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Dec 20, 2006 | 08:02 AM

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EVIL_EVO_VIII

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I had my freeze plug blow out on mine, had it repaired with a new plug after that.. It worked fine for several thousand miles but then my water pump went out completely.. Luckily the dealer covered it under warranty for me though.. They weren't wanting to but I took in a copy of the TSB for 05s premature water pump failure and they did.. Good luck, and btw I did a compression test on mine and everything was ok so I didn't have to replace the hg..

DO yourself a favor and check all the headstuds and make sure theyre torqued to specs.. This is one of the problems causing the head to lift= blown freeze plug

Dec 20, 2006 | 02:19 PM

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is it hard to check the the head studs? Are they just under the valve cover?

Dec 20, 2006 | 02:38 PM

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is it hard to check the the head studs? Are they just under the valve cover?

Just remove the valve cover.. I dont remeber what the tq specs are.. I would do a search and re-torque them.. When i had a new hg put in the 2nd time..I havent had a freeze plug blow out for almost 24k miles... BUt the shaft seal in the wp took a dump 2 weeks ago, not sure if its still all related

Dec 20, 2006 | 05:27 PM

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sounds like these water pumps are a pain in the A$$.

Dec 20, 2006 | 05:29 PM

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Wow, this makes me want to stay away from the VIII's.

Is it just from the bad torq's?

Dec 20, 2006 | 07:02 PM

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Thats what I'm thinking. I'm gonna re torgue mine I just need to find the torque specs.

Dec 21, 2006 | 06:26 AM

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Bad factory assembly

Dec 21, 2006 | 03:56 PM

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yeah and its amazing how clueless the dealer is I go to. Its like they have never seen these cars before.

Dec 21, 2006 | 04:02 PM

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Did you ever take your 05 in for the turbo coolant hose recall ?

Dec 21, 2006 | 04:05 PM

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i recently bought my 05.. actually about 8 months ago.. i dont know if that recall was done on my car. If i bring it to mitsu will they just fix it if it aint broke?

Dec 21, 2006 | 04:08 PM

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Mitsubishi sent me a notice in the mail. I took it in to retain my warranty.

Dec 21, 2006 | 04:08 PM

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Happed to me with my 05. They had to order me a whole new water pump and all. Car was heavily modded but still covered under warranty as there was a TSB on the problem.

Dec 21, 2006 | 04:08 PM

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where do you go to see if there are recalls.... any for the IX?

Dec 21, 2006 | 05:01 PM

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Hey guys, I've been looking all over the place for this infamous TSB number that every one else has for the freeze plug/core plug on the water pump. I have found a complaint on it but no actual numbers. I asked three dealers about it and they have no idea what I'm talking about. Some one please help!