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Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith started Pajero 4x4 Lifestyle as the resource he wanted when he bought his first Pajero: honest about the weak points, specific about South African prices and conditions, and written by someone who actually drives one. He runs a 2001 Gen 2 SWB 3.5 V6 petrol, kitted with a bull bar, spotlights and a roof rack, and he writes and edits every guide on this site.

Two diesel turbochargers side by side on a bench, the left one a simple fixed geometry unit with a small wastegate canister and the right one a variable geometry unit with a larger actuator and a linkage running to a ring collar
Pajero Ownership

Pajero Turbo Failure, and Why It Is Usually Not the Bearing

October 24, 2026 16 min read
Top of a four cylinder diesel cylinder head with one fuel injector buried in a thick black tarry carbon crust while the next injector along is clean bare metal
Pajero Ownership

Pajero Injector Failure, from a Weeping Washer to Black Death

October 16, 2026 17 min read
Cut-open four cylinder diesel inlet manifold on a workbench, every intake runner lined with a thick black carbon crust
Pajero Ownership

Pajero EGR and Inlet Carbon, the Fault Every 4M41 Gets

October 14, 2026 18 min read
An empty car assembly hall, idle robot arms and stilled overhead conveyors lit by shafts of daylight through high windows
Gen 4 Pajero Heritage

Where the Pajero Was Built, and What the Factory Makes Now

October 8, 2026 9 min read
Green 1995 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II Turbo 4x4 parked on grass at a car show
Pajero Heritage

The Small Pajeros: Mini, Junior, iO and Pinin Explained

September 19, 2026 8 min read
The all-new fifth-generation Mitsubishi Pajero in Armor Copper Metallic at its world premiere
Gen 5

The 2027 Pajero Is Here. Everything Mitsubishi Confirmed

September 2, 2026 14 min read
Modified Mitsubishi Pajero with snorkel, bull bar and loaded roof rack on a South African farm track at sunset
Pajero Ownership

Pajero Insurance In South Africa. What Actually Matters

August 30, 2026 13 min read
Mechanic inspecting the underbody of a Mitsubishi Pajero raised on a two-post hoist in an independent South African workshop
Pajero Ownership

Finding A Pajero Specialist In South Africa. How To Pick One And What To Ask

August 29, 2026 12 min read
Three Mitsubishi Pajero station wagons of different ages parked in a row on a dealership lot
Pajero Ownership

Pajero Resale Value. What Yours Will Be Worth And Why

August 28, 2026 14 min read
Dark grey fourth-generation Mitsubishi Pajero parked on a suburban South African driveway at dusk
Pajero Buying Guides

Is The 2018 Pajero A Good Buy In 2026. Usually Not, And Here Is The Number That Decides It

August 27, 2026 11 min read