Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?

BoozerDawg · 24 Mar 2015 at 14:32

Howard said:
Very. You have to take all the dashboard apart, and many/most of them will be tiny surface-mounted LEDs that require a steady hand and a small soldering iron to remove.

Damn he really did go far with putting them in then, too tacky for me, might have to skip this one.

Howard · 24 Mar 2015 at 14:37

You can see where he's scratched up all the fascia etc when removing it

BoozerDawg · 30 Mar 2015 at 13:12

Well this one has now appeared, looks in good nick from I can tell, 5 previous owners though. Only problem is its 3 hours away from me

Anything stand out wrong with it ?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271822751337

Listing is a bit limp on details. Do those door sils look correct ?

Howard · 30 Mar 2015 at 13:15

Crap photos, crap listing, Enduro tyres, 5 previous owners (presumably excluding him)... I don't think I'd waste my time travelling to see that tbh.

Imy · 30 Mar 2015 at 14:57

The front passenger seat appears to be stained/burnt and has electrical wiring poking out of it.

Howard · 30 Mar 2015 at 15:30

I went in my old ST220 at the weekend for the first time since I sold it.

DAT JP EXHAUST NOISE.

I'd forgotten what it was like. Everyone with an ST220 that has the standard exhaust, change it for one now.

Rybo89 · 30 Mar 2015 at 15:31

Milltek is better

Howard · 30 Mar 2015 at 15:38

Rybo89 said:
Milltek is louder

Fixed

BoozerDawg · 30 Mar 2015 at 19:26

Imy said:
The front passenger seat appears to be stained/burnt and has electrical wiring poking out of it.

Ouch how did I miss that. Yup scrap this one

Dav4 · 31 Mar 2015 at 19:04

Just seeing the link to that mullered passenger seat on that ST220 why is it that the black leather seems to age worse than the ivory or red. You can see every little crack on the black leather. When i spent ages looking for one the majority of them i seen for sale that had black leather were a mess where as the ivory and red always seemed to look good with no cracks etc.
Here is mine wanted red but couldn't find one for sale so had to settle for ivory. seats look like they have never been sat in compared to most for sale. Not bad for a 10yr old car.

Philz0r · 31 Mar 2015 at 19:56

Who sells the jp exhaust?

Howard · 31 Mar 2015 at 20:07

JP Exhausts

tummelv · 31 Mar 2015 at 20:11

Howard said:
I went in my old ST220 at the weekend for the first time since I sold it.

DAT JP EXHAUST NOISE.

I'd forgotten what it was like. Everyone with an ST220 that has the standard exhaust, change it for one now.

I'm so tempted it's not even funny...

Philz0r said:
Who sells the jp exhaust?

Philz0r · 31 Mar 2015 at 20:28

Wizzkidy · 2 Apr 2015 at 16:38

So my ST200 head gasket blew

Although still drivable it makes a massive racket. 130,000 miles bye bye head gasket

900 quid for the work ouch! shame car is in good condition just don't have the cash to get it done

* If anyone knows some ford enthusiast who doesn't want to charge me an arm and a leg email me (hertfordshire)

Rybo89 · 2 Apr 2015 at 19:43

Shame you are in Hertfordshire. Bout 150miles from me i think.

My mechanic is a ex-Noble specialist. Could dismantle and rebuild the engine with his eyes closed.

mjt · 3 Apr 2015 at 17:01

Dunno if this is the right place, but what is there to look out for on the Mondeo 2.2 TDCI (200ps)?
Or Mondeo/Focus 2.0 TDCI (160ps)?

Reliable units? Comments compared to a VAG 170bhp 2.0 tdi?

Jumper118 · 3 Apr 2015 at 17:03

mjt said:
Dunno if this is the right place, but what is there to look out for on the Mondeo 2.2 TDCI (200ps)?
Or Mondeo/Focus 2.0 TDCI (160ps)?

Reliable units? Comments compared to a VAG 170bhp 2.0 tdi?

dual mass fly wheel and the clutch. its the work of the devil.

mjt · 3 Apr 2015 at 17:09

Jumper118 said:
dual mass fly wheel and the clutch. its the work of the devil.

Thought they might have solved this after the mk3...

Even late Mk4s affected? Worth overlooking the car completely?

ianh · 3 Apr 2015 at 18:42

Jumper118 said:
dual mass fly wheel and the clutch. its the work of the devil.

It the same on most heavy cars with torquey diesels and all depends on how it's been driven. Mine is still on the original at 186,000 miles but it's 90% motorway. If 90% of your driving is short town trips they'll go much quicker.

What you will notice is that Ford started transferring to the Powershift auto box in it's more powerful mondeos (petrol and diesel), probably to avoid these issues.