Mitsubishi engine?

[Johnny D]

I have read in other places on the internet where people are stating the 2.4 engine in the PT Cruiser is of Mitsubishi origin / descent, and that is the reason why the engines last far above 100,000 miles.

Can anyone confirm this?

This information was mostly found today after reading the blogs on AOL.

[GOLDMEMBER]

The 2.4L PT engine was a Mitsubishi engine, the euro PT has 2.2 turbo diesel made by Damiler Benz, while the new 2009 Journey 2.4L is a Hundi engine

[2_2COOL]

I had never heard that on the forums...but one lady mentioned it to me years ago when she came over to look at my PT. I thought she was nuts at the time. Hmmm, maybe not!

[PTRich]

<delurk>
She's nuts. The 2.4 is NOT a Mistu motor, nope, zero, nada, nothing Mitsu about it. The PT's 2.4 is based on the Chrysler 2.0 motor. Linky

It has nothing to with with Mitsu or the 2.4 'world engine' in the Caliber, et al (which is not a "Hyundai engine", it was co developed by Chrysler/Hyundai/Mitsu). Linky

[djsamuel]

Originally Posted by PTRich

<delurk>
She's nuts. The 2.4 is NOT a Mistu motor, nope, zero, nada, nothing Mitsu about it. The PT's 2.4 is based on the Chrysler 2.0 motor. Linky

It has nothing to with with Mitsu or the 2.4 'world engine' in the Caliber, et al (which is not a "Hyundai engine", it was co developed by Chrysler/Hyundai/Mitsu). Linky

PTRich is correct. The 2.4 is the follow on engine to the 2.2. It is just as bullet proof as well. And as he stated the World Engine is co-developed by Chrysler and the others. I believe the only Mitsubishi engine is the 3 liter V6. My Dodge Spirit had one of those. Nice engine but the valve seals stunk. Blew a lot of smoke. The old 1.8L used in the Omni/Horizon was a volkswagon engine.

And if you read anywhere that the Hybrid system in the Durango is GM's system, that is a load as well. Chrysler co-developed that as well with GM and I believe BMW.

[PTRich]

Well, they used a lot. The VW engine was a 1.7, they also used a 1.6 that I believe was a Peugot motor in that car. They also used a Mitsu 2.5L V6 that was related to the Mitsu 3.0. And of course the 2.6 Mitsu motor used in the late 70s/early 80s that is generally unloved.

Mitsu figured out the valve guide issue in the early 90s. That was an unfortunate problem because it was so visible; the motor itself was very strong.

It can get confusing. There was a 2.5L 4cyl used in Jeeps that had zero to do with the 2.5 that was used in the cars.

Interesting trivia: The 1.8L used in the Mini is a derivitave of the Chrysler 2.0.

[LiquidPT]

No, it's a Chrysler engine.