Some Days You’re the Windshield and Some Days You’re the Bug
The first was at Luis Zabala’s shop, where it’s not uncommon to have a Mitsubishi Galant with an F4A51 transmission come into the shop sporting codes for the input- and output-speed sensors and the transmission range sensor (Figure 1). Of course, the vehicle is in failsafe with these codes.
Back to the 40s and 50s
The F4A42 hit the streets in 1997 in the Mitsubishi Mirage. Since then it has grown into a F4A51 and has found its way into larger Mitsubishi models as well as Hyundai vehicles. This month we’re going to explore some valve-body-related issues, look at valves that can be installed incorrectly and provide some explanations about valve function.
