Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?

Rybo89 · 18 Oct 2014 at 10:06

Mk1 beast with cossies on

pr0xibus · 18 Oct 2014 at 10:08

It was my pride and joy for a few years until a certain Ford mechanic changed the spark plugs

only ran 3 cylinders since lol

[TW]Fox · 18 Oct 2014 at 10:09

Rybo89 said:
Mk1 beast with cossies on

They are not Cossies, they are the standard fit Mondeo Si wheel - they are just a similar style. The Cossies are more concave.

pr0xibus · 18 Oct 2014 at 10:11

Fox is correct they were standard Si's although the amount of times people would ask to buy them because they thought they were cossies was unreal

(Should have sold em for a stupidly high price

)

Rybo89 · 18 Oct 2014 at 10:25

Yeah very similar, I can see the difference after looking at Google.

You still running it then? Edit: wups just re-read the 'until' bit.

pr0xibus · 18 Oct 2014 at 10:29

Nope, the original spark plugs were in the car, the ford mechanic took them out, the last one shattered as he did. Never ran right since. Sold the car to whom i thought was another Mondeo enthusiast but last i heard its rotting in a driveway somewhere

now im stuck with a damn tdci

, although surprising with the torque the diesel has

Phal · 18 Oct 2014 at 17:47

My 03 ST220 has been doing the whole juddery acceleration recently! It started a while ago so I had new HT leads and a new coil pack fitted but the issue seems to remain. The leads and coilpack weren't Ford parts and apparently non-Ford parts can be a bit iffy?

The car runs nicely with plenty of power when the engine is cold and has auto choke or whatever it's called (idles at around 1200rpm instead of 800) but when the engine warms up, I start to get the juddering at low revs when I accelerate in 3rd/4th/5th etc. There's also another zone of low power at around 5000rpm when accelerating.

Plugs were changed back in April/March fyi

Answers on a postcard pretty please

Dav4 · 18 Oct 2014 at 18:03

Phal said:
My 03 ST220 has been doing the whole juddery acceleration recently! It started a while ago so I had new HT leads and a new coil pack fitted but the issue seems to remain. The leads and coilpack weren't Ford parts and apparently non-Ford parts can be a bit iffy?

The car runs nicely with plenty of power when the engine is cold and has auto choke or whatever it's called (idles at around 1200rpm instead of 800) but when the engine warms up, I start to get the juddering at low revs when I accelerate in 3rd/4th/5th etc. There's also another zone of low power at around 5000rpm when accelerating.

Plugs were changed back in April/March fyi

Answers on a postcard pretty please

Mine was acting slightly similar to yours by juddering at low speeds if u look a few pages back on here and I got the proper Ford spark plugs as I was told to only use them. Is your engine light on? As mine was still juddery and it turned out to be the breather hose had completely split as is very common on the ST220 so it's worth getting that checked

Phal · 18 Oct 2014 at 21:59

Dav4 said:
Mine was acting slightly similar to yours by juddering at low speeds if u look a few pages back on here and I got the proper Ford spark plugs as I was told to only use them. Is your engine light on? As mine was still juddery and it turned out to be the breather hose had completely split as is very common on the ST220 so it's worth getting that checked

Yeah I saw something about yours earlier on. I had read somewhere else that there were two different types of plugs with the same part number or something weird like that on another forum... I guess the ford plugs might be cheaper than the ford HT leads since those weren't cheap when I asked my garage to check the price in case I had to buy them lol

I've seen the engine light pop on very briefly a couple of times but generally it's not on. It's just weird that it runs just fine when the engine is still cold :/

I guess I can get them to check the breather hose too! ta

Dav4 · 18 Oct 2014 at 23:19

Phal said:
Yeah I saw something about yours earlier on. I had read somewhere else that there were two different types of plugs with the same part number or something weird like that on another forum... I guess the ford plugs might be cheaper than the ford HT leads since those weren't cheap when I asked my garage to check the price in case I had to buy them lol

I've seen the engine light pop on very briefly a couple of times but generally it's not on. It's just weird that it runs just fine when the engine is still cold :/

I guess I can get them to check the breather hose too! ta

Yeh mine ran fine when cold also! Which made the mechanic rule out the coil pack, And at first the engine light flicked on every now and then then it came on and stayed on for weeks. Mechanic then told me it's the lambda sensors until everyone on here said about the breather hose and it was that all along so get your mechanic to check yours when u can !

Vita · 22 Oct 2014 at 19:19

Quick question to those with an ST TDCI.

My car was stuck in traffic for quite a while, I noticed the water temp go up to just below the red, and then slowly into the red. Also noticed my AC does not work when stationary or when moving. Could the fan module/fan broke? Once driving the temp came back down and stayed where it normally does.

Makhaira · 22 Oct 2014 at 21:38

At a guess it certainly sounds like a fan issue - should be easy enough to check, park the car up somewhere with the engine running and check the main fan.

blueboy2001 · 23 Oct 2014 at 22:34

Mine blew one of the big fuses in the engine bay and the fan stopped working and the windows would steam up when you stopped. The AC did work when you where moving though.

I have heard of the control packs for the fans failing too.

Get it sorted because if it overheats it'll probably warp the head.

Vita · 24 Oct 2014 at 20:06

Well, I realised today I have to put my heater controls on cold then turn the aircon on. It works while driving. Will check at idle in the morning.

tummelv · 24 Oct 2014 at 20:22

Just realised I never actually bothered to put some pictures of my new St up despite having had it for over a month now. :eek:

My commute recently changed so I don't commute in my car any more. The ST has basically become a weekend car which is just fantastic. The car is in really good condition so it makes me happy that I don't need to worry about it being in the work's car park all day potentially getting dings.

I drive a van during the week for work so being able to get into the ST puts a big smile on my face. The van doesn't have comfy Recaros and a redline at 7k RPM.

I find 3rd gear and 4000 revs + is the best part of the car. The car's engine note noticeably changes at 4000 revs and I love the sound it makes from there. Only downside is I wish it was a bit louder. I'm definitely gonna get a JP exhaust for it down the line. Maybe in the spring when I can appreciate it a bit more.

Vita · 24 Oct 2014 at 20:26

Your car looks brilliant. My car is in worse condition. Probably because I haven't cared for it as well as I should have.

mike gunnz · 24 Oct 2014 at 20:45

double post.

mike gunnz · 24 Oct 2014 at 20:45

tummelv said:
Just realised I never actually bothered to put some pictures of my new St up despite having had it for over a month now.

Did you buy Howard's ST?

tummelv · 24 Oct 2014 at 21:03

Maybe.

Jumper118 · 24 Oct 2014 at 22:36

lolz. last time i saw this the front right wheel was at 90 degrees to the other one and it a flat tyre..... http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...deo-st/ford-mondeo-2-2tdci-155-st-5dr/2483930 it might also have some of its paperwork missing too