Diagnosing My BROKEN TWIN TURBO Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4! (I Have Bad News..) 

Really glad you found the issue, now you can sleep a little better. Head up, Hurrican Ian with his vr4 build had issues with the gates kit, specifically the belt itself. Can't wait to see this thing driving around the streets more.

Woot!!! VR4 content. Good video. Glad to see it getting worked on.

The fact that it still had good compresion means it deserves to be fixed. Can't wait to see the VR4 back to life! ❤

So lucky the valves didn’t get bent! That’s some luck for sure!

Hell yea Miguel! Im happy for you. You were throwing parts at it for a while, but now you know for sure and you still came out on top! No bent valves, good compression. Thats a win.

Duuude... You got really REALLY lucky. Glad to see it was just a timing issue, it will be ready in no time. Saludos!!!

Cant believe i actually made the right call when i saw ur last video and commented about it. Timing issue. Glad you found the problem.

Can’t wait to see the vr4 running properly Mitsubishi came in clutch with the compression thats crazy

I recommend the gates racing timing belt, it's the blue one. And while you in there replace the crank and cam seals and you could also get some adjustable cam gear to spice up the engine bay. If they have clear timing belt cover get that too for the look.

Can't wait to see more content of the vr4. I have a 91 vr4. As long as you keep up with regular maintenance these cars are very reliable.

I've been watching ur Project Vr4 in a while it bring me back 22yrs ago.I own Vr4 since 90's.I learn d'good n bad u will too.Their underated car over Supra due to their built V6 style eng.Hard to work on & time consuming.Lots of vac hoses to watch or delete. Slowdown n careful on modds,lots of restrictions on this machine.Stock trans updated to jetrag in 97 capable of 7-800hp max w/ good standalone+ supporting cast ofcourse.Stock maf will only give you 325hp unless if u mod 2speed density.Hope this info help a little.👍

don’t know how you didn’t stop the video after the tow truck guy didn’t show. love your passion bro. happy to hear it held compression, that thing is a champ!!!!!

Got really lucky, interference engines have little forgiveness. Love to see this car driving around. Hopefully timing and waterpump job is done soon on mine.

Bro that got me so hyped! Ik u been thru a lot with the VR4, Made me feel happy asf that u actually found the problem! Can’t wait for the next update🔥

I knew it when you said you replaced everything had the same issue on my VR6. Luckily no bent valves and just retimed it. Think I commented on it as well. But happy you found the issue!! Comeback gonna feel great.

Man, super lucky. I'd suggest the whole kit from 3sx with gates blue belt. Or rvengeperformance has a kit too with the blue belt I think.

Lucky you have someone willing to work on it, I had a bad timing on my 3000gt before and it was a goner, been there buddy, hope it gets fixed.

I would only use the OEM timing belt tensioner or go with a solid one along with the gates blue timing belt. Try to stick to OEM as much as possible. Did the service myself a while ago, took me 4hrs

The Mitsubishi Angels are looking out for you and the VR4 👼 Can't believe there wasn't interference! I HIGHLY recommend OEM Timing belt and tensioner. DO NOT cheap out on Gates or other brands. Not worth it. You'll need the Timing Belt Tool also. 3SX sells the tool and everything else needed. They are the more expensive option but they have all the parts you need. Glad you finally found the root of the issue. Time to have some fun! (pun intended)

Miguel you need to get a solid timing tensioner to replace that stock hydrolic one, and probably one of the kevlar timing belts. Should help prevent that down the line.

Great that you found the problem. Should make for great content when you do the surgery! I have LasFit LED's with the Switch Chip in my Aristo. They are really nice!

Feel for you on the tow truck. Had a Honda that was low back in the days, pita to tow. Now with the evo everything is function over form when it comes to modding it.

Wow! You got super lucky! Great to have found out the issue though

Glad you found the issue, and it’s not too bad. I’ll be doing timing belt and water pump on mine in a few weeks. Maybe larger turbos and injectors while it’s apart. 😂

if it was me I'd just go OEM for the parts. Do you know when it was last done?

Glad there were no bent valves! I know you were relieved after that last cylinder tested good..

Glad you found it out man! I'd recommend oem Mitsubishi timing components if they're still available. I had a gates kit on my Galant and i always had issues. I could never get the timing to line up perfectly. After I got the factory auto tensioner and pulleys its lined up perfectly everytime for me 👌

We told you it was the timing. 🤣 I'm Glade your getting it fixed now. 👍🏼

big step for man kind hope to see it running soon now that you found the issue !

When I buy a 3/s I always replace the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, and all the fluids including the transfer case fluid and change the oil seal on the transfer case and jb weld the driveshaft yoke freeze plug. So I take that into consideration on the price. I love these cars but they definitely have a few achilles heels.

Thank you for the video Miguel.

I believe Gates makes all timing related components for the 3kgt. I’m sure you’ve heard Gates come up in the 4G63 community… they make great products.

Make sure you order the 3000gt crankshaft pulley removal tool if you don’t already have it. You’ll need it to do the timing belt change. That crankshaft bolt doesn’t come off easily

Yep, for sure, after welding all the cracks in the exhaust manifolds and blasting it and fly cutting to make it perfectly flat to mate the head and 2000° paint lasts far better then powder coat, Now starting the engine and finding out the hydraulic belt tensioner failed and let the new timing belt jump one tooth, now have a bent valve and piston and rod at the front bank of the engine. Just more work on a bone stock Mitsu. The 3SX alloy solid bolt belt tensioner is the trick to a perminate belt fix for less money.

LET'S GOOO so hyped for the return ❤

IMR America might have some good options for you. Had my 60k done and my car held up well, had got a new timing belt tensioner from them.

Amazing that there are no bent valves! Once you do the belt and water pump things should be good for a while on the car

You usually have to turn the motor 2 full rotations to TDC in order for the timing marks to line up properly. if in one when you line them up they don't match and it's way to far on teeth do another TDC full rotation and it should line up that'll show you how bad it really is.. if you couldn't see the timing marks and it's that far off from the timing marks on the valve covers I'm sure you definitely would have had bent valves. But definitely very glad the heads are fine 🙂. Always go oem Mitsubishi tensioner it's too risky to use aftermarket.

Not a vr4 related comment but still hoping I could get some help. I have a 6g72 that starts to smoke only from the backside of the motor after it runs for about 5-10mins. Idk if it’s a head gasket or leaky valve cover gaskets?? Where do I start🤦🏽‍♂️

rookie tow truck driver. i always carry pieces of 2x4 in my box, stack then like a ramp and no problem with low cars what so ever. gtr, corvettes, low civics etc.

Might as well replace the power steering belt and AC belt too since you have to take those off to get to the timing belt. They aren’t expensive

That's lucky that it wasn't the most fatal option of the two. Happy for you!

From day 1 I was telling you to check your timing because when it would miss I'd see white smoke coming from your exhaust which usually indicates timing is off but you were wanting to avoid that diagnosis...it's a job but atleast get it out of the way...

Go buy a lottery ticket lol . Very lucky to not have any bent valves

man you got really luky you didn't bend a valve i knew it was timing my car had the exact same issue with timing if i was you i would change the tensioner pully for me that was what gave me the off timing good luck

Called it in your last vr4 video

Great vid my dude...but at this point you should buy your own tow truck you can use it to tow your cars and at night make money towing other people's cars...a win win..👍

Some of the tensioners on these are terrible...took me 3 to get a good one. I was fortunate not to jump time but my tensioner failed on my 97 3kgt

find a good Kevlar belt and look into seeing if you can still get the mitsu tensioner if you can if not those i would try to go with Melling.

Just go OEM everything bro

What kind of muffler you have on it it sounds nice man!!!

Time for a truck & trailer my guy 😅

Pls don't think about swapping 🙏 hold on to it till you solve it 💪 6G7 all the way🔥🔥. You have 4g63 inside on both of you car 😅, vr4 content get more exciting 💪 and different

With bad news in the title, I was expecting worse. Thats not that bad news...could have been much worse.

make sure you do the *WASHER MOD* when you do your timing!!!!!!! please look into it or you have that horrible slop in belt that ppls talk about

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Hey man I have a 1991 3000gt sl, with the twin turbo setup. Been my dream car for a while. I was driving the car, going about 90 miles and the car just turned off. If anyone has any idea pls respond. All the lights on the car turns on, it wants to crank. Just like this video, my different sound right

Please redo the video of the timing marks on crank and CAMS and let it sit for a few seconds. From what I saw I disagree with your friend saying timing was way off. From what I can try and see the intake marks looked spot on. The front exhaust looked about a tooth off. If you were way off like he said you definitely would have bent valves and car would run worse than what it was. Also, was any timing work previously done?

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btw your timing dont look that far off, 1 teeth off will cause a misfire,2 tooth off will run but will slightly bend valves && 3 teeth will bend valves & wont run at all, the guy telling you about your timing is saying it way off, if its way off then of tf it starts n drives? ive have my vr4 for over 10 years now, ive had all your issues plus more lol

you need a tow rig.

Good ol mitsu...

I love how you are afraid to drive all these cars. Before it was the eclipse for a 2 hour drive and now this. These cars are so expensive. How could you not trust them on little drives? They run fine.

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You can't get an accurate leak down reading when your timing is off. You need to get the timing dead on then do the leak down. The fact that your buddy tried to do a leak down test with the timing off is SUS...

Sucks. But we kinda figured it had jumped time.

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Why wait so long and give yourself a headache?? Whenever I run into an issue I can't figure out on my type s, I take it to my dude immediately. It gets fixed and no more headache.

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More cars.... More problems

Call Throtl RU-vid channel. They have done a timing belt install on their channel and they should be able to help.

i think it’s time to buy a truck that you can tow your cars with. even if it’s a beater.

How the fuk did it not hit a valve 🤷 Must be the universe telling you it aint over yet 🤔

Stick with OEM parts

Lol tow truck guy is a wuss. All u need is planks

To all lowered car owners DO NOT buy AAA roadside they will not tow you car save your money 😅😂

I TOLD U YOUR TIMING WAS OFF !!!!!!! AND U WANNA QUESTION ME ABOUT HOW IK ?

Miguel has bad luck with tow trucks 👎🏾

Sell it to me

I'll link you all the part numbers for what you need on IG.

This video is a little textbook you never know 👍