Are there any Major problems with the EVO yet?
Jun 29, 2003, 11:34 PM
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Are there any Major problems wiht teh EVO yet? IF so explain please
Just wanted so see if ther were any recalls or any problems besides teh after market BOV problems and some deceleration noise in the tranny?
Also how reliable is the EVO motor and how often do u need to service it besides Oil changes?
sorry for so many ?'s just curious
chris
Also how reliable is the EVO motor and how often do u need to service it besides Oil changes?
sorry for so many ?'s just curious
chris
Jun 30, 2003, 01:09 AM
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No Recall!! Stock BOV doesn't have a problem?? It just isn't a good idea to boost high with the Stock BOV!!
Some ppl experiance gear grinds..while some peoples seem to be just fine after 1000-1500 miles!!
Some people got "rattles" from the passenger side...but there seemed to be a fix for taht as well..forget waht it was..
Nothin else that seems to cause a problem!! The engine is really reliable.. Mitsu has stuck wit this motor in this car since 1991-1992..idk forget exact yr! This engine is as reliable as it gets.. i know the car does require more maintance..not sure exactly what..
Some ppl experiance gear grinds..while some peoples seem to be just fine after 1000-1500 miles!!
Some people got "rattles" from the passenger side...but there seemed to be a fix for taht as well..forget waht it was..
Nothin else that seems to cause a problem!! The engine is really reliable.. Mitsu has stuck wit this motor in this car since 1991-1992..idk forget exact yr! This engine is as reliable as it gets.. i know the car does require more maintance..not sure exactly what..
Jun 30, 2003, 04:45 AM
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7000 with no problems.. your right about the periodic gear grinding, it stopped being a problem after the engine/tranny were completely broken in.. Its either I got better at driving an AWD car, or the tranny loosened up a bit to make gear changes easier..
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Jun 30, 2003, 04:54 AM
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No problems here.
However you can tell that this is a car with a $14000 base price.
I think the paint will be a big problem in a short time.
The only car with worse paint is the Lada!(Russian p.o.s.)
However you can tell that this is a car with a $14000 base price.
I think the paint will be a big problem in a short time.
The only car with worse paint is the Lada!(Russian p.o.s.)
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Jun 30, 2003, 06:55 AM
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Originally posted by skibum
No problems here.
However you can tell that this is a car with a $14000 base price.
I think the paint will be a big problem in a short time.
The only car with worse paint is the Lada!(Russian p.o.s.)
No problems here.
However you can tell that this is a car with a $14000 base price.
I think the paint will be a big problem in a short time.
The only car with worse paint is the Lada!(Russian p.o.s.)
Jun 30, 2003, 07:04 AM
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Originally posted by MrBonus
My initial impression is that the paint integrity of my Evo is FAR superior to that of my Cobra or the Z28 that preceded it.
My initial impression is that the paint integrity of my Evo is FAR superior to that of my Cobra or the Z28 that preceded it.
Maybe I am spoiled because their paint is 10 times better than the crap they put on the Evolution. I have more paint chips on my Evolution than on my 10 year old German cars!
Maybe the paint is better than some domestic cars but that is not saying much.
Jun 30, 2003, 08:22 AM
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I agree the paint appears to be a POS. I washed my car on the weekend and noticed a whole bunch of little chips on the lower side of the rear door. There is about 4-5 of them each about 2-3MM in size. Very odd, but it doesn't look like someone scratched me.
Jun 30, 2003, 09:20 AM
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The box w/ the HID level and the interior lights switch keeps popping off. When I put some tape to secure it, the interior lights level switch fell into the box somehow. I need to dig it out again.
besides that nothing mechanically!
besides that nothing mechanically!
Jun 30, 2003, 09:28 AM
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I modded mine with everything in the sig while still breaking in the car, I even took it over 5k sometimes during that timeframe. The only problem I've had is one time the clutch slipped real bad when I launched it (dumping the clutch). Hasn't been a problem since, and the car is running wonderfully.
Jun 30, 2003, 09:57 AM
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bviously you never owned a Nissan Sentra SE-R... 
Originally posted by skibum
No problems here.
However you can tell that this is a car with a $14000 base price.
I think the paint will be a big problem in a short time.
The only car with worse paint is the Lada!(Russian p.o.s.)
No problems here.
However you can tell that this is a car with a $14000 base price.
I think the paint will be a big problem in a short time.
The only car with worse paint is the Lada!(Russian p.o.s.)