Soldato
Pagid have been fine for me.
what are the common problems with the diesel one of these cars. i've just seen how cheap the insurance is on them i am think about getting this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321391494965?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 its got a high mileage, but it will be an upgrade from my alto and its actually cheaper to insure! wtf.
thanks for the advice. i'm not really fused about the spec, as the only thing i have at the moment is electric windows and a heaterThat's quite expensive for the mileage. It doesn't have recaros neither xenons, so I wouldn't bother until a better spec came up.
Common problems are as follows;
Injectors,
DMF/Clutch
EGR
Rear exhaust rusting and breaking
Rear bumper Sagging
Other then that they're ok, and a nice drive. I've had mine for a year now and it's never let me down. I've just replaced the usual wear and tear items. Typical diesel faults, and if you do buy one don't get it remapped, it's not worth it. Just drive it and run it into the ground.
thanks for the advice. i'm not really fused about the spec, as the only thing i have at the moment is electric windows and a heater. recaros would be nice, but the main thing with this one is the warranty. i'm going to try and knock down the price a bit and i've emailed the seller about the tyres and tread as well because i'm used to paying £60 a corner rather than £500-600 XD. its also tempting because its had one owner since new so its probably been well looked after. if you think there is a better one then do tell me though
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ok. its nice to know what to look for, for once.I haven't had a look at the market for a long time, and prices seem all over the place. To put it against some of the dogs on ebay/auto-trader I think if you got it for less then £3k it would be a good buy. Just make sure it doesn't make any weird noises and drives well.
Also check for exhaust smoke, and start it up from cold, with you stood at the back. If it puffs out a little smoke it's normal, but excessive then injectors could be due for a change. Check the coil springs as standard ones are known to snap.
took the mondeo in for MOT today, it passed but as it was reversing out the garage the engine managment light came on, got it hooked up to the computer jiggy but didn't show any errors.
any ideas?
The most common reason is there UIM breather hose leaking, causes engine light to come on intermitantly, can cause rough idle but not always. Usually does generate an error code though. The only other common one i know of is the fuel vapour purge valve - again you should see an error code on even the most basic reader.
Posting in a dead thread.
Well, had the odd day off so i have had time to give some love to the ST. The other day i changed the spark plugs, cleaned the throttle body and cleaned up the engine bay along with refreshing the front brace with some paint.
Only thing i need to look at is the parcel shelf, bloody rattly thing! O and the number plate, it fell off with the heat (Halfords stick pads)
Yup sorry, my fault! There has been 4 people off these boards i have let down by not selling straight away.
Was you the one i emailed saying come fetch it? Took me ages to send that email after all the humming and arrrr'ing i was doing. Back to turning everyone away again now lol.