AUTHOR NOTES

 

This VFAQ is provided as a quick reference guide for new users of the

Mitsubishi Computerized Automatic Parts Searching System program (CAPS).

 

To use CAPS you will need one of the following versions of Microsoft Windows® :

 

Windows 95
Windows 98

Windows 98 SE

Windows ME

Windows 2000

Windows XP

 

PROGRAM INSTALLATION

 

Run the supplied setup program (setup.exe under the CDROM/viewers directory)

 

You are now ready to perform searches in CAPS.

 

NAVIGATING CAPS

 

General. Operations in CAPS are performed using the mouse (point and click), using <ALT> +

<NAMED KEY>,  then <NAMED KEY>, and function keys.

 

Most items that can be pointed and clicked may also be activated with <ALT> + <NAMED KEY> followed

by the required <NAMED KEY>.

 

For our searches I will be describing the point and click methods and as you get more familiar with CAPS

you may want to use the <ALT> plus <Named Key> functions as well.

 

CAPS Key Operations Guide. Get to this by Clicking (H)ELP, and then (O)PERATION.

 

On some pages you will notice a 1/1 (1 of 1) or 1/2 (1 of 2) for example. This tells you to click the left and

right arrows more information.

 

 

On illustrations click on the numbers and not on the illustrations. Only numbers within the appropriate

Groups, Subgroups, and PNCs will get you to the next screen.

 

 

SEARCHING IN CAPS

 

There are four major types of searches in CAPS:

 

    VIN Search

    Car Type (Vehicle Name, Model & Classification - Used Without A VIN)

    Part Name/Staple Part Name

    Part Number Input (Finds all applicable models the part is used on AND can tell you

                                           what parts are around the part number you inputted).

 

 

1. VIN Search. If you know the MITSUBISHI VIN enter it and hit <Enter>, <Tab> or Click into any other box.

Now go to Page 5.

 

2. Car Type (Vehicle Name, Model, and Classification).

 

Click into the Vehicle Name Code box. The Vehicle Name Code Dialog Box should appear listing

all Mitsubishi passenger car models (or truck models if you used the truck values in the setup screen).

 

             

           

Some DSM Specific Vehicle Model Designations:

90-94 DSM's

1.8L SOHC DSM                     = D21A/MNJEL4*(M/E/P)

2.0L DOHC DSM                     = D22A/MNHML4

2.0L DOHC Turbo DSM         = D22A/MNHFL4

2.0L DOHC Turbo AWD DSM     = D27A/MNGFL4

2.0L DOHC Turbo AWD A/T DSM = D27A/MRGFL4

 

            91-92 Galants

2.0L DOHC GALANT                     = E33A

2.0L DOHC AWD GALANT (GSX)  = E38A

2.0L DOHC AWD AWS G-Vr4     = E39A

 

            95-99 DSM's

2.0 420A(NT) DSM (BASE/LOWLINE)= D31A/MNSML4*(M/E)

2.0 420A(NT) DSM (RS)          = D31A/MNJML4

2.0 420A(NT) DSM (GS)          = D31A/MNHML4

2.0 DOHC Turbo DSM             = D32A/MNGFL4

2.0 DOHC Turbo AWD DSM         = D33A/MNGFL4

2.0 DOHC Turbo DSM (Spyder)    = D38A/BNGFL4

2.4 DOHC DSM (Spyder)          = D39A/BNJEL4

Change all "N"s to "R"s for A/T versions.

 

*Change the last DIGIT (4) to "9" for California

and "5" for Canadian DSM's (ALL YEARS)

 

            ALL 3000GT (Stealth's similar)

3.0 DOHC N/T 2WD              = Z11A

3.0 DOHC Turbo/AWD            = Z15A

3.0 DOHC Turbo/AWD/AWS        = Z16A

 

Choose your Vehicle Name Code by highlighting it and then Clicking the left mouse button.

 

You should now be in the Model Box. Click inside it and another Dialog Box appears titled

Vehicle Model Code Selection. 

 

 

Click the appropriate model code and you should be taken to the Classification Code Selection box.

 

           

 

Choose the classification by highlighting it and then Clicking the left mouse button. You should now be at the

main CAPS screen.

 

Click into the Illustration box and the Main Group screen should appear.

 

 

Click on the appropriate Subgroup the Subgroup screen should appear (Click on the numbers and not

on the pictures themselves).

 

 

 

Now you click on the part numbers and they will appear in the table to the left under PNC, Qty, and

Part Name. If there is only one part you will automatically be taken to the CAPS box. If not, choose

the parts you need and then Click OK and you will then be taken to the CAPS box.

 

 

To see what other models your part is applicable to click the PNC field for the corresponding part

number and then click the Bolt, Question Mark, Car, and Truck Icon. 

 

 

 

3. Part Name/Staple Name Search

 

If you just want to look up a particular part name that you already have the general name for you can

do a search that way as well. Just input the general name in the Part Name box and hit <Enter>. It

will come up with a list of parts that you can scroll through until you find what you are looking for.

 

You can also do the search in the Staple Part Name box but be careful as some parts will show up

in a Part Name query that will not show up in a Staple Part Name query.

 

PRINTING IN CAPS

 

At any point in your parts search or illustration viewing you can do a screen print of CAPS. You do

this by either <SHIFT> + <F7> or just hitting <F7>. Note that two different types of printing are

done with these two commands. You may also copy and save your screen by <SHIFT> +

<PRTSCN> and then pasting from the clipboard to a particular program such as Microsoft Paint ®

Adobe PhotoShop ® or some other program.