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  • perthhog
    perthhog
    4 years ago
    A mate brought a new 2018 top of the range triton in late 17  and in middle of last year brought one of those. Piggy back
     ECU which claimed to better fuel economy and touch more boost  well he does long trips away  Perth
    Right up north  to go shooting   Any way after his first trip he said yes got more kms than normal 
    Can’t remember the figer but it would pay for it self in  12 mths worth of trips   About 6  up there  but 
    About two months later it now back in a box on the shelf  it started causing issues with speedo / odometer and 
    Dash  and also reckons it started to use oil  so out came back to std ecu  , all issues with dash gone  
    Oil issues settled down as well  , 6 mths on from that though now it’s having trouble selecting 4x4 
    Can take up to 6 km before it in gages  which is what you really want in a 4x4 

  • Retroman
    Retroman
    4 years ago

    A "mate of a mate" , baby boomer grey nomad , bought a brand spankers top of the line Triton Turbo diesel ute to tow his new you beat caravan round Oz.

    Started giving those kinda problems you mentioned in SA during the rip home to WA

    He had quote "had it chipped" ( don't know which method !) , he took the "chip" off and fronted up at the Mitsubishi dealer pleading ignorance.

    First plug up to the diagnostic he is asked ' Is / was this chipped ?"  He says " what's that etc etc "  feigning ignorance as you would.

    Service manager says " it has been , and it was disconnected yesterday..." End result NO WARRANTY !

    He limps home to WA towing his van , then once home immediately trades it in to the Mitsubishi dealer in Bunbury 250 K's south..

    May be an urban myth of course , but it "sounded" legit.

    My Navara is a 2012 so none of that worry for me ( warranty worry that is !)

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