Mitsubishi FTO 6A12 Cambelt, Water Pump & Half Moon Seal Guide
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- čas přidán 20. 12. 2018
- I braved the fun task of replacing the cambelt and half moon seals on the FTO. At the same time, I changed the water pump and replaced all rubber coolant hoses with silicone ones.
Sorry for the lack of demonstration and for the segment of bad audio halfway through.
These are my best tips for completing the job with the FTO manual at hand - I recommend you use it like I did because there are some challenging parts to the job.
For my tensioner holder tool you need something like this cheap bit handle, and a vice to bend it in :
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Thanks for watching!
/ pamogriffiths
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Pamo you are an absolute legend. Have done my sons fto timing belt, water pump, tensioner, and gearbox rebuild with the help of your videos. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make them, they are outstanding
Thank you very much
You sir are a life saver, need to change mine and can't find anything for cambelt on youtube. My car has been sitting in my garage for 6 years lol.
I'm glad it helps a little and hope it inspires others to have a go. Give the old girl the fresh air she deserves👍
I knew I was in over my head buying an FTO but damn. This guide is super, great job on it! Past my abilities by far
I'm doing a none mivic and it's my first time doing this I've watched your video over and over but your right definitely need the right tool for the pulley I'm now waiting for it to be delivered lol
Done this myself, big job, did the cam and crank seal too. The keys on the cranks are often fkd, always good when they're still in good nic. I am sure many people will find this helpful as the workshop manual isnt the greatest.
Well done. Appreciated you took your time. New Zealand.
Love this channel 💯 managed to do my FTO chassis arms and save the car after watching your vids on it 👀
That's great news Rashers. The reason I'm doing the videos is to inspire, help and breed confidence. Thanks for watching and congratulations on your success 👍
Pamo, I commented on this 2 years ago. Now doing it again on a 6A13TT in my Galant, this video is still invaluable. I almost removed the compressor, PS bracket and the whole body > mount brkt before checking this.
Wow, I remember Maxim. Thanks for the return and continued support. Galant! You've upgraded... How's the boost 👍👍
@@ManSeeksCivic Boost is good, done a lot to it now, just waiting on a tune and it will be ready to boogy. Raced it a few weeks ago in the wet and it was a lot of fun for a big car.
welcome back!! :D
Thanks🤚
really enjoyed this mate and as you know I don't even have a fto lol. very well shot and edited, it was a pleasure to watch! btw the rebuilt m3 lsd of mine... holy fuck! as you know we've been graced with some perfect weather for benchmarking haha, and she definitely gets an A* haha! I look forward to another E36 or FTO video ;)
Спасибо - Thank
Yea most fwd vehicles are designed to drop the whole front subframe with the gearbox and engine together to do bigger jobs like that.
Hey Pamo, I wanted to ask a question. Did you have to buy new bolts in order to put the engine part with the camshafts back in? I'm worried as I may have to buy new bolts in order to put the camshaft engine part back in and I know that for engine head bolts are not reusable and was wondering if the camshaft engine bolts are reusable
No, the cam tray bolts are reusable.
What service items do you recommend changing at 100,000 km? I’m thinking Half Moon seals 2. Cambelt + tensioner + water pump 3. Coolant 4 . Spark plugs I will also adjust the valve lash .what else should I change and are there any other places the engine leaks or weeps oil from ?
At that mileage I'd do all the above, but only seals if you have leaks. The top half of the heads can leak bit it's not too common. They are sealed to the lower portion of the head with rtv.
@@ManSeeksCivic thanks for your input you have great videos
Good evening Pamo. Are the four camshafts of the FTO Mivic engine the same or are they all of them differemt?
I'm afraid I'm not sure Arthur. I'll have a look around and see if I have an exhaust and intake cam to measure. It's not something I've ever looked into.
Hello great video where did you buy the Mitsubishi half-moon seal and the cambelt kit from ?
Viamoto UK 👍
@@ManSeeksCivic thank you for the reply
Was taking the aux belt off easy? And how was it done need to remove much to do it??
It's not too bad. Removing the engine mount helps but isn't necessary. Loosen the 14mm tensioner bolt for the alternator, a couple other bits and you're away.
Cracking vid. I'm engine swapping next week on my manual gpx
What's like to do?
If you're swapping in another 6a12, it's no harder than any other engine. The wiring is a little frustrating due to the type of fasteners and the lump is surprisingly heavy. Apart from that it's just the usual stuff. Good luck👍
@@ManSeeksCivic Thanks for the reply. It's going to be my first swap. It's coming out of a donor fto and straight into mine. It's going to trial and error I guess. Fingers crossed
Hello. Quick question, when installing the timing belt the crankshaft mark should line up to TDC 0°?
Yes, but it's a little more complicated than usual because you set all the timing marks then have to rotate the crank 1 tooth anticlockwise. Then proceed with belt installation working from the rear bank forwards. Have you got a manual?
@@ManSeeksCivic Thanks for the fast reply. I do have a downloaded manual. On the old belt the crank lined up to TDC but all the cams were forward 1 tooth. I thought this was wrong as the manual says to have crank and cam marks all aligned. Installing the new belt I lined up the cams and turned the crank anticlockwise slightly to align all marks perfectly. Now all the cams line up and the crank is at TDC 0°. Is that wrong?. Should it be say 10° BTDC?.
If the marks line up correctly after turning the engine over by hand a few times with everything installed then you are right. The timing marks are your datum.
@@ManSeeksCivic thank you so much. You're a legend. Hard to get parts, advice and info on these here in Australia as they're very rare. So I always turn to your channel. Didn't want to put it back together and then have to pull it all apart again if i was wrong. Can't thank you enough.
Thanks for staying around. Let me know if I can help again 👍
Hi mate. It seems you know a lot about ftos. May i adk you since am new owner of an fto. My question is since the fto is 1.8 4 cylinders, can i fit a 6 cylinders engine? Does the transmission fit both engines? Engine mounts? Thanks
I have lots of experience with the v6 but have never worked on a 4. That being said, I'm sure you can swap the engines and doubt it would need a lot of work.
@@ManSeeksCivic thanks mate. Cheers
Hey there Pamo. I'm actually rich enough to buy an fto.. but I'm not even sure where to look for and such.. ftos issues are that they rust right, which part i gota look for?
Look carefully at the chassis rails under the rear, the inner sills/edges of the floor and around the engine mounts on the inner wings. If you need more help just shout.
@@ManSeeksCivic Cheers, always wanted one but now they're so rare.
after watching this now i know why there is not much galant around me with this engine. compared to my old benz and bimmers sounds horribly hard lol
Any tips to take the front drivers side engine mount off as still doing cam sensors?
What specifically are you having trouble with - the aluminium mount or the iron part that's bolted to the block?
@@ManSeeksCivic I am having issues with top side pulley still.
No clearance no matter what tool I tried.
Should I raise or lower the engine to get the top pulley?
@@MrShortStuff yes, you have to play around as much as you can to reach all the bolts. Make sure you have the long gearbox brace removed from underneath the engine and place your jack securely under the oil pan on something like a piece of wood to protect the pan. Remove as much of the parts as possible to access the pulley and Loosen the pulley bolts so you can slide it up and down to clear the bolt heads for removal.
Hey buddy how do I take the front bar off? Struggling to find all the bolts etc. Cheers!
What do you mean by "front bar". If just the bumper... There are 4 bolts that hold it into the chassis rails from below, the bolts that are on top near the slam panel and 2 evil ones right at the corner of the bumper (where it meets the wing by the wheels).
@@ManSeeksCivic I'm about to attempt to put on PWR trabscooler kit today and I have a decat pipe to bolt on as well I got given from a UK buddy :) I just found this great info page as well: my-mitsubishi-fto.eu/mitsubishi-fto-gx-gs-gp-gpx-gpvr-workshop-manuals-garage-guides-how-tos-electrical-wiring-diagrams/
@@ManSeeksCivic I just thanked you on my FTO videos on youtube buddy :)
Hey buddy,
Trying to buy a 5ZIGEN exhaust system any chance you can get them in England?
Having issues trying to get one sent to me in Australia.
Oooh now that's a challenge and I'm surprised you can't get one as you're so much closer to Japan. A quick Google brought up item number 191889904291 on ebay.uk. It looks genuine to my untrained eyes but the description says that it is repackaged which would give me some concern. Apart from that I've found nothing.
All good found a direct importer in Australia they are down the road from me and pay AUD which is great!
@@MrShortStuff Excellent man. That's a pretty tasty sounding exhaust.
@@ManSeeksCivic scrap that they want massive fees and postage still searching for one
@@MrShortStuff Gutted. OK another idea, try jesssestreeter.com. I got in touch with Alexi, otherwise known as Noriyaro a while back when looking for parts in Japan. Apart from being a gentleman and getting back to me almost immediately he pointed me in the direction of Jesses' website. He exports all sorts of stuff from Japan. He might be able to help.
Any tips on changing the extractors buddy
Please excuse my ignorance but I'm not sure what you mean by "extractors".
@@ManSeeksCivic sorry buddy exhaust headers
I have removed down pipe already having issues trying to remove front bolts off at the moment due to the fan shroud. Do I have to remove it to get the exhaust off?
@@MrShortStuff No, you should be able to reach all of the nuts once the heat shield has been removed. As I said before, I remember needing thin tools - 3/8 drive ratchets and sockets I think. It's much easier to pull the rad but not essential.
@@ManSeeksCivic Yeah got heat shield nuts from front off just not Lucy clearance due to the oil filter and I was wondering if it will come out and clear the radiator fans?