raymac

if you have no button with ESP on it then you have not got traction control,you'll just have to take those lead shoes off :D :lol: ;)

i like ;)

pass everything on the road except fuel stations :lol:

Then why are you doing it, got a large sum of money siting round doing nowt :lol:

unlike some i could mention :P :P :lol:

You don't have to know someone personally to know that they are a nice person :lol: :P

Mo4 sorry to hear about your loss of the loved one (galaxy of course) hope things work out for you , and if by some miracle i win the lottery i will come over to your place and take you out to buy the best mk 2 diesel we can find :lol:

Just after some advice please, my friend just purchased a 1.8 td ghia mondeo ona x plate (70,000 from new) the car drives well but is quite flat at pull off , is this normal and if so has anyone ever fitted a chip of any kind to try and improve this problem . thanks in advance ;)

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Thanks for that mate, i will endeavour to get the 130 model , my mate is also keen on the passat but they hold the price much better than the mondeo :angry:

Hello all, just after some advice please , a friend is looking to buy a mondeo estate with the tdci engine , can anyone tell me things to look out for on this model so i know what to look for when going in for the kill :angry: thanks in advance raymac

i had a bad knocking on mine for a while thought it was drop links so waited for the mot, it turned out to be the track rod end and it was well and truly knackered,once replced not a sound :angry: mot tester said they are common fault on the gal, so probally better to get it checked out first before you start changing any parts.

Depending on your annual mileage it might be worth considering an lpg conversion :lol: or get a diesel :(

just as a matter of interest how much did it cost you do have the job done? and would you have had to pay any excess if the job was covered by the warranty company?

i'd say you got a very good deal there for whay they done, to pick it up twice and repair it and service for just over a

could well be a hose as someone suggested earlier, i personally don't think it would be head gasket/skim as driving at a steady 75mph it is ok, if head gasket was banjoed then it would overheat at all times, are you losing water? if not then that also suggests head gasket is ok,hope you sort it soon :D

why not leave on recirc for say15/20 mins then return to auto for 5mins then back and forth as you journey along :lol: while we are on the subject of recirc ,when you push recirc button what difference does it make to the fan speed and is there a noise of recirc flap operating? just trying to find out if mine is working

Thanks i am grateful for any suggestions, as i am at the point of getting the head skimmed this week and a new head gasket, as i have run out of ideaswith it. a few people have have had the same problem on this site but with no luck as of yet, so that will be my job today i will check all the hoses, thanks again Jack , having read your posts and the symptoms i think it might be worth going down a cheaper route first and that would be changing the waterpump, although it is not showing signs of leakage it could well be the fins on the inside of the pump have broken or just worn away over time, personally i would try it and if it cures it then bingo if not when you have had the head skimmed and gasket done you will also have new pump fitted :(

i would be inclined to change the glowplug first and see if that works rather than buying a second hand one that will have the same problem when you fit it :D

i put 2001 model as that is what i have, as they must know that the were rubbish after all the comebacks i was wondering if they had cured the problem or are they still pants :)

does anybody know if ford has sorted out the problem with the laquer coming off these (2001 model) or are they still s

any news regarding the claim yet mate?

i hope i'm in the right area with htis one, anyway over the last couple of days i have found anything i try to connect to on this site takes 30/45 seconds on average ,it's not happening on any other sites i use :18: can anyone help or give me some advice please ;)

have you got the new regulator? if so does it have some welded on nuts where a bolt could fit ? i remeber sometime a go changing a regulator and it was riveted on, drilled the rivets out and then bolted the new one in place, might be the same you never know, good luck and watch them fingers :lol:

i would remove the glass on safety alone, if that slips down when not connected and you've got your bell ringers in the way ;) you'll have to give up the piano lessons and flog your rings on ebay :P :lol: