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 6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
14th Mar, 2009 at 08:40:34pm
Thinking about buying a Mondeo 03ish TDCI Zetec 130ps with about 60000 miles on the clock. Anyone else on here got one of these, just wondering if there is anything i should look out for??
Edited by MikeRace on 14th Mar, 2009. 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
14th Mar, 2009 at 08:44:45pm
other reps giving you a wave as you pass,lol |
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6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
14th Mar, 2009 at 08:51:21pm
Grandads waving to you as you pass lol 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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 (2)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150672766@N03/]Rod Sugden[/url], on Fli) 5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
14th Mar, 2009 at 09:17:44pm
On 14th Mar, 2009 MikeRace said:
Thinking about buying a Mondeo 03ish TDCI Zetec 130ps with about 60000 miles on the clock. Anyone else on here got one of these, just wondering if there is anything i should look out for?? TA Mike Yes, I have one (Ghia not Zetec, but same TDCi 130 engine) and it's the biggest piece of shite Ford ever produced.... Mine sits at the side of the drive ever since the turbo failed last year at 57k miles and I can't be arsed to fix it at the moment because the turbo isn't actually a turbo - to save costs Ford cast it into the whole exhaust manifold so you need a crane to get it out... Before the turbo failed, the DMF (look it up) was also shaking itself to bits. This all happened 6 months after the warranty expired. If I paid a franchised Ford dealer to replace the turbo and DMF, we are talking over £2k. Do not touch an 04 or earlier. This was electronic diesel injection in it's infancy and things have got a lot better since (and the flywheels have been changed too) but do NOT go for one before the collabiration with Peugeot (circa late 04). Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
14th Mar, 2009 at 09:32:59pm
okey doke,thanks for the warning. 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
14th Mar, 2009 at 09:33:14pm
clutch changes are a pain in the arse, dual mass flywheel failures and i have seen about 4 now which regularly "forget" the injector coding resulting in the glow plug lamp flashing and god awfull performance. recoding the injectors sorts it but requires specialist kit, and have heard of places charging near £500 to do this, even though its a 20 minute job.
turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
15th Mar, 2009 at 09:02:17am
Minimadmotorman's dad ran a fleet of octavia taxis. He gave a 52 plate mondeo tdci a go. It ate clutches and tyres and spent a lot of time in the dealers for warrenty claims. Had loads of ellectrical faults. quite often you would have to turn it off and on while you where driving it to get things working again.
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
15th Mar, 2009 at 12:02:28pm
It also had 6 flywheels in a year! If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
15th Mar, 2009 at 06:28:40pm
What years were these? Ive also heard you can just fit normal style flywheels? 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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 3692 Posts Member #: 1833 Formally mini_majic Auckland, New Zealand |
15th Mar, 2009 at 06:34:12pm
lots of dual mass flywheels can be converted back to normal flywheels.......its normally not cheap... |
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Site Admin  15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
15th Mar, 2009 at 06:37:01pm
All the Mk3 (?) Mondeos had dual mass flywheels, I believe you can now get a revised version that doesn't crap out. They are also not horrendously expensive, but getting the gearbox out is a big job- it really is a big heavy lump. Also if the flywheel fails expect it to take the starter motor out in the process.
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5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
15th Mar, 2009 at 07:26:41pm
The DMF Ford used is the basic problem - the fact my turbo failed as well is probably just "bad luck".
Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
15th Mar, 2009 at 07:33:35pm
hmm my other option was the fezza zetec s tdci. 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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 8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
15th Mar, 2009 at 09:21:21pm
iirc you need to remove the front subframe to do a clutch on them Crystal Sound Audio said:
Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead ! "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."-Douglas Adams |
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6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
15th Mar, 2009 at 09:33:06pm
Either way round tjeres always bad points. 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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Site Admin  9407 Posts Member #: 58 455bhp per ton 12 sec 1/4 mile road legal mini Sunny Bridgend, South Wales |
15th Mar, 2009 at 09:39:38pm
I've got the 2.2 st tdci, on a 07 plate, I think it's a great car, ideal for towing On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right! 1st to provide running proof of turbo twinkie in a car and first to run a 1/4 in one!! Is your data backed up?? one extra month free for all Turbo minis members, PM me for detials |
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5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
15th Mar, 2009 at 10:31:25pm
On 15th Mar, 2009 Jimster said:
I've got the 2.2 st tdci, on a 07 plate, I think it's a great car, ideal for towing As I said earlier, the engine was completely re-designed in about 04/05 when Ford did a deal with (I think) Peugeot. By most accounts, they are fine since - Just don't touch the early ones... Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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