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They are mega rare now. Something different but practical as an everyday. Only Mondeo I've ever driven was 1.8td estate like yours think it was an N reg very comfy huge boot but dead as a dodo before the turbo came in. Good luck with it cheers bud! practciallay they are great, and do handle well but i must admit i do get beaten away from the lights by lorries/children on bicycles/passing cats, though she is good once going :-) one day i will find the time to bring the boost in earlier... |
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I'm just wondering if a TDCi out of a Mk1.5 Focus could find its way into a Mondeo? In some ways an easy 25bhp increase and I'm sure would surprise a few cars!
Geoff.
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Quite an interesting idea :-) though not going to find its way into mine mind you,I hear the 'c' in tdci stands for computer... I like the simpler old engine :-)
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For the second November running the old girl's heater only wants to blow cold air! Went to adjust twmp, heard a twang and now only cold... As this time the cable appears to still be attached to the mechanism behind the temp control knob I'm gonna assume it's gone twang somewhere further in... dashboard fashia deconstruction I imagine to follow!
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Dec 16, 2016 21:32:34 GMT
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sigh, moni having a bad week this week...
so, the steering rack needed replacement as the inner joint was really on its way out, and two new front shocks and springs as they were odd for some obscure reason. now i entrusted this job to a buddy of mine as I sadly was engrosed in the world of boring paperwork. job all done colleague of said chap asks me if i wanted him to track it for me, sure says I. BIG mistake. he took it to another garage to do the tracking, one i have had bad bad bad dealings with in the past. so one mildly fubarred mondeo as a result, and they mot'd her and failed her to boot despite not being asked and her having a fresh unblemished ticket from july. she also gushed all her powers teering fluid out.
fluid replaced and lots of very loud arguing later between me and my mate on one end and curse word head garage on the other result in no charges (thankfully as i cant bde bothered to sue them...) car has had all 'faults' they found checked by said mate who is also an mot tester and car has been given a clean bill of health again, not surprising really as she passed a comprehensive Ford vehicle check 2000 miles ago without fault.
however today all the power steering fluid has fallen out again! not good as this is my dependable, family bus... just before Christmas!! on ramp monday, ad have topped up fluid so will see how long/if it stays in the system. hmmm, lessons learnt. keep an eye on your motor at all costs.
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Dec 29, 2016 10:55:53 GMT
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Soo.. went to my dearest mother's in Wells (my mum actually is on retrorides:-D) before Christmas, just arrived when... no power steering fluid! Hauled into a local garage who confirm rack is leaking fluid out of several orifices. Great.the rack had only just gone on.
Already spent a fair chunk of change getting the rack from ebay, and having it fitted by a chap I met through work, I'm told a new rack is required!! So, a modern =-O car borrowed from mother-dearest (shall photograph later!) And headed for home. once I had got back to Cheltenham I get a call, that my rear lower suspension arms are corroded past the point of an mot pass. Something odd here as they were ok in July, but the poor car ended up at a garage with which I have had a severe run in in the past (I didnt put car in there btw!) And there qas another mondeo around at the tine, so who knows?! And these parts only come from Ford :-( long and short of it, big bill!! And the car is still in Somerset and I am not, so cant even inspect :-( grrr! Only put the car in as I couldn't get at tje steering rack inner joibt which was what needed doing!
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2017 22:57:42 GMT by s1105117
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mattiwagon
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Just got a work truck
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Dec 29, 2016 17:30:45 GMT
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Bummer dude, nothing like being let down by a 'professional' hope you don't lose faith in the wagon and hope you can sort your gash rack with ebay. Love the X1/9 by the way. Happy new year
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If they cant be nice f**k em!
84 low t25 panel 1.9td beige and rust combo
97 Goped Bigfoot G260RC with clutch conversion
97 Impreza turbo 2000 builders wagon 76k sold
04 Fabia vRs 50mpg pocket rocket
04 battered T5 pickup in blue!
Chainsaws lotsa Chainsaws
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Bummer dude, nothing like being let down by a 'professional' hope you don't lose faith in the wagon and hope you can sort your gash rack with ebay. Love the X1/9 by the way. Happy new year yeah man, bit of a pain in the proverbial for sure! reallu maddening thing was the car wasnt supposed to be anywhere near the garage that kackered it, and only went off for a fairly simple job to begin with... don't worry though, although wagon faith has been tested I cant let the old bus go really :-) i will just avoid looking at my bank balance for a while! garage that has her atm seems to be pretty decent, i particularily liked the owners comment of "far be it for me to criticise another establishments work... but." followed by a fairly long and thorough critique. Rack seller is being chatted too, prob is though I csant be certain it wasnt knackered when away and OK to begin with.. will have a try tho! cheers re x1/9, its been on unexpected commuting duties in the ice lately...  happy new year to you too btq mattiwagon, and to all the good fellows on RR!!! |
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Current price to put mend the mondy, and repair bodge after bodge... £1k. I hate people who can't do something, doing it badly. I can't perform surgery, and a patient probably wouldnt be pleased if I tried, but hey I'm not gonna pretend that I can because "hey, that looks roughly right! Just bend that bit, nobody will notice if you can't see it..." grr.
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WTF have they bodged to make it a grand to repair?
One reason i do most of my stuff myself and use someone i really trust for the bigger stuff!
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mattiwagon
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WTF!!, 😳
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If they cant be nice f**k em!
84 low t25 panel 1.9td beige and rust combo
97 Goped Bigfoot G260RC with clutch conversion
97 Impreza turbo 2000 builders wagon 76k sold
04 Fabia vRs 50mpg pocket rocket
04 battered T5 pickup in blue!
Chainsaws lotsa Chainsaws
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£1025, oh and 18 pence to be specific.
lets see, full rack replacement and fitting. then my rear lower suspension arms are discovered to be corroded beyond repair. this stinks as i was under the car in July and they were fine, Ford specailist check/MOt fine etc etc.. wonder where they went? Naturally these bits had to come from Ford...
then its just been little time consuming things, mounting plates from mk4 mondeo bodged in, thread at the top of my (brand new!!!) shock destroyed after a totaly incorrect nut was fitted, evidently with an air gun, i havent got the full list yet as car is still in Somerset...
you know, I normally do as muh as I can myself, and shocks etc are no biggy at all, one cuppas worth of work! but being a eediot, i thought no, this is my family bus and long disctance driver, besides I want her to last etc etc etc and its fecking freezing out, so i will get a proffesional to do the job i Can't do (steering rack) and then whilst there msy as well do few other bits as well.
since i moved up here a few years aho i have had one decent mechanic, however he is a fekking diva and has been diva-ing for a month or so, got a recomendation and well. here we are! sigh. Definitely, finding a mechanic you can trust for qhat you can't do, and do what you can yourself is indeed the only way to go
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Jan 12, 2017 23:40:37 GMT
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Got the wagon back!!!
She feels much tighter, the actual problems I sought to remedy in the first place seem to be remedied. Handling is improved, very good especially for the type of car she is.
All seems well, i did hear a rubbing noise (on maybe two occasions?!) So will monitor that,but now its time to drive her again and get some confidence back in the old girl! Bit peeved that she now has mk2 front shocks/springs, but they look as if theyvare fitted correctly... Honestly, complete report of what cost me my £1k to follow, and a photo of the bus for good measure!
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Jan 13, 2017 12:54:03 GMT
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Mk1 and 2 struts are interchangable no issue, the differance IIRC was in the spring diam and the top bearing, Mk2 being larger and for a while years back Mk1 shocks were NLA in fact most non OE struts advertised as mk1 are Mk2, bit of a pain if they turn up and you only have Mk1 springs as they don't seat quite right  |
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Mk1 and 2 struts are interchangable no issue, the differance IIRC was in the spring diam and the top bearing, Mk2 being larger and for a while years back Mk1 shocks were NLA in fact most non OE struts advertised as mk1 are Mk2, bit of a pain if they turn up and you only have Mk1 springs as they don't seat quite right spot on bud :-) I bought some NOS shocks sold as MK1 but were actually Mk2, meaning my NOS mk1 springs wouldnt fit. Fortunately local motorfactors could deliver MK2 shocks same day! shame that the eediot who fitted them knackered one. I can only assume he lost the correct nut and just used whatever he could find. anyway, not sure that there isnt something ary with the nearside shock tbh, can here a conk sometimes going around righthand bends when car leans to the right, but not all bends. Makes me think a clip of something is not on. garage who mended the car didnt tough that shock i don't think so hmmm... anyway, spot the difference after a £1k spend :-P  car has been racking up the miles again excellently anyway, and handling is very good. especially for a 23 yo bus |
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bortaf
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Jan 19, 2017 13:19:18 GMT
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Jan 19, 2017 21:18:24 GMT
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Nice one just MOT'd mine on 123066 miles cheers bud nice one yourself, and you've got 20k miles less than me! out of interest what headight bulbs have you got? mine are bleeding dull! |
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Mondeo visibility massively improved. (Washing screen and lights was a help :-P) but after consulting various peeps visa-vi headlamp bulbs I opted for a set of Osram Night raiders. These are some awesome bulbs, probably not as ludicrously bright as the floodlights fitted to some moderns that I have come across, but such a vast improvement. Actually going to get a spare set! :-)
it is nice as well that I changed the headlamp bulbs in under a minute. I have been at halfrauds (for bike things!!) And seen about 20 minutes of struggling to even access a modern bulb! Got to love simplicity of function :-)
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I used to have a td estate when new.... amazing car
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power is nothing without control
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I used to have a td estate when new.... amazing car you made a good choice of new car to get buddy IMO my grandad had the td hatchback when new, was a great car in both his and my memory! though my memory probaby in some part due to the copious amount of sweets it used to have stashed in it |
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