AboutLinda Expertise I have done a lot of work on older Mitsubishi's. Whatever has gone on with someone's car has I am sure happen to the one I work on. A lot of things, though might be the computer it could be a sensor too. Whatever I am not sure of, I will then hunt up the question useing the net. Don't know much about body work or painting a car.
Experience The Mitsubishi Eclipse I work on has over 167,000 miles on it. If it could go wrong it has. I have learned a lot from working on the car, reading books and asking people who work on other cars.
Organizations Church, I am a Christian.
Education/Credentials Have some college course on engines, working on them and keeping them repaired. Read a lot of books and try to stay ahead of things.
Expert: Linda Date: 6/30/2008 Subject: dead battery
Question I have a 2001 Mitsubishi montero sport, i have replaced the alternator and the battery, within a week. The car still dies on me while i'm driving it. I to it to and electrical shop the said the alternator was good. Good i have a bad fuse on my car, or could it be the starter. someone said it might be my voltage regulator. How do i now if it's that and how do i check for a bad fuse. i have box by the battery and one inside the car.
Answer Shon: Got an AutoZone close by? If so go there and get your car coded, the computer in your car controls everything along with many sensors through out the engine. If there is a problem with things the computer should know and will kick something out on a print out. I believe in your year car the voltage regulator is part of the alternator, so if the alternator is good so is the regulator. If you had a bad fuse on your car that had to do with the starting or on that order the car would not start. Because when a fuse goes, it burns out and so the power can not move through the line without a good fuse. But the way to check fuses is to take the out and look at them. If burnt out the fuse would be black on the bottom and be missing a leg or a piece of it. Oh heck it is hard to explain but if you look at a bad one I am pretty sure you would know it was bad. To me your problem sounds like a bad sensor or a weak one and that is the reason to have the car coded. Watcj yourself with people giving you ideas on what "could be" wrong. If you can not find the problem yourself put the car into a shop, they will find it right off the bat and save you from replacing things that did not need to be replaced. Oh yes AutoZone will code your car for free, then you could see if the computer knows anything about your problem with the car. God bless: Linda
