Vehicle

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

The body-on-frame SUV built on the L200 pickup's ladder frame rather than the Pajero's monocoque — which is the distinction that matters, because despite the name it shares its chassis, transfer case and rear axle with the pickup and not with the Pajero at all. L200 information is therefore the closer source. Sold under four names across markets, so search Montero Sport, Challenger and Shogun Sport too. The 2.4 and 2.5 DI-D diesels bring the after-treatment pattern that working-vehicle duty produces.

WhatsApp Telegram X Email

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport — Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 (external)

Generations

First generation 1996–2008

An L200 ladder frame under an SUV body — the Pajero shares the name and not the chassis.
- F5M / W5M 5-speed manual
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Mitsubishi L200
Engines
2.4 four-cylinder — 4G64 · petrol · 82–121 kW (110–162 hp) · 184–221 Nm (136–163 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 — 6G72 · petrol · 105–166 kW (141–223 hp) · 233–304 Nm (172–224 lb-ft)

2.5 DI-D — 4D56 · diesel · 62–131 kW (83–176 hp) · 197–400 Nm (145–295 lb-ft)

2.8 diesel — 4M40 · diesel

3.5 V6 — 6G74 · petrol · 139–209 kW (186–280 hp) · 300–333 Nm (221–246 lb-ft)

3.2 turbo — 4M41 · diesel · 118–147 kW (158–197 hp) · 351–450 Nm (259–332 lb-ft)
Transmissions

4-speed automatic · 5-speed V5MT1 manual · 5-speed INVECS-II semi-automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Super Select four-wheel drive
Second generation (KG, KH and PB) 2008–2016

The Triton's underpinnings again, with the 4D56 turbodiesel that defines the range and a 3.2 above it. Super Select stays, and so does the ladder frame.
- F5M / W5M 5-speed manual
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Mitsubishi PB
Engines
2.4 four-cylinder — 4G64 · petrol · 94 kW (126 hp) · 184–221 Nm (136–163 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 — 6B31 · petrol · 162 kW (217 hp) · 276–291 Nm (204–215 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — 6G74 · petrol · 139 kW (186 hp) · 300–333 Nm (221–246 lb-ft)

2.5 turbo diesel — 4D56 · diesel · 100–131 kW (134–176 hp) · 197–400 Nm (145–295 lb-ft)

3.2 turbo diesel — 4M41 · diesel · 121 kW (162 hp) · 351–450 Nm (259–332 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed V5MT1 manual · 5-speed INVECS-II Sport Mode automatic · 4-speed INVECS-II Sportronic automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Super Select four-wheel drive
Third generation 2015–present

The KL L200's frame with the 2.4 DI-D; working duty makes the particulate filter and EGR the standing complaints.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Mitsubishi KL
Engines
2.4 DI-D — 4N15 · diesel · 430 Nm (317 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 — 6B31 · petrol · 162–169 kW (217–227 hp) · 276–291 Nm (204–215 lb-ft)

2.4 MIVEC — petrol

2.4 turbo — 4N16 · diesel · 2024–present

2.5 turbo — 4D56 · diesel · 62–131 kW (83–176 hp) · 197–400 Nm (145–295 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 8-speed automatic · 5-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed Aisin automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Super Select four-wheel drive

Information, not instruction

CarGeek is a reference, not a service manual. Its pages are written from public sources and from what other people have found, never from a manufacturer's own service information, so they can be wrong or incomplete for your particular vehicle. Some of what they describe carries real risk: high voltage, fuel under pressure, stored energy, hot and moving parts.

Have anything you intend to act on checked by a trained person against the manufacturer's own procedure for your vehicle. Nothing here replaces that procedure.

Posted about the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Be the first to write this up

Nothing posted about this yet. Whatever you found is worth writing down — even a dead end saves someone the same afternoon.

What makes one worth reading:

The car — make, model, year and engine. The same fault behaves differently on each.
What you measured, not only what you replaced.
What actually fixed it — or that nothing did, which is worth knowing too.