Mitsubishi ASX XA (2010-2012) Questions & Answers

If you've got the 4B11 motor 2.0lt, timing chain. I think most of the engines in the range have timing chains from 2010 onwards.

always use e10, 94 octane from puma or woolies or BP who says its 91 but it is 94,or other stations,it love 94 octane e10

Not possibly the exhaust vibrating at certain revs and knocking on chassis or other underbody parts. Maybe rev car slowly up in neutral till you get to highway revs and see if someone at rear of car can locate the rattle.

The service manual refers to a belt for some engine models. Find out your engine model and refer to the service manual. Also see below.

See below.

Timing chain should last the life of the vehicle. No need to change it.

Some are every 5 yrs or 100,000 kms or not at all for the ASX. You need to know your engine type. Look for a rectangular silver plate attached to one of the side walls in the engine compartment. There will be two. One with the engine type, transmission type, colour paint code. The other will be another which will have the Vehicles Vin number. Then refer to the service/ warranty manual that came with the car that will also differentiate between 2WD/4WD, diesel or petrol. If you need an idea of the cost Lubemobiles website will give you an instant quote online without all the BS that oftens with trying to get a simple quote. You can just have the belt changed but if you are going to keep the car everyone will agree its best to have the full kit job i.e water pump, pulleys, thermostat etc

for ASX 4A92 gasoline engine,when is time to change the timing chain? my car have 207000 km already
thanks

Hi Jacob. That is a lot of kms for it's age. You would need to have it checked out by a mechanic you trust. A diesel engine with that amount of kms on it would concern me. Hope this helps. Kingo.

Pretty hard to even guess an answer on this.
What sort of noise is it, and from where does it come from?
Only guess I could make would be, that it could be a slipping fan belt.c
Sorry that's the best I can offer for now.

First thing is to always check the fluid level and when was the last time the transmission fluid was changed.

This car does not use a timing belt, it uses a timing chain. There fore it will last longer. Most timing chains dont really need to be changed but to be safe I would say after 200,000km.

The later 2012 model are changed every 5 yrs or 100,000km.

Does 2014 have a timing belt or chain

Hi Lisa,
You have to make sure you have the clutch in when start it other wise it will not start. It is a safety thing.
Hope this helps.

Hi Chris. If the car is a manual gearbox, I would expect it's life a good bit longer, auto and would not touch it by the feel of ASX auto. Poor performance boxes the autos. Ensure the service history is up to date and complete. Use your judgement on the general condition of the car and you may be surprised. Regards, Lou

Hi KazR - my ASX has given me zero problems in both these areas. I thought I was having problems with my Bluetooth but that has sorted itself out. I think what may have been happening was I had my mobile data turned off, on my phone. Someone else may be able to state categorically whether mobile data needs to be turned on to pair with the car . (I have recently got into the habit of turning this off to prevent pages/tabs/aps running in the background and using up my data allowance..) I have no idea what sort of phone a Sony XA is, but are your settings correct on your phone and is your phone paired with your car? The answer button on the Bluetooth gadget on your windscreen may be a weak link, too. This button may not be too durable, if you are answering many calls in your car - perhaps your dealer would check that out for you?? I would have thought that Bluetooth was its own software: it's just a means of your phone being able to be 'found' by your car. Not very helpful, sorry, but it's all I can think of.

I have never had any problems with blue toothtooth or camera on my 2016 model

I have never had any problems with blue toothtooth or camera on my 2016 model
Sonja

Sorry, Jojo. Unable to help. I'm pretty useless when it comes to electronics, in fact I got another phone as my old one couldn't do the job. When I placed the simcard of old phone into new phone I now have no blue tooth connectivity, so have to go back to the instruction manual and try to nut out what needs to be done to be re-connected. Now if you had a general mechanical or performance type of query about your ASX I may be able to assist, but electronics... no.
Suggest you contact Paul Gover or one of the team at the Herald Sun and see if they have any ideas. They seem to have direct phone lines to people in "high places" who may well provide the answer you require. Best of luck. Fish Finger

I've had mine for 14 months and no issues with the CVT. If you can try to get one under warranty

Hi Telika,

Thx for advice. Is your model ASX the same vintage as my first question being 2010??? When does the warranty expire exactly? Have you experienced a problem with reversing with the CVT?

Thx.

Mia.

The warranty would be out on any 2010 model as they are a 5 year warranty, the used car warranties offered these days aren't worth the paper they're written on as they are very specific to exactly what will and won't be covered so be careful if a yard tries to up sell you one and read it carefully.

Petrol engines have a timing belt,diesels have a timing chain.

Ken, I recently fitted a rock/bug deflector to my 2013 ASX Diesel as I had noticed a lot of bug splatter on the windscreen. After fitting I still had some bug splatter but not as bad so for about $70 I consider it a worthwhile addition. Rob B

Yes there is a huge range of options aftermarket. eBay has lots or look up aftermarket car radio installations for your local area. Many units double as video players as well as gps and steroids.