Mitsubishi L300 Versa Van

[klystron]

Hi! I'm a new member of tsikot, I got a 7-yr old L300 from our company, medyo maganda pa ang body pero mataas na ang milage at medyo mahina ang preno. Kailangan mo pa idiin na mabuti ang pedal para huminto. Tinangal ko ang 2 gulong sa likos at nilinis, wala namang leak. Sa harap na gulong wala naman ako nasilip, wala ring leak sa master. Ano kaya problema, baka pwede nyo naman ishare experience nyo sa ganitong problema, kailangan na bang bilhan ng repair kit ang master? Salamat...

[eltree]

Noobie rin po ako Sir and would like some help regarding my aircon in my versavan,medyo di nga po siya kalakasan. Saan po kaya pwedeng magpaayos nito?Any reply is highly appreciated. Thanks and more power.

[beetle]

Good day peeps! I just had our L300 repaired. Ginawa yung putol na handbrake and powersteering. Mga questions lang po:


1. Ano pwede ipalit na bulb sa headlight na hindi masyado nakakadrain ng power? Stock pa rin gamit ko eh.

2. Can I have the seatbelt changed as well? Yung katulad sa mga car na 3 point sling na kusang bumabalik when not in use?

Maraming salamat po. btw, caloocan area.

[voltscastillo]

either hydrovac, rotors (pudpod), pads (pudpod) or hindi pa na-bleedy ung mga linya since new...

suggest you try the cheapest option muna: bleed the lines, new fluid

[OTEP]

Can I have the seatbelt changed as well? Yung katulad sa mga car na 3 point sling na kusang bumabalik when not in use?

Yep, the current model Versa Vans have self retracting seatbelts. I think they are manufactured by Autoliv. Try getting a surplus set of those or ask the dealer if they stock them.

[beetle]

Thanks sir otep. question lang po, do you have a contact number of autoliv? can i buy it from banawe?

[OTEP]

Sorry I lost their number. I'm not sure if you can see their contact information on the seatbelts they installed on Pajero Field Masters. AFAIK, they are based in Laguna.

[gnoj666]

update for L300 versavan 2006 model 13k ++ mileage that time now near 15K
top speed so far 121 km/h NLEX going to baguio carrying 9 adults and 1 kid plus baggage (50 kilos) time between 3 - 5 afternoon

slight prob.when reaching beyond 120 km/h
* felt moderate steering wheel vibration (*120 - 121 km/h)
* growling engine noise
* 75% TEMP (*120 km/h)
* visible black smoke on initial acceleration

note : followed every PMS (CASA)

[ronw123w124]

Naka 2 L300 vans din kami noon, 1st one was a 1988 model gas engine, 2nd was a '94 Diesel, parehong hindi malamig yung aircon although mas bearable yung aircon nung Diesel, mainit yung singaw ng makina if you're the driver or front passenger, mas grabe ata yung init ng Diesel. Overheating yung gas namin dati pagkana-traffic, yung diesel naman umaabot sa 3/4 yung temp. Miss ko lang sa L3 yung column shift sa kambyo, wala na ako na-drive na sasakyan na ganun yung kambyo after the L3. Both vans were sold when the mileage was about 55,000km, yung gas namin naging sakit sa ulo when it reached this mileage, yung diesel naman biglaan pagkabenta dun, nakisakay kami sa friend ng dad ko who just bought a brand new Hiace at that time, tuwangtuwa kami sa aircon nung Hiace kaya benta namin agad yung L3 tapos palit kami ng Hiace which stayed with us for more than 10 years, we only got rid of it very recently, after logging more than 200,000km on it.

[kokey]

update for L300 versavan 2006 model 13k ++ mileage that time now near 15K
top speed so far 121 km/h NLEX going to baguio carrying 9 adults and 1 kid plus baggage (50 kilos) time between 3 - 5 afternoon

slight prob.when reaching beyond 120 km/h
* felt moderate steering wheel vibration (*120 - 121 km/h)
* growling engine noise
* 75% TEMP (*120 km/h)
* visible black smoke on initial acceleration

note : followed every PMS (CASA)

Normal yan. Ganyan talaga 4D56, mausok sya pag diniinan mo pero nde sya tulad ng Crosswind na kahit naka-idle e mausok. 12 years sa amin L300 namin pero wala sya binigay sakit na ulo sa amin. alaga lang sa PMS e tatagal sa inyo yan. Nde lang kagandahan aircon nyan.

> 5 liters lang change oil nyan. Nde 5.5 liters.
> Adjust valve tapet clearance every 10,000 kms.
> Linisan mo parati ang Aircon Filter. Located below the right side of the dashboard.




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"It's not fun to own a LEMON"


Think twice before you buy a HYUNDAI.

[xTrememan]

grabe ha... buhay pa pala tong topic na ginawa ko... hahaha!

update ko lang kayo sa L300 namin. we had our tune-up last week... napansin ko lang na habang tumatagal gumaganda ang takbo niya kaso lang talaga yung aircon hindi na napalitan and ilang beses na din namin pinaayos yung aircon pero di nagtatagal ng isang taon sira na naman. balak na nga sana namin ibenta yung van para pandagdag sa grand starex CRDi or SUV na bibilin namin... kaso may sentimental value na sa dad ko yung van kaya pinepreserve nalang nya... kahit ako sarap na sarap ako imaneho yun hehehe... ^^

[josephbrien]

Good day peeps! I just had our L300 repaired. Ginawa yung putol na handbrake and powersteering. Mga questions lang po:


1. Ano pwede ipalit na bulb sa headlight na hindi masyado nakakadrain ng power? Stock pa rin gamit ko eh.

2. Can I have the seatbelt changed as well? Yung katulad sa mga car na 3 point sling na kusang bumabalik when not in use?

Maraming salamat po. btw, caloocan area.

Beetle,

1. yung stock 55/60 db. pede ka magpalit ng crystal na headlight na sasalpakan mo nalang rin ng 55/60 na halogen "sold seperately".

2. About sa 3point seatbeat, pwede. yung pang kia pride. makakakuha ka nun sa mga surplus shop tska mura lng. na try na namin yan sa dati naming L300 eh "na carnap"

hope this helps.

[josephbrien]

Hi! I'm a new member of tsikot, I got a 7-yr old L300 from our company, medyo maganda pa ang body pero mataas na ang milage at medyo mahina ang preno. Kailangan mo pa idiin na mabuti ang pedal para huminto. Tinangal ko ang 2 gulong sa likos at nilinis, wala namang leak. Sa harap na gulong wala naman ako nasilip, wala ring leak sa master. Ano kaya problema, baka pwede nyo naman ishare experience nyo sa ganitong problema, kailangan na bang bilhan ng repair kit ang master? Salamat...

na try mo na bang ibomba 2x yung yung brake mo??

[josephbrien]

samin 7 years na yung L300 versa van nmin. ok pa yung aircon kaso and dalas palitan ng carbon brush yung sa aircon sa likod pero yun lang ang problema ng van nmin. ang madalas na sakit ng L300 ay ang center post "sa steering column" siguro napalitan na nmin yun trice na. so far walang kalawang.. year nya is 1997. tumagal lang samin ng 7 years kasi nanakaw. wahaha sayang at bilib kami sa tibay nun. 192,000kms and odometer.

[kokey]

grabe ha... buhay pa pala tong topic na ginawa ko... hahaha!

update ko lang kayo sa L300 namin. we had our tune-up last week... napansin ko lang na habang tumatagal gumaganda ang takbo niya kaso lang talaga yung aircon hindi na napalitan and ilang beses na din namin pinaayos yung aircon pero di nagtatagal ng isang taon sira na naman. balak na nga sana namin ibenta yung van para pandagdag sa grand starex CRDi or SUV na bibilin namin... kaso may sentimental value na sa dad ko yung van kaya pinepreserve nalang nya... kahit ako sarap na sarap ako imaneho yun hehehe... ^^

Parati din namin problema dati ang aircon ng L300 namin pero ng ipaayos namin sa MIT-Air ay naayos problema namin. 3 years tumagal aircon namin bago sya ulit na repair.

Ingat ka sa Hyundai. Sa experience ko sa kanila e hindi pa ganun ka-durable products nila. Dami ako kasabay sa CASA nila na STAREX, GETZ & TUCSON na may problema. Kadalasan e electrical issue, last time na na-warranty Starex namin e may kasabay ako na GETZ na may problema sa electrical & 1 TUCSON na pabalik-balik din sa CASA.


_____________________
"It's not fun to own a LEMON"


Think twice before you buy a HYUNDAI.

[kokey]

grabe ha... buhay pa pala tong topic na ginawa ko... hahaha!

update ko lang kayo sa L300 namin. we had our tune-up last week... napansin ko lang na habang tumatagal gumaganda ang takbo niya kaso lang talaga yung aircon hindi na napalitan and ilang beses na din namin pinaayos yung aircon pero di nagtatagal ng isang taon sira na naman. balak na nga sana namin ibenta yung van para pandagdag sa grand starex CRDi or SUV na bibilin namin... kaso may sentimental value na sa dad ko yung van kaya pinepreserve nalang nya... kahit ako sarap na sarap ako imaneho yun hehehe... ^^

Naku! Wag mo benta L300 mo kung ok pa para kung masira STAREX mo e may 1 ka pa na VAN.

Tingnan mo kami na sobra pagsi-sisi namin kasi benta namin L300 namin tapos lalo na kami nagsisi ng STAREX pinalit namin e dapat pala e Grandia or Escapade na lang pinalit namin sa L300 namin.



____________________
"It's not fun to own a LEMON"


Think twice before you buy a HYUNDAI.

[xTrememan]

Ay ganun ba? Hehe.. talagang anti-hyundai ka pala Mr. Kokey. Well as of now im seeing Hyundai as a great brand dahil sa CRDi engines nila and of course yung Starex kasi is a typical family van than super grandia na walang kaporma-porma mukha syang box and ang dami ko na nakikitang ginagawa itong commuter van. hehe! Pero hindi pa naman final yung decision kung Grand Starex nga talaga bibilin namin, its just one of our choice... kasama sa choices namin ang Santa Fe, Tucson, Fortuner, Carnival, or Alterra... di pa naman kasi namin natetest drive lahat and we also need lots of feedbacks from those cars kasi milyon din ang presyo kaya kailangan wise choice ang mabili namin. ^^

wish ko nga sana may pimp my ride sa Pinas para ma-pimp yung L300 namin at gawing antartica ang lamig ng aircon... hehehe! Sobrang init kasi nagiging oven yung van pag umaalis ako ng mga afternoon. Ang dami namin binili na maliliit na fan siguro bawat sulok ng van meron na pero di pa din kaya sa sobrang init!!! hehehe!

[mad_max168]

I used to have an 1993 L300 Versa Van 2.5Liter Diesel. I just loved that van. Aircon was very cool even on hot sunny days. Temp gauge was less than half even in hot traffic. Fuel consumption was around 8 to 8.5Km/Liter.

My only maintenance with that van back then was oil change every 8,000Kms. and Timing Belts every 50,000Kms after the first 100,000Kms. Manual says to change every 100,000Kms but since the timing belts that I got were not guaranteed genuine (you know how it is with auto supplies in Banawe...) so I just changed them every 50,000Kms. My van already had around 200,000+ kms on the odometer. Engine was pretty good with no signs of problem.

The only complain I had with it was the Aircon blower for the rear was weak. Also, overtaking cars on highways was a bit hard since acceleration was not as good as gasoline or turbo diesels.

I'm thinking of buying a good second hand L300 VV Diesel and am considering slapping in a turbo just to relive those nice memories I had with my L300 VV.

[kokey]

Ay ganun ba? Hehe.. talagang anti-hyundai ka pala Mr. Kokey. Well as of now im seeing Hyundai as a great brand dahil sa CRDi engines nila and of course yung Starex kasi is a typical family van than super grandia na walang kaporma-porma mukha syang box and ang dami ko na nakikitang ginagawa itong commuter van. hehe! Pero hindi pa naman final yung decision kung Grand Starex nga talaga bibilin namin, its just one of our choice... kasama sa choices namin ang Santa Fe, Tucson, Fortuner, Carnival, or Alterra... di pa naman kasi namin natetest drive lahat and we also need lots of feedbacks from those cars kasi milyon din ang presyo kaya kailangan wise choice ang mabili namin. ^^

wish ko nga sana may pimp my ride sa Pinas para ma-pimp yung L300 namin at gawing antartica ang lamig ng aircon... hehehe! Sobrang init kasi nagiging oven yung van pag umaalis ako ng mga afternoon. Ang dami namin binili na maliliit na fan siguro bawat sulok ng van meron na pero di pa din kaya sa sobrang init!!! hehehe!

Ngayon anti-HYUNDAI na ako pero dati e hindi. Try mo back-read iba topics at dati ako HYUNDAI FANATIC. Na-influence ko pa nga 5 cousins ko to buy a Korean Brand e, 4 of them get the Starex & the other 1 get the Sorento.
2 Starex of my cousins also develop problems on its 1st year.

Kung bibili uli ako ng van e Escapade or Hi-Ace na pagpipilian ko.




____________________
"It's not fun to own a LEMON"


Think twice before you buy a HYUNDAI.

[ronw123w124]

Ngayon anti-HYUNDAI na ako pero dati e hindi. Try mo back-read iba topics at dati ako HYUNDAI FANATIC. Na-influence ko pa nga 5 cousins ko to buy a Korean Brand e, 4 of them get the Starex & the other 1 get the Sorento.
2 Starex of my cousins also develop problems on its 1st year.

Kung bibili uli ako ng van e Escapade or Hi-Ace na pagpipilian ko.




____________________
"It's not fun to own a LEMON"


Think twice before you buy a HYUNDAI.

Kami naman baliktad, ok na ok sa min yung Starex, pero yung L300 namin dati..... Diyos ko po!!! Maya't maya sira ang aircon at grabe ang init sa driver seat, para kang naglalaga ng hard boiled egg. Kaya naman tuwang tuwa ako nang mabenta yun.

Saludo ako dyan sa Hiace, ang sarap gamitin tsaka sobrang tibay, 10 years mahigit yung sa amin yung cooling coil lang ang nasira nung ika-7th year nya.