almost2009

They want to inspect the pump and actually see that its the pump that is causing the service required light. So I'm guessing they are going to charge a diagnostic fee to inspect the pump.

coryl

Most but not all service departments will charge you a diagnosis fee. However, if the cause is found and you agree to have it fixed there (under warranty or not), that diagnosis fee is usually waived and I'd confirm that with them if you do the work there so you don't get a bill after the fact. The fee usually exists just in case they tell you the problem and you decide not to fix it. Their time and effort to diagnose needs to be paid by someone.

My question is what symptoms make you believe that the CEL is related to the pump? Did you check the codes?

almost2009

I did not check the codes but I could see the fluid the the reservoir isn't moving, and I also checked under the car and the pump looks like it took a beating from 5 seasons of winter.

Turbo Ghost

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I don't think it's going to happen, but I would like a refund.

I had the first one replace under warranty and I had the second one replaced out of pocket because my extended warranty refused to replace it.

coryl

What kind of extended warranty can refuse to replace the pump? Why I'm asking is, does this mean that replacements under this warranty might be limited to one pump replacement?
I haven't heard of anyone getting a refund yet. I tried to find information from similar situations but those are rare and no one mentioned getting a refund.

coryl

It is probably the pump if you're seeing a very corroded pump, although I'd also check the fuse making sure it's not blown.

coryl

Tonight it's -29C here with a wind chill of -40C and OMG we're freezing. I placed my left over 1/3 bottle of OEM ATF SP-111 on my porch sitting out to the elements to test it. Someone posted somewhere that OEM congeals at -12 and I wanted to know if that does happen. After an entire day/evening/night sitting outside in these frigid temps, the OEM is still fluid and pourable and has not congealed.
IMO from what I've just seen tonight, I see no reason to worry about using OEM and feeling the need to jump on the Redline bandwagon unless perhaps you live in much colder areas. And using other than OEM may void warranty under the new "corrosion" warranty although I hope not.

Alboco

Just my Luck! Regarding my 2008 GSR: I make custom Neon Signs and I happened to trade a Custom Sign to Ryan Gates (311RS) for a ACD Pump off a car that he had to scrap. The car had 15k miles on it. That was last year... So I "was" sitting pretty with a spare pump ready to install!!!! Then Mitsubishi got off their asses and decided to do something special and recall all our funked pumps! So... I have a complete pump for sale off a 15k car. Anybody have some input on how much $ I should ask for it? Note: I am traveling to Bay City next week to have my failed ACD pump replaced at Mitsubishi expense AND get my drive belt/pulley recall handled!

coryl

The pump will probably be worth more in 3 years when the 2008 Evos are no longer covered under this warranty so you could keep it protected under your pillow until then. There is a guy on this site who said Mitsu refused to warranty his pump due to modifications and it cost him over $2000 for a new one despite the car should have still been under warranty for the pump. Mitsu may also due this to others with mods then of course people will be looking for a new pump. We don't know how Mitsu is going to do this "corrosion" warranty but I've got a feeling that each dealership may interpret it differently (and fight for you differently) as we've seen in the past where some got warranty and some did not. I'm so interested in why they needed to add the words "corrosion" in the warranty, which means to me that they have wiggle room to get out of all pump replacements. I'm interested to see the outcome.

wiretap

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Just got my letter in the mail today.

stiggysaurus

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same

Hotevo3

I have a brand new OEM pump still in its box if anyone is interest in buying, pm me. My X is going in Monday to get fixed.

fostytou

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I called in to MMNA about this at the beginning of november with ~43,000 miles on my '08 and was able to head to the dealer just before thanksgiving as a scan by them was required for MMNA to do anything about it (I already had the C161e code from another scanner, but they needed a dealer to confirm). At that point I had pulled the relay to prevent further damage in case I wanted to rebuild, but was pretty well settled on just buying a pump from the canadian rebuilder who coats them and replaces the disk in a new unit. Unfortunately they mis-diagnosed the relay I had inserted just before driving back as the cause and said I had to order a new one at $30 ($16 on mitsuparts). I asked if they could pull one from a car in the front or clear the code and drive the car up the block to reactivate the pump code and they said they were too swamped and didn't have time. Oh well.

New relay came in and I picked it up about a week later, no change, no surprise. The dealer was saddled with other recalls but got me in for the second inspection on 12/30/14 and informed me about the warranty. I had the work done on mine on on 1/8/15! Couldn't get a refund for the original visit or relay (which they said was still bad, but seems incredibly unlikely. I'm going to cut it and see how bad the contacts are on it) but the pump being covered is a feel good. I'm calling MMNA to tell them I'm pleased with they way they started handling it and can recommend their vehicles again, but I do wish they took care of it sooner.

I got my letter yesterday too! The nice thing is it specifies corrosion in the letter, so hopefully they decided to do something about the disk. It does specify its due to anti freezing agents exposure, so maybe they just painted the body or something. I haven't gotten a chance to stick my head in there and see.

Either way I'm really glad MMNA finally addressed the issue.

ChipperEvo

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This was brought up in the other thread but do you think they will make a big fuss about the cars being modded?

johnnybigbooty

^^ I just don't see how modded cars prevent corrosion...