AS Communal MK4&5 Mondeo Thread

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I plugged my laptop into mine a little while ago to have a look at some real-time engine data.  At idle, injectors 1 and 4 are giving a reading of around 0.85, and the inner two are around 1.15.  As soon as the revs increase they all congregate on 1.00.  Any idea what that means?

One good thing I've discovered is that my knock-off Delphi software can apparently code in injectors if that is required.

Sounds like the inner two are overfueling. Leak off test will confirm this. 

[warren t claim]

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking a couple of murder enthusiasts on a tour of a few of the famous crime scenes of Liverpool. While visiting the site of the Cameo Cinema murder, a notorious miscarriage of justice resulting in an innocent man getting hanged,   I took the opportunity to snap this booted beauty. 

Very tidy indeed and looking sexy in its base model beauty.

If you're interested, the murder scene was in a cinema converted from an old church, long since demolished and was situated where the newish houses are on the left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_murder#:~:text=On the evening of 19,British history at the time.

 

 

[warren t claim]

It's only a 1.8 diesel!  I'm now enjoying something of a chubby on.

 

[Out Run]

On 8/5/2020 at 9:31 PM, warren t claim said:

It's only a 1.8 diesel!  I'm now enjoying something of a chubby on.

 

57 plate. It doesn’t get much earlier.

I have seen an 07 once, IIRC.

[Out Run]

Done my wheels body coloured. 
it’s taken a good couple of months. ?

[sierraman]

For some reason the brake calliper retaining clip was missing on mine, phoned Ford up... £18 each. I think not, these came today £9 delivered for a pair. 

[junkyarddog]

Those clips come with genuine sets of pads,but not motor factor ones.

[sierraman]

Fixed the dead horn today. Only wanted the connection cleaning. 90% of the job involved fannying around with the undertray.

[paulplom]

Did you bother refitting it?

[Out Run]

On 8/15/2020 at 5:54 PM, Out Run said:

Done my wheels body coloured. 
it’s taken a good couple of months. ?

Dunno if it’s obvious. But they are just dirty and I CBA to wash it. 

[sierraman]

20 hours ago, paulplom said:

Did you bother refitting it?

Yes, if I didn’t the horn and a load of other electrical bits would get piss wet through over the winter. 

[warren t claim]

5 hours ago, sierraman said:

Yes, if I didn’t the horn and a load of other electrical bits would get piss wet through over the winter. 

The undertray links onto the wheel arch liners and leaving it removed isn't a good idea. Also, these do occasionally drop a bit of oil and the undertray keeps prying MOT testers eyes away.

[Out Run]

Took the Mondeo on an @maxxo mish, Wednesday and came home, last night.

Collected some car parts, bought a bike, car never missed a beat. As expected.

Saw some old fwiends when there @Con2K (he also owns these image rights lol).

Shame I didn’t have more time, because as well as my TXS, he has the white Ecoboost TXS, black 2.2 TXS, has mates with x3 Lunar Sky TXS (x 2 2.2 and x1 2.0) and his FIL has a white 2.2 TXS.

We could have had a right Mondeo Massiv meet up and talked about all of the bits we don’t cover in vinyl or plastidip and how we don’t want ‘throaty’ sounding exhausts on our 4 pot oil burners.

 

[Out Run]

[warren t claim]

I'm impressed. 

I must admit I'm missing Mk4 Mondeo ownership a bit.

[SiC]

On 8/20/2020 at 4:52 PM, paulplom said:

Did you bother refitting it?

He probably scrapped it as not worth fixing ??

[warren t claim]

On 8/18/2020 at 11:36 AM, sierraman said:

For some reason the brake calliper retaining clip was missing on mine, phoned Ford up... £18 each. I think not, these came today £9 delivered for a pair. 

Rear pads are a twat to replace. I hope you have the proper tool to wind the calipers back in?

[warren t claim]

On 8/4/2020 at 1:17 PM, wuvvum said:

Aye, mine is all solid underneath and that's done over 200K.

Mine had never been welded even after 400K.

[junkyarddog]

22 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

Rear pads are a twat to replace. I hope you have the proper tool to wind the calipers back in?

Not as much of a twat as the Mk5 with the electric handbrake!

[warren t claim]

1 minute ago, junkyarddog said:

Not as much of a twat as the Mk5 with the electric handbrake!

You really don't want to know how I got through a weekend of taxiing in my 2007 Passat when one of the rear pads went down to the metal. I'll certainly not admit on here that the bodge involved a hose clamp. 

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, warren t claim said:

Rear pads are a twat to replace. I hope you have the proper tool to wind the calipers back in?

Come on mate! You are talking to a serial Mondeo botherer here. I’ve got the handed wind in things. 

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, warren t claim said:

I'm impressed. 

I must admit I'm missing Mk4 Mondeo ownership a bit.

I don’t think there’s a car to touch it for motorway work or taxi work in fact. 

[warren t claim]

20 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I don’t think there’s a car to touch it for motorway work or taxi work in fact. 

I'm not so sure with the later Mk4b diesel engines.

[Out Run]

2 hours ago, warren t claim said:

I'm impressed. 

I must admit I'm missing Mk4 Mondeo ownership a bit.

What are you driving now, mate? I must have missed the Cabbie Corner update.

IMO with these, for long distance, adaptive cruise and Convers Mods (digi speed in in this instance) make such a difference.

Here’s some more of @Con2K’s pics. 25mm spacers Vs standard. Nice way to compare.

[Out Run]

2 hours ago, warren t claim said:

Rear pads are a twat to replace. I hope you have the proper tool to wind the calipers back in?

Agreed that they are awkward. My wind back tool wasn’t up to the job.

[Out Run]

37 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I don’t think there’s a car to touch it for motorway work or taxi work in fact. 

Agreed. I used my PFL TX as a private hire for a bit, and before that it had been up and down the motorway forever and a day, in the hands of the previous owner.

[sierraman]

42 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

I'm not so sure with the later Mk4b diesel engines.

Flip side of same coin the pre 11 1.6 diesels were awful in terms of turbos going etc, the post ‘11 8 valvers are much better. 

[sierraman]

I’d quite like a 1.6 base Mondeo, saw one for sale recently it was a 1.6 petrol, no alloys, no electric rear windows, no metallic paint. BASE. 

[Out Run]

Wheel trims, too! Hold me back.

[Out Run]

Some dozy, oncoming tosser whacked my mirror, when they were way over the line on an NSL road, yesterday.

I couldn’t move over any further.

Only a cracked indicator and a couple of light scuffs. But still. ?