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Hello I have a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0 Non Turbo 420a. One day i was driving my car and all of a sudden the car lost power. I stepped and stepped on the throttle but the car wouldn't pick up the speed it had no power in it. The rpm needle would rev but no reaction came from the car. The car then came to a stop and shut down. When i got it home i tried to turn the car on but it just makes a weird screeching grinding noise. Any ideas?
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How many miles on odometer, Automatic or manual transmission.
To my knowledge, the automatic tranny of 1995-1999 eclipse models are the same transmissions dropped in 1995-2000 Dodge Avenger models and they're poorly built. My 1995 dodge avenger exhibited the same problems, or would stay stuck in second gear even when my transmission fluid was topped off. After three rebuilds, we ended up selling it.
170,056 and its an automatic
Possible timing belt, grinding noise ? If I could hear the noise would probably know. (bearing or component locked up and belt squeak while turning against pulley). If timing belt is bad the valves will be bent, if happened at hwy speeds.
No the car was traveling like 15 mph and rising then it just lost power the throttle wouldn't work and all the fluids are at normal level and condition
I'll go with the timing belt theory........time for a visual inspection(tear-down) to verify what it IS NOT.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking too but would the timing cause like a knocking noise aswell
If the valves are bent YES. Every time a piston travels to the top it will hit the bent valve. The valve stays down in the cylinder and the pistons keeps hitting them. Sorry