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Living with a Mitsubishi Pajero in South Africa: maintenance schedules, running costs, parts sourcing and honest daily-driving advice from owners.

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

October 14, 2026 18 min read
Modified Mitsubishi Pajero with snorkel, bull bar and loaded roof rack on a South African farm track at sunset
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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
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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
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Pajero Resale Value. What Yours Will Be Worth And Why

August 28, 2026 14 min read
Timing chain, sprockets, guide and tensioner exposed on a four-cylinder turbo diesel engine on a workshop bench
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Pajero Timing Belt And Timing Chain. Intervals, Costs And What Happens If You Skip It

August 17, 2026 11 min read
Silver Mitsubishi Pajero refuelling at a South African filling station forecourt at dusk
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Real World Pajero Fuel Consumption. What Owners Actually Get

August 14, 2026 12 min read
Failed Pajero crankshaft pulley with cracked and crumbling rubber damper on a workshop bench
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Pajero Crankshaft Pulley Failure, What Happens When the Rubber Lets Go

August 10, 2026 10 min read
Mechanic inspecting the turbo-diesel engine bay of a Mitsubishi Pajero 3.2 Di-D in a workshop at dusk, work-light and diagnostic tool in frame
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The Pajero 3.2 DI-D Engine: Complete Guide to the 4M41

July 17, 2026 10 min read