Hello All.

I have a Mitsubishi Outlander 2003, I have some teething issues with it.

Only been in Nigeria since May, about 145k kilometres on it. The car hardly gets used, in fact most of the year its just on a stilt.

1) When you start it in the morning, the car stalls/dies. You have to leave it to run for like a minute or 2 and then its fine. After that it runs fine for the whole day. If you want to move off after starting it, then you have to press the accelerator/raise it and quickly change to DRIVE then move off, then it will move off slowly.


2)
When the car is filled up with petrol, it just dies after starting it and moving off a few metres. You then have to start the car, raise it gently then move off. Once it stalls/dies once and you use the technique of gently raising it, then its fine.


3)
There is a service engine soon warning light coming up, when i checked it with a scanner. It appears the coolant sensor is bad. I had that changed and its still thesame.

I am not worried about the last issue, but the first 2 are the ones that worry me.

Thanks.

Looks like evap canister leakage ,Google it

mavverick:
Hello All.

I have a Mitsubishi Outlander 2003, I have some teething issues with it.

Only been in Nigeria since May, about 145k kilometres on it. The car hardly gets used, in fact most of the year its just on a stilt.

1) When you start it in the morning, the car stalls/dies. You have to leave it to run for like a minute or 2 and then its fine. After that it runs fine for the whole day. If you want to move off after starting it, then you have to press the accelerator/raise it and quickly change to DRIVE then move off, then it will move off slowly.


2)
When the car is filled up with petrol, it just dies after starting it and moving off a few metres. You then have to start the car, raise it gently then move off. Once it stalls/dies once and you use the technique of gently raising it, then its fine.


3)
There is a service engine soon warning light coming up, when i checked it with a scanner. It appears the coolant sensor is bad. I had that changed and its still thesame.

I am not worried about the last issue, but the first 2 are the ones that worry me.

Thanks.

All these and no codes to show for it?
Well, if you're in Lagos and environs contact Gazzuzz 08023251039,
If you're in Abuja and environs, contact Mike 07034581213. They're good at their works and can help you out.

mavverick:
Hello All.

I have a Mitsubishi Outlander 2003, I have some teething issues with it.

Only been in Nigeria since May, about 145k kilometres on it. The car hardly gets used, in fact most of the year its just on a stilt.

1) When you start it in the morning, the car stalls/dies. You have to leave it to run for like a minute or 2 and then its fine. After that it runs fine for the whole day. If you want to move off after starting it, then you have to press the accelerator/raise it and quickly change to DRIVE then move off, then it will move off slowly.




2)
When the car is filled up with petrol, it just dies after starting it and moving off a few metres. You then have to start the car, raise it gently then move off. Once it stalls/dies once and you use the technique of gently raising it, then its fine.


3)
There is a service engine soon warning light coming up, when i checked it with a scanner. It appears the coolant sensor is bad. I had that changed and its still thesame.

I am not worried about the last issue, but the first 2 are the ones that worry me.

Thanks.

Was it only ect code that was pulled out of your computer box? Would advice you go for a much more advanced scanning first. Your engine coolant tempt sensor would cause hard start mostly in the morning and would make the car idle rough. Since its one of the sensor that is responsible for actual fuel injection. If you are in lagos and you need a solution call 08156087872 or 08165520837. Bb pin 7BE1C522

I do have a code, I will find it and post here. When I googled the code I found the temperature coolant sensor thing. Also worth noting that I put another coolant sensor that was bought from the UK in, and the light remained on still.

Also, what could be causing the fuel issue when the tank is filled up.

that coolant temp sensor can make your car exhibit those issues you listed, if you say the problem remained after replacing the sensor, did you re-scan? if you did, and it was replaced with a known good one, and it still complains about the sensor, then check the continuity of the wire and the connector

you might check the EVAP system with respect to the fuel-filling problem

Thanks for the response, I will check the things that you raised. I did rescan after replacing sensor and yet it didnt work.