on a '94 1.8ltr dodge colt be similar?

You one smart dude. thanks!

Excellent video! in your opinion, what's the best timing belt/water pump kit to buy for a 2002 Mitsu Eclipse Spyder GS?

Anthony, Once again your are DA MAN Great info brother for the poor slobs that own these POS Good stuff brother as usual !

Hi what is the black tin cover around the crankshaft gear called ? Mine doesn’t have one but looks like should be there. This a great video great tips thanks

Many Thanks!!!You are the man!!!:))))))))

great video. QUESTION: is this the same in the 2003 Mitsubishi lancer es 2.0 ?? in the middle of doing the belt now, it went when i was driving(does that matter??) also, should i buy the book for the specs on timing?? or can i find the info somewhere else?? any info would be greatly appreciated.thank you.

Thanks, just had to re-due the Oil Shaft Balance Yesterday, after just lining up the Timing makes as some other posts Said (they never mentioned the Balance check)

I have an 05 Eclipse 3.0. I don’t know if the timing belt has been replaced. I’m at 91K. Runs fine though. No vibration or rough running. Do you think it’s been replaced?

Great info again

i bought myself a granny owned 92 2.4 mighty max. super basic model, no ac, no power steering, etc. its awesome, and only has 85k, well 89 now cause its my dd. anyways, it only had one owner, who I'm sure kept it mechanically sound while they had it; they kept it pretty clean all around. I've been tinkering with it, just kinda fixing n replacing what looks worn and ready to go. so far ive put a new radiator in (old one was cashed, and kept the cars temp gauge in the middle- now it runs nice and cool and sits inbetween the 2 lower lines on the cold end) and a new distributor cap and rotor. i picked up the parts(aftermarket) at an oreillys down the street. i heard you stress in the video to use original mitsubishi parts only. is a radiator, dist cap and/or rotor something that should strictly be original mitsubishi parts? or is that more applied to engine components like timing, water pump, etc (stuff pretty much directly on the engine) please let me know, thanks. this video was very informative 👍

+homotorsports fantastic video, direct and to the point! Question, did you ever had to clean the timing area? I am about to do this to a 01 eclipse gs 4g64 and if it's dirty in that area, should I clean it? And if I do, should I use brake kleen? royal purple? Just straight compress air?

Thank you for the great tip I know I would have messed that up

does the balance shaft only go in one direction? or is it like the oil sprocket and have a couple different ways of going?

Nice vid, Hey had a question you wouldn't happen to know the cylinder head bolt torque specs on a 09 2.4 4g eclipse? I cant find a maintenance manual anywhere.

Good tips most of them; thumbs up! But tell me: what is GENUINE MITSU PARTS? Because now'a days Mitsu and other brands don't make their own parts; no car brand does. They buy from partdealers, and those contracts last for say 3 years, then the "brand buying department" ask for new contracts from many, many suppliers.

I have a 600hp evo, you think I should stick with a oem timing belt and not a Kevlar after market performance timing belt? Can the oem manage this HP over time ?

Awesome tip , thanks

Thanks guy GOOD job

here's one for ya, water pump problem has turned into much more. been doing my research. I'm worried I'm too late. found my balance shaft belt shredded after removing cover and timing marks, oil and cam shaft marks aren't matching up. I didn't pay much for her but I'm curious, should I just plan on a total rebuild now??

nice tips bro.

just watched factory video first, great tip for balance shaft, but the question I have is why in the factory video it tell you to lock tensioner 1:00 and you say 5:30 tension counter clockwise. verified by 2 fsm's. also gap between plunger and tensioner is 3.8-4.5mm but you say pin movement in dampner. not criticism just a question. isn't that the purposes of the special tool to slack the hydrolic tensioner? don't want to set it up wrong and it seems like you have done it before lol

Going to do my first timing belt/tensioners/water pump since getting my 420a Eclipse. The chilton manual says to set the engine to TDC, then 1/2 BTDC. I'm just a bit confused on this. I know how to set it to top dead (checking compression on cyl 1 as well as the marking on the crankshaft), but am confused about setting 1/2 notch before dead center...(mainly because the chilton manual has you doing it after you've removed the old belt.. that doesn't seem right to me!)

Great tip !!!!!!!!!

great video thanks

Thankyou for your sound advice. I have a customer over here in the UK that has brought me their EVO IX FQ 300, started running rough/no boost. Quick diagnosis found that the timing belt was very slack between the camshafts. I am going to replace the timing belt and retime the engine after a (hopefully) successful compression check. Does your advice also apply to the 4G63 engine in my customers car? Will I need to replace the tensioners & pulleys?

Hi, these white mark, for alignment, was done by you previously to belt replacement, or it have it? In my case the belt was broken while driving..Thanks.

Does it works same for a single cam 2005 mitsubishi galant 2.4 lts?

I took the balance shafts out, 1 less belt to worry about breaking, and hardly any vibration once removed.

Best tip of all was ALWAYS USE GENUINE MITSUBISHI PARTS! absolutely correct :-):-):-)

Damn. Now you got me paranoid about my gates timing belt kit I used for my Eclipse 3.0 I installed last year :(

hey i have a 1990 2.0l dohc eagle talon and all my research points towards the auto tensioner PULLEY having the marks beginning to the left of the nut and tensioning the marks clockwise. This is after the auto tensioner cylinder reset and swing arm pretension and plunger stabilizing. now i trust your experience but the info i got was from a TSB from chrysler which would u go with ??

Hey man thanks for the tip :) as of now i have my 03 eclipse gs manual tranny that has 110k it look like it has a junkuard engine , i want to replace the belt soon u say not to use aftermarket parts i was planning in using powergates timing belt kit . I guess not anymore , haha I wanted to ask you what u think about the often cracking intake manifolds on the eclipse and galants with the 4g64 engines i have mines outside and havent done timing cause my intake cracked again . Didnt even last a month when it cracked again . What do you do with this common problem sense mitsubishi them selves did nothing

I'm about to do my belt again glad I found this.

thats def good info to know

Hey man, I recently purchased an 09 Outlander ES 4WD. The dealer didnt have any documentations on prior maintenance, and it has 115k on the clock. So I am 15k overdue for a timing belt replacement. I would like to wrench on my cars myself, how doable is the job in my drive way?

Thank`s for the tip

or just for twin cams engine?

Please help man, I did a timing belt 2003 Galant ES 2.4L and it won’t start. Tries to turn over but won’t fire up. Everything seems in line. Crank shaft sensor got wet while taking the old water pump off, but other than that, everything looks good. Could wrong timing be a cause? Is there anything else that’s got multiple phases like the oil pump sprocket that has 3?

Same with the V6 honda motor , found out the hard way

Thx man, similar to the 3.8 L??

How do I adjust the fuel mixture on a 2.4 fuel injection engine for a 1990 mighty max pickup

My oil pump sprocket still not lining up even after doing what you did and with the srew driver

To clarify, is the issue with the gates belt/kit itself, or that people never install it correctly? Thanks for the tips though! I wasn't sure I'd have something to probe the balance shaft with but now that I know that trick it won't matter.

What city are you out of I need my evo 9 timing belt done ASAP ?

Thank`s they did make a few good one`s

Hello! Good TipshThank a lot. I am about to change timing belt on Space Wagon, 4G64 engine. I have a question: i didn't understand exactly (because of language sorry :)) what do you mean with factory timing belt and Gates one? Gates and Unitta are the same?

good video!

Hey homotorsports I'm having a problem I can't get my sonata 2.4L to start after changing the b-belt,timing belt,poles and poles tensioners and also the crank position sensor I have all my marks in place like u said but I didn't think I put the tensioner polye like u said the two holes to the bottom can that be the problem I change the timing belts because b-belt was broken

The lip on the smaller belts/balancer tensioner pulley goes to the out side or away from block. Just a bit hard to see in video since it a small lip.

Thank`s

very happy at what i see.