I think a Hyundai motor will fit!

[meminiau]

Yes you heard right!

I own an NG V6 Pajero and a 1997 V6 Sonata. I have often thought that the two motors looked very similar. I even had to by a part for the NG a couple weeks ago, and it stated on the box that it was also a Hyundai part.

Anyways, I just found a site that states that the Sonata V6 was designed by Mitsubishi. http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/Used ... ewshowall/

Any opinions? I was thinking that it may be a cheaper option for those of us who have tired v6's.

dean

[crankycruiser]

Yes some of the hyundias have mitsu engines

[klrevo]

a lot of the hyundais have mitsu engines, and some more than just engines, theres a few that share a fair few parts also

dean

[meminiau]

So is there a reason why no one has tried putting a v6 from a hyundai into a Pajero?

It might also be as simple as putting a magna motor in.

???
dean

[fool_injected]

My brother inlaw and his dad run a workshop
He says that Mitsi often sell manufacturing rights to their driver trains

told me early Ford Couriers have a 4g54 variant

I will querie him re the Hyundai sonata
cheers
wayne

[grumpy221]

I nearly bought a hyundai but learnt that they are put together with other manufacturers spare parts.........ergo mitsi motors....etc

[Noisey]

So is there a reason why no one has tried putting a v6 from a hyundai into a Pajero?

Why go to all the trouble to replace a V6 with .............. a V6

unless it's cheaper

[OTEP R]

I nearly bought a hyundai but learnt that they are put together with other manufacturers spare parts.........ergo mitsi motors....etc

Hyundai had a partnership with Mitsubishi back in their early days. So most of their products are Mitsu based. The Starex, early Sonata, Galloper SUV, etc. They are not made with 'other' manufacturers spare parts. Most of them are Mitsu carbon copies except for the skin.

To give you an idea of other Korean manufacturers and their partners
Kia (pre-Hyundai days): Ford/Mazda
Daewoo: Opel/GM
Ssangyong: Mercedes Benz
Samsung: Nissan

[-Scott-]

I once read that the early Sonata would accept full VR4 Galant running gear - would have been quite a sleeper in it's day.

Scott

[awbeattie381]

ive seen many late model Mk1 pajeros in europe made by Hyundai. they are called gallopers. look butt ugly too!

[rallyhaggis]

Proton is also another manufacturer who in their early days used a ton of mitsi bits... The Satria used mitsubishi engines in all their variants.. ie Satria GL used the 4G13 engine etc...

It seems this is a world wide trend!!
cheers
JH

[meminiau]

Yes Noisey, the reason why I brought up the idea of using a hyundai v6 was the possibility of it being a cheaper option. I don't have a great deal of options really. It's a 1989 model. No point spending heaps of money on it.

So, does any one reckon, that if they are the same motor, the hyundai engine would fit with little hassle?

Fool_injected, I'm looking forward to what you can find out.

Thanks everyone for your comments...
dean

[OTEP R]

Proton is a partnership between the Malaysian company (and state baby) Proton and Mitsubishi. Their products are even less disguised than the Hyundais.

I'm not sure for your specific application, but we use lots of Hyundai parts to convert ex-RHD Mitsus into road legal LHD over here.

[meminiau]

Hi all,

So I'm guessing no one really know's if it will fit as easily as the magna motor?

My current v6 is leaking oil like crazy, so rather than have the motor rebuilt, I wanted to just put another one in. I'm trying to find the cheapest way to go. I don't want to spend too much on something that is 17 years old!

Thanks guys!
Dean

[Zute]

Stuff the v6, how about the Terrican Diesel.