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    JMC Vigus Problems

    Are you having problems with your JMC Vigus? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest JMC Vigus issues & faults. We have gathered all of the most frequently asked questions and problems relating to the JMC Vigus in one spot to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

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    The mechanic is saying I need a new belt for my 2015 JMC Vigus...
    Answered by David Morley · 15 March 2022

    The JMC brand is a pretty obscure one here in Australia. It launched in 2015 and was gone almost without trace by 2017 thanks to a model line-up that lacked an automatic transmission option and the resulting glacial sales rate.

    In fact, a lot of Australians never even had the brand cross their radar screens, so finding out anything about the JMC ute can be tricky. But the diesel engine was actually a Ford design built under license (Ford owns a big chunk of the Chinese brand) and is actually Ford’s JX4D24 design. As such, it has a timing chain, rather than a toothed rubber timing belt. That means it should not need a chain replacement as these are designed to last the life of the engine.

    Your mechanic is probably referring to the petrol-engined version of the JMC Vigus which used a Mitsubishi designed four-cylinder engine which did, as a member of the G469 family of engines, have a timing belt which would require periodic replacement.

    Is the JMC Vigus a diesel?
    Answered by Iain Kelly · 14 September 2018

    JMC's Vigus pick-up ute can be purchased as a petrol model (SLX) or as a diesel with the LX model.

    Is the JMC Vigus a 4x4?
    Answered by Iain Kelly · 14 September 2018

    There are three models of JMC Vigus on sale in Australia currently, with a pair of two-wheel drive versions and one 4x4 variant. While the SLX is only available as a petrol 2-wheel-drive, the diesel LX can be ordered as a rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle.

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