SCOPE OF MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICING EXPLANATIONS
This manual provides explanations, etc. concerning procedures for the inspection, maintenance,
repair and servicing of the subject model.
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
"On-vehicle Service" is procedures for performing inspections and adjustments of particularly
important locations with regard to the construction and for maintenance and servicing, but other
inspection (for looseness, play, cracking, damage, etc.) must also be performed.
INSPECTION
Under this title are presented inspection and checking procedures to be performed by using special
tools and measuring instruments and by feeling, but, for actual maintenance and servicing procedures,
visual inspections should always be performed as well.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
STANDARD VALUE
Indicates the value used as the standard for judging the quality of a part or assembly
on inspection or the value to which the part or assembly is corrected and adjusted. It is given
by tolerance.
LIMIT
Shows the standard for judging the quality of a part or assembly on inspection and means
the maximum or minimum value within which the part or assembly must be kept functionally or
in strength. It is a value established outside the range of standard value.
REFERENCE VALUE
Indicates the adjustment value prior to starting the work (presented in order to facilitate
assembly and adjustment procedures, and so they can be completed in a shorter time).
DANGER, WARNING, AND CAUTION
DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION call special attention to a necessary action or to an action
that must be avoided. The differences among DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION are as follows:
If a DANGER is not followed, the result is severe bodily harm or even death.
If a WARNING is not followed, the result could be bodily injury.
If a CAUTION is not followed, the result could be damage to the vehicle, vehicle
components or service equipment.
INDICATION OF TIGHTENING TORQUE
Tightening torques (units: N·m) are set to take into account the central value
and the allowable tolerance. The central value is the target value, and the allowable tolerance
provides the checking range for tightening torques.
MODEL INDICATIONS
The following abbreviations are used in this manual for identification of model types. 2000Indicates models equipped with the 1,998 mL <4B11, 4J11> petrol engine.2200Indicates models equipped with the 2,268 mL <4N14> diesel engine.2400Indicates models equipped with the 2,360 mL <4B12> petrol engine.2WDIndicates the 2-wheel drive vehicles.4WDIndicates the 4-wheel drive vehicles.A/CIndicates the air conditioner.A/TIndicates the automatic transmission, or models equipped with the automatic transmission.CVT Indicates the continuously variable transmission.DOHC Indicates an engine with the double overhead camshaft.INVECSIndicates the intelligent and innovative vehicles electronic control system.MIVECIndicates the Mitsubishi innovative valve timing electronic control system.MPIIndicates the multipoint injection.M/TIndicates the manual transmission, or models equipped with the manual transmission.SOHCIndicates the single overhead camshaft.
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