knackered 1.8 mondeo duratec?

DannyW · 20 Nov 2009 at 18:08

hi guys

i bought a cheap mk3 mondeo 1.8 its showing 100k on the clock with fsh ect

was driving it last night and it started loosing power, so pulled up checked oil, no oil in it, so filled up with oil and now its chucking out loads of grey smoke and wont rev/idle properly

taken out the spark plugs and the plug from cyl 4 was wet and oily and had bits of metal on it

basically i think the piston rings have gone on it causing it to burn off the oil (was on max when i bought the car)

my question is, is the engine now wrecked or can i just replace the piston rings and away i go??

ive seen lots and lots of 1.8 mondeos with top end and bottem end problems

thanks

Dogbreath · 20 Nov 2009 at 18:26

If it started losing power then it was on the verge of seizing. If there were bits of metal on the plug, then there will almost certainly be damage to the piston and/or bore.

russ0r · 20 Nov 2009 at 18:29

This is why you should check fluids weekly

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2009 at 19:37

Not another nail! Do you collect them?

What happened to the Octavia?

Biohazard · 20 Nov 2009 at 19:40

DannyW said:
my question is, is the engine now wrecked or can i just replace the piston rings and away i go??

at the end of the day, as long as the metal fragments haven't cut out gorges into the bore (unlikely!!) you could just replace the broken rings and punt it..

i'd be worried about debris.

MrViper · 20 Nov 2009 at 20:12

i think it would be quicker just to get a used engine + hoist and get some mates round and get stuck in then think of excuses to explain the oil stains and stack beer cans to the mrs's

isnt a mk 3 mondeo a blacktop zetec like in a focus ?

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2009 at 20:50

No it's a Duratec HE.

Although having viewed two today my impressions of the cheap Mk3 Mondeo market are, at first glance at least, 'Run, not walk, away'.

Draeger · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:04

If it was me, I'd scrap it and move on to another cheap runner if that's all your requirement is?.

Why throw good money down a pit?. :confused:

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:05

Because it's DannyW, its what he does, every month a new completley suspect car. It's a bit like a serial on here, everyone looks forward to the next installment. I'd like to know what happened to his apparently rather nice Octavia tbh

DannyW · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:27

nout happened to the octavia

cept it started using oil and smoking badly on a cold morning so i sold it on ebay

i bought a cheap mondeo to put me on for a few weeks, just waiting to get a contact at a factory as a maintaince electrician then im buying a nissan navara 4x4

ive decided to sell the mondeo as spares or repairs and buy a focus

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:29

DannyW said:
cept it started using oil and smoking badly on a cold morning

Gosh really? Thats unfortunate. Fancy that happening barely a few months after picking up an Octavia for half what it was worth.

so i sold it on ebay

Did you list the faults?

ive decided to sell the mondeo as spares or repairs and buy a focus

Epic, look forward to seeing what you pick.

agw_01 · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:32

DannyW said:
nout happened to the octavia

cept it started using oil and smoking badly on a cold morning so i sold it on ebay

lol

Biohazard · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:33

agw_01 said:
lol

Well, it isn't exciting. Other than something.

lol

iaind · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:35

Facepalm

DannyW · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:50

[TW]Fox;15361269 said:
Gosh really? Thats unfortunate. Fancy that happening barely a few months after picking up an Octavia for half what it was worth

it was worth what i payed for it

you are looking at over priced ones of forecourts and people on piston heads thinking they have the best cars ect..

i sold mine for £2700

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:52

DannyW said:
it was worth what i payed for it

you are looking at over priced ones of forecourts and people on piston heads thinking they have the best cars ect..

Or thinking they have cars that don't smoke when its cold and guzzle oil at an abnormal rate you mean.

Did you tell the new owner what was wrong with it?

DannyW · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:54

the new owner is a dodgy drug dealing money launderer

he won the car on ebay, went home and put it in autotrader for £3550

there was nothing wrong with it, probs need the turbo re'coning within the next 5000-10000 miles

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...page/1&anchor=advert200947346354667&logcode=p

iaind · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:55

[TW]Fox;15361371 said:
Or thinking they have cars that don't smoke when its cold and guzzle oil at an abnormal rate you mean.

Did you tell the new owner what was wrong with it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-SKODA-OC...ewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item414a5c3aca

Cambelt done at 56000 miles and at 109000 miles will next need doing at around 170-180k !! Clutch is excellent, The car has never used a drop of oil which is the sign of a good turbo

Edit - why is it I get my auctions pulled for keyword spamming when I describe a Toledo as "A Leon with a boot" but he can randomly slap "Golf GTI Leon" onto his auction title and it doesnt get pulled :confused:

Antipasti · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:55

I'm guesing not.

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2009 at 21:59

DannyW said:
cept it started using oil and smoking badly on a cold morning so i sold it on ebay

DannyW said:
there was nothing wrong with it,

So not only is every car you buy a nail you are also a liar - is that auction iand linked to really your car? You've categorically stated it doesn't use a drop of oil when in reality the fact it did was the reason you sold it!?!?

Is that legal?

This is a reluctant sale I am only selling due to been made reduntant

Really? So not because it smoked on cold mornings and guzzled oil, odd.