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Remanufactured Mitsubishi 2.0L L4 Engine - Lancer
2.0L · L4 · Part 260
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4-year no-fault nationwide warranty — includedOn gas engines in non-commercial use, at no extra charge. The builder’s standard cover is 3 years, parts only. Every gas engine we sell includes the 4-year no-fault warranty with labour, at no extra charge.
- “No fault” means we do not investigate why it failed — if a covered engine fails inside the term, it is covered.
- Labour is paid up to CAD $95.00 per hour — a cap on the rate, not a flat payout — and only for the remove-and-replace hours in the Mitchell labour guide. Diagnostic time is covered up to 2 hours, and fluids up to CAD $200.00. Towing and a rental car are not covered. Anything not listed here needs to be agreed with us before the work starts.
- The 4 years start the day the engine is installed, and a claim needs proof that a professional shop installed it.
- Unlimited kilometres, and no deductible.
- Call us before any warranty work starts, so we can authorise it. Labour paid on a repair we were not asked about first is not covered.
- A claim starts with a call to us. We file it with the manufacturer, and the manufacturer pays it.
Diesel engines, and engines put into commercial service, are not covered by this 4-year warranty — the terms vary by engine, so call us for the terms on the unit you’re pricing.
Add an install kit. Thermostat, water pump, belts, hoses, filters, plugs and leads — the parts that should not go back on a new engine. Ask for one with this engine and we quote it on the same order. What a proper install replaces
Warranty included — terms above
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Fits
- Mitsubishi Lancer 2002–2007 · 2.0L L4
Not sure it fits? Call (780) 473-2424 with your VIN and we'll confirm.
4-year warranty included
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Engine guide
Mitsubishi 4G6 Sirius Four (2.0 / 2.4)
Also known as: Sirius, 4G6, 4G63, 4G64, 4G63T, 2.0 turbo, DSM 4G63
Overview & history
If one Mitsubishi engine has a cult following, it is this one. The Sirius family — internally 4G6 — arrived in the early 1980s as a conventional iron-block overhead-cam four, but the 2.0-litre 4G63 turbocharged version turned into a legend. It powered the Diamond-Star Motors cars built jointly with Chrysler in Illinois: the Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, Eagle Talon TSi and Plymouth Laser RS, all-wheel-drive turbo coupes that punched far above their price. Then it became the engine of the Lancer Evolution, where over ten generations it grew from 244 to more than 290 horsepower and became a fixture of rally and street tuning culture, admired for a bottom end that tolerated far more boost than it was designed for. Alongside it, the naturally aspirated 2.4-litre 4G64 did the unglamorous work — powering Galants, Outlanders, Montero Sports, and the Mitsubishi-platform Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus coupes. The family stayed in production for close to thirty years.
Specs & engineering
- •Cast-iron block with an aluminum cylinder head — the iron block is a large part of why the turbocharged versions tolerate high boost.
- •Belt-driven camshafts; both SOHC 8/16-valve and DOHC 16-valve heads were produced.
- •Two displacements here: 2.0L (4G63) and 2.4L (4G64).
- •Mitsubishi's Silent Shaft balance shaft system is fitted to most versions to control secondary vibration.
- •The turbocharged 4G63T made roughly 195 hp in DSM form and 244-290 hp across the Lancer Evolution generations.
- •Naturally aspirated output ran roughly 135-160 hp depending on displacement and head.
Generations & variants
- •4G63 naturally aspirated (1983-2007): Galant, Eclipse, Lancer and Chrysler captive imports.
- •4G63T turbocharged (1988-2007): the DSM cars — Eclipse GSX/GST, Eagle Talon TSi, Plymouth Laser RS — and every Lancer Evolution from I through IX.
- •4G64 2.4L (1988-2012): the larger naturally aspirated version, in the Galant, Outlander, Montero Sport, Chrysler Sebring coupe and Dodge Stratus coupe.
- •GDI direct-injection versions of both displacements were sold in some markets.
Vehicles it powered
- •Mitsubishi Eclipse (1990-2005)
- •Eagle Talon (1990-1998)
- •Plymouth Laser (1990-1994)
- •Mitsubishi Galant (1989-2003)
- •Mitsubishi Montero Sport (1997-2004)
- •Chrysler Sebring Coupe / Dodge Stratus Coupe (2001-2005)
- •Mitsubishi Outlander (2003-2006)
- •Dodge Ram 50 / Mitsubishi Mighty Max (1983-1996)
Known issues & fixes
Timing belt service on an interference engine
What to watch for: No documented belt change. The 4G63 and 4G64 are belt-driven and a failure will contact valves.
The fix: Replace belt, tensioner, idlers and water pump together at the published interval — the balance shaft belt should be done at the same time.
Balance shaft belt failure on Silent Shaft engines
What to watch for: A balance shaft belt that has been left in service; if it fails it can shred and take the main timing belt with it.
The fix: Replace both belts together, or have the balance shafts properly deleted only if the builder is set up to do it correctly.
Did you know?
- ★The 4G63T is the engine that powered every Lancer Evolution from the first to the ninth generation.
- ★Diamond-Star Motors was a Mitsubishi-Chrysler joint venture in Normal, Illinois, which is why an Eagle Talon and a Mitsubishi Eclipse are the same car underneath.
- ★Mitsubishi's Silent Shaft balance-shaft patents were licensed by several other manufacturers, making Mitsubishi an unlikely supplier of smoothness technology to its rivals.
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