233s many mile Mondeo

lordrobs · 24 Mar 2017 at 12:32

233 said:
cars going into the workshop this afternoon and should be back with me tomorrow morning for 10am

Dare I ask if you are now back in the Mondeo?

fergie128 · 24 Mar 2017 at 13:36

I'll keep an eye out for you at the side of the M8 again today

Fingers crossed, hopefully not!

233 · 24 Mar 2017 at 15:36

It's back but not convinced it's fixed

Going to my own mechanic on Monday

Akagi · 24 Mar 2017 at 16:47

What is it doing to make you suspect it isn't sorted? Or is it just a gut feeling because of how Ford were?

233 · 24 Mar 2017 at 17:52

i'm still not convinced its a fuel pump issue, I don't reasonably see how a fuel pump failure would result in oil contamination

andy_mk3 · 24 Mar 2017 at 18:27

233 said:
i'm still not convinced its a fuel pump issue, I don't reasonably see how a fuel pump failure would result in oil contamination

I really can't see it being a fuel pump causing that either. Injectors are more likely, but if they were chucking enough fuel out to get into the oil, then you would have a blocked dpf pretty quickly!

233 · 24 Mar 2017 at 19:12

but but but the mastertech with 23 years experience says so :rolleyes:

anyone want to start a sweep on when it breaks down again?

opstrat · 24 Mar 2017 at 19:51

i will say round about the parkhead asda...... if your going that way.

233 · 24 Mar 2017 at 21:15

opstrat said:
i will say round about the parkhead asda...... if your going that way.

first shift back now started

made it into the west end at least so far, couple of locals then down to Prestwick then Edinburgh to finish the night. fingers crossed

233 · 25 Mar 2017 at 09:15

good news just in from work and I didn't come home on the back of a breakdown wagon,

so far so good but i'll be popping by my trusted mechanic later to get it checked over properly

andy_mk3 · 12 Apr 2017 at 22:09

Any updates?

robj20 · 29 Apr 2017 at 13:22

How are things going with it now. Mines just had its first service at 17,234 miles.
Going to need to new front tyres soon as well they're down to 3mm. Not a clue what to go for.

ChrisD. · 8 May 2017 at 10:03

Any updates, has it broken down at all?

Richie · 8 May 2017 at 20:55

Yeah, what did your own mechanic say?....

233 · 19 May 2017 at 17:06

and a quick update,

my own mechanic says ford are blithering idiots as he drained 8 litres of oil out the car. (supposed to be 5.75) hub nuts were loose and they over tightened a few wheel bolts stripping the caps.

all in all poor show main dealer.

fast forward a couple of weeks and the tyres are wearing unevenly (the main dealer aligned the car when they changed the driveshafts. so booked in for alignment check this weekend.

i'll post a more comprehensive update when I get a chance but woeful show from the trained Mastertechs

233 · 19 May 2017 at 17:07

robj20 said:
How are things going with it now. Mines just had its first service at 17,234 miles.
Going to need to new front tyres soon as well they're down to 3mm. Not a clue what to go for.

what size wheels are you running? not a great deal of choice for sensible money in the 18's although I swear by Uniroyal rainsports.

robj20 · 19 May 2017 at 20:42

Yeah mine are the 18s

Akagi · 19 May 2017 at 21:04

That is incredible. Sorry to hear that. I find it unbelievable that they made so many basic errors! Very worrying indeed.

grudas · 19 May 2017 at 21:14

Acme said:
That is incredible. Sorry to hear that. I find it unbelievable that they made so many basic errors! Very worrying indeed.

all these mechanics do is read from a service manual.. and fail at that too.

I'd rather my car gets serviced by actual mechanics that know what they're doing lol.

GeForce · 19 May 2017 at 22:52

233 said:
my own mechanic says ford are blithering idiots as he drained 8 litres of oil out the car. (supposed to be 5.75)

This could've caused serious turbo damage! Overfilling turbodiesels with oil is really bad. I really hope not as it seems you've had enough to deal with.