overrun Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 IME the 2.0 TDCi PSA affair is fucking bullet proof.A better engine in many ways than the 2.2 TDCi I have now - and I knew this - quieter, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 It's generally accepted that the 2.0tdci psa unit is the one to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Black Boot Handle (and door mirror) Massiv! Lord Sterling and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Well something had to go wrong eventually. Not going to be the easiest hose to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessThanEqual Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Looks like you can get a mk5 in black and red too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Do the 2.2 TDCis have a belt or chain? I'm thinking of changing my cheap to run low mileage Fiesta for something a little bigger like a Focus 1.8TDCi for about £2000 but this has come up for sale locally and it's really getting me thinking. It's a 2008 2.2 TDCi Titanium X sport in black, fully loaded with Sat Nav etc, full history and 117k for £3000 Ono. It's a little too big as a second car and £1000 too much but I've always wanted one and this looks a bargain. Just a bit concerned about the belt as the owner says it's chain but ford say it's a belt? NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Same engine as in my Relay? Horribly noisy when hauling a van around but not a terrible thing really trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 It's belt. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 That's what I suspected. I'm out then, it's not been done and once you factor in £300-400 for a new one the cars not as cheap anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Weirdly ECP lists a timing chain kit and a cambelt. Is it like the late 1.8TDDi with a separate belt drive for the cam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 On the basis that it's a second car - and the fuel saving will be negligible - what about this? I doubt people are falling over themselves to buy big petrol engined cars atm, especially sensible hatchbacks. It's the right colour too! Lacquer Peel, rantingYoof, Supernaut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 The best* option is the 1.6 NA petrol one this thread made me aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I've seen mk4s from about a grand upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 There’s seems to be a good choice for about 1500 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Weirdly ECP lists a timing chain kit and a cambelt. Is it like the late 1.8TDDi with a separate belt drive for the cam? It is a belt drive from the crank to the first cam, and the second cam is driven by a chain off the first cam - if that makes sense. This leads to people erroneously claiming it has a timing chain - yeah it does, but you still have a belt to replace. I looked at a couple of Titanium X Sports but at that sort of price, £2-3k, they were all absolute dogs. There might be a decent one out there for that but you are really at the cheap end of the scale. trigger and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 How about this Irish plated 1600 saloon in Colchester for £329! http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201803084362744?atmobcid=soc3 warren t claim and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I say saloon, the ad says its a Zetec Estate but Cartell says its a 4 door LX but being Irish plated you can't put the reg in anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I didn't realise they put anything as small as a 1.6 in them. Should be a base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Seem to be a lot less prone to FTP and injector issues than the Mk3. Like I say I'd considered a Mk2 Focus, but with the Mondeo you get more for your cash. I'm assuming the 1.8TDCI in the Focus is similarly reliable? Fully aware the 1.6 TDCI is a steaming heap of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 The 1.8TDCi is a older engine but it's far stronger and reliable than the 1.6's, I had a 2.0 before and that wasn't great, I had the fuel pump pack up on that and cost me £500 and the dash clocks failed too. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I looked at a couple of Titanium X Sports but at that sort of price, £2-3k, they were all absolute dogs. There might be a decent one out there for that but you are really at the cheap end of the scale. I'm coming to that conclusion to. All have four or five owners behind them, usually part service history and the mileage is at a cambelt interval. They wear the miles well, in fairness, but if you're looking for a bit of a keeper then it's probably the wrong price bracket. I'm keeping an eye out for the ultra-rare new shape S80 2.5T, which is probably about as large inside (albiet a saloon) and with a manual 'box doesn't attract the £530 tax rate. Most S80s have been one-loyal-customer owned from new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 You’re probably right, in general I found Mk4 Mondeos seemed to have hard lives, in terms of bodywork at least. I was looking up to around the 4-5k mark and I didn’t see a single really nice one. Even the one I ended up with was scruffy bodywork wise, but we took it because of the mileage - 40k and got it for a steal - £2.5k on a 10. My mate has since had most of the bodywork done so it’s quite clean now. I looked at one 2.5T version, it was a beautiful looking thing in the pictures and a 1 owner car, I was convinced it was the one. To be fair, the garage did warn me in no uncertain terms that the bodywork wasn’t great and if I was worried about it looking nice to give it a miss. I went for a look anyway - I mean the pictures can’t lie that much and was one owner so it must have been cared for right? - Wrong. It was an absolute minger. Every panel was scratched, dented, badly touched in or resprayed. Bravo for their honesty though I reckon I’d really like a new new Mondeo, I saw a 67 plate on the motorway the other morning, looked absolutely superb. If it drives half as well as it looks it must be a stonkingly good car. warren t claim, rantingYoof and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 We have had a few of these knocking about at work as pool cars over the years. Great cars First one I ever drove was AG58YEF... Same colour and spec! warren t claim and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 This one's giving me a bit of a cheeky wink. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802264075799?advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&radius=1501&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&price-to=2000&postcode=ch452nn&make=FORD&year-from=2009&model=MONDEO&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Looks a bit tatty but I see the potential. 1.8 super tough lump too. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802284161519?advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&radius=1501&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&price-to=2000&postcode=ch452nn&make=FORD&year-from=2009&model=MONDEO&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 If this had a boot my keyboard would resemble the time I ran a trolley over a full bottle of Yop in the laptop aisle in Tesco. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802063467303?advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&radius=1501&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&price-to=2000&postcode=ch452nn&make=FORD&year-from=2009&model=MONDEO&page=1 Aston Martin, garethj and Semi-C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I am now seeing Hilti Mondeos everywhere in south east London/Kent. Always red estates, signwritten on the side (so no doubts what they are), always black trim above the number plate. They look nice, though my personal usual caveat about red paint clashing with red light clusters applies. I wonder if they’ll be like RAC Transits and be all faded and terrible looking in a few years time? warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 How much of a pita is it to swap the belt on the 1.8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Is that first silver one ex five-o? Looks like a calibrated Speedo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellypoo Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Is that first silver one ex five-o? Looks like a calibrated Speedo What makes you say that? It looks normal to me, the only oddity being the smaller text km/h scale being on the outer of the Speedo dial... In all fairness I don't even know if that is odd, I normally see that as an inner scale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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