hey i just bought my first rx7 a few months ago, and it wasnt running at the time... well i got it running kinda... and now its got NO power and doesnt idle (or when i coaxe it into idleing it hops from 1000 to 1500 rpm. any ways i figure vaccume leak and thats where im at. i was looking at my TPS today, just for good measure, and what the hell? there is a friggin mitsubishi symbol on it! is this normal? i tested the throttle and the tps doesnt come all the way out when the throttle is floored. is this a stock tps? or did the former owner just put a mitsu tps on there? any suggestions on what to do about the vaccume hose problem? thanks
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the mitsubishi symbol is normal..if you look elsewhere, you may find more!!! Do you have a S4 or S5!

 

its an S4... 88 GXL with most of the interior stripped out to be precise. Ill probably end up putting in a TII drivetrain after the funds come up...

 

alternators have mitsubishi symbols on its back too.... guess that's normal.....

 

Mazda uses some mitsu parts in about all of their cars including some fords.

 

I think our alts also have DSM stamps on them. I think civic alts do too.

 

You do know that Mitsu is also one of the worlds largest manufacters of electronics, right?



Ya its normal

 

Oh and for the vacuum hose problem, buy some good quality silicone vacuum lines.Shoot buy the color that matches your car.

 

hmm well i dunno if they have gray silicone lines, but i guess i could just replace them as i take them off as to not lose where they go... where is the so called "rats nest" located? i can see alot of random vaccum lines all over the place but the name seems to indicate that there are alot in one place...

 

The TPS, alternator and probably many other electronic components in these and other Japanese cars are made by Mitsubishi Electric, one of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world.
Mistubishi Motors is a completely seperate company, although they're both owned by the same parent company. DSM is seperate again; I believe it's an American-owned subsidiary of Mistubishi Motors.

 

DSM = Diamond Star Motors =

Eagle Talon, Plymouth Laser, Mitsubishi eclipse

just for further clarification

 

The mitsu that makes electronics is a different company than mitsu cars. They were origonally the same company, but were spunoff as a seperate company.

 

if they are a seperate company why do mitsubish tv's have the triple diamonds as well as mitsubishi cars?

 

After the second world war, under the occupation of the US, Mitsubishi Congolmerate was odered to separate. The three companies formed were Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Sumitomo were the major companies formed. The mitsubishi that manufactures things from microwaves, heavy machinery and cars, and even banks are still the same company just not the same divisions.

 

wow RyosukeTakahashi you know your ****...but **** even some of my computer parts have the triple diamond... even though mistu's suck *** the make many quality parts!!!!

 

The rats nest is usually located under and around your dynamic chamber.If you remove your upper intake you'll be able to see all of it.Just tag and mark all lines so you would be able to put back together right.

Good Luck

 

BTW: Sumitomo Bank is the 2nd largest share holder of Mazda, with about 22% last I checked.

 

Ford is the number one shareholder if anyone needed to know!

 

yeah they have about 36%

 

They're seperately run companies all owned by the same parent company.

 

hey, my starter (both old, and the replacement) are both mitsibishi

 

which is why its not ironic to find a mazda engine in my stock 93 ford probe Its got 246k miles and still running strong!

 

and you would be lucky if you got 120K on the old Ford built 4 bangers.

That is why Mazda is building the vast majority of Ford's 4 cyl engines for America and Europe.