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Jay, i'm so glad i joined this forum. I have the exact same problem and with my 4m40 now sitting at 320 000km i feared the dreaded cyl head problem. Now i know what's wrong and how to fix it too. Mine would start again after cranking the starter for a minute or so. She cuts out the minute i exit the driveway to great frustration of other road users and a lot of swearing from myself. ThanxAndre Plant wrote:Recently when I start my Pajero in the morning it starts perfectly and as I pull out of the garage it sometimes begins to run a little rough, almost like plugs fouling ( if it were a petrol ) and then cuts out. I find that it will not start via the battery and starts then by dropping the clutch on the downhill, as I fortunately stay on the side of a hill. The motor invariably fires and great amounts of smoke come out of the exhaust for a few seconds and then she clears and runs as if nothing at all has happened. This only happens when the car is cold. If it were a petrol I would say the symptoms are of plugs fouling and then clearing and firing. When the engine is warm it starts normally.
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Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8