mondeo diesels help

[vanishing days]

for some reason i have agread to go and have a look at and 04 diesel mondeo sunday morning with a friend as he has no taste you should see his misses

anyway after telling him i no nothing about them apart from id rather shoot myself in the face with a 12 guage shotgun than drive one he still seems to want me to come. does anyine no of any common problems to look out for or even beter reasons not to by it

cheers

[Lukeus101]

Just found an owners review on another problem:


I thought I'd share my experience of the Mondeo MK3 with those looking to buy one, and give the kind of information I wish that I had before buying.
I'll keep it short and not so sweet:
• If you're looking at an early MK3, there was a handbrake cable fault which causes the rear brakes to stick (Discs Not Drums). It's a really common problem. In fact the design of the rear brakes is quite poor. There's a self adjusting spring on the enormous handbrake cable which doesn't allow the caliper to release properly, causing the brakes to bind. When you test the car; listen for squeaking it may not bind until the brakes are hot so make sure you get them hot. The handbrake cable may travel excessivley and braking under speed may be poor. Once you've given the car a good run, feel the two rear wheels for excessive heat. Getting these brakes sorted has been a nightmare, not even Ford have been able to resolve it.
• Alternator went after 112k. The alternator belt is around 12ft long and pig to change. Left stranded.(UPDATE: Replacement Alternator failed after less than a year, turns out that a fuel pipe had chafed and allowed diesel to leak into the alternator)
• Rear suspension bushes gone at 112k, looks a nightmare to sort.
• Poor and discontnued EGR valve turbo hose design causes excessive smoking on TDDi and TDCI models. had to have the car plugged in to find fault. Get someone to follow you whilst you test drive.
Above are the faults I've had in the last 3 months of ownership of a 2.0l Y Reg Mondeo LX.
Parts for this Mondeo seem quite expensive in comparison with other models.
Other general tips:
Check that the service history ties in with the car, it could have been faked as it's easily done for a few quid.
Do an HPI report, it's worth the 20 odd quid. Accident damaged cars can be dangerous and it'll give you an idea of the correct mileage.
Check things like the Air-con work, are there any oil marks on the engine (the cover just flips off) or on their driveway.
I have since found this excellent site which has a forum discussing a lot of common problems Ford mondeo. Org
Beware, do your research and if it seems cheap it's probably for a very good reason!!

[grimmy]

Not a clue really but my mate had the st version which cost him a fair bit when the egr valve went so ask if its been changed common problem apparently.

[dida4g]

Just Google 'Mondeo Injector problems'.........not good.
My neighbour has the Jag Xtype D (ford engine)on a 54, It's been stood for 4 weeks.

[andy-81]

as dida said you need to watch for the injectors these are a major flaw on these cars, just for the part your looking at 450 then the fitting charge. to be fair i wouldnt touch one with a barge pole, if i had one

[vanishing days]

cheers guys will let you now how it is

[zsserbia]

Tddi is less painful to own than tdci, having no dmf and no electronic injectors, these things alone are going to eat your wallet. Diagnostics check is a must before buying any (genuine ford diagnostics equipment which monitors the fueling in real time). Tdci must run perfectly smooth at idle and deliver the power perfectly smooth otherwise steer clear of it.

[Quadcam24]

i had a 53 reg tdci 130 ghia......great car , went very well, handled very well, build quality to shame any mg, great economy and very practical, never had a single problem with it.
Only reason i got rid was because it felt a bit old mans car, and i wanted something more exciting.

[Jem]

My dad had no end of problems with a Diesel Mondeo about 5 years ago,He had to get shot of that one as the warranty was nearly out and it would of cost big money to fix it.

[daytona365]

Injectors, EGR valves handbrake cables and the rear subframe bushes all MAJOR probs. We get through loads at out garage, either through workshop or sale to trade...

One of the probs is the injectors have to be coded, so not a stright foprward swap job!!

[Ritchy]

Handbrake cables arent too bad to replace, fuel system as mentioned above, dual mass flywheel knocking, aux belt tensioner noisy, egr valve jamming open meaning car wontt start, rear subframe bushes, il have a think see what else I can remember

[vanishing days]

Welk he bought it yesterday without anyone looking at it phoned me this morning to say theres a knocking noise the guy said it needed an oil change slightly suspocious
Im going to have a look at it tommorow anyome got any ideaa what it could be

[Ritchy]

dual mass flywheel perhaps

[zsserbia]

dual mass flywheel perhaps

Indeed. Quite costly and not honest if not stated by the seller. But, let's not jump to conclusions, it may as well be something else. But in any case, should one buy a mondeo which is knocking? Simply no.

[RalphG]

My GF has a Mondeo Mk3 estate, which we use to transport the dogs. We've just bought a Vito van to replace it.

Anyway, when she bought the Mondeo it was gutless. No power at all. Lost speed going up hill. Drank diesel like it only cost 14.99p a litre instead of 149.9p a litre. I tracked it down to a hose that had a split - almost impossible to spot, as its on the inside of a 90 degree bend.

The Mondeos also eat up wheel bearings like nothing else I've driven. This 51 plate has had at least 6 replacement bearings.

[Ritchy]

Woulnt say bearings have been a common thing, a few back ones

[daytona365]

Tha wasnt one of the hoses from the intercooler by chance???????

[RalphG]

The big hose attached to the end of the inlet manifold, towards the bottom of this picture...

http://www.talkford.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=117217

Having found the problem, it seems that I'm not alone in having this pipe split. I replaced it with part of of MGR hose that I had lying around in my garage, as a "temporary" fix :D

BTW my engine does not have the MAF sensor in the same place as this one - its down near the bottom of the radiator!

[daytona365]

Those big pipes fail all the time, we sell loads of them. Dont even ahve to lool em up nowdays lol........

[Ritchy]

BTW my engine does not have the MAF sensor in the same place as this one - its down near the bottom of the radiator!

thats the MAP sensor, the MAF is on the air box