Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?

So from the looks of it, the cage goes all the way in, so it's not a height/slant issue.

Can you push the radio all the way in without any cables connected, and the ones inside the dash tucked out of the way? My guess is that the hole isn't deep enough and the cables/connectors are hitting the black plastic inner dash
 
XL is a higher load rating I believe. I don't think it is required on the Mondeo - I don't think my Conti SC5s are. I get more than 10k out of them though ;) highly recommended tyre
 
All that basically shows is how ridiculous these new EU tyre ratings are. :)

I'd say my driving is 60/40 motorway and urban driving. I'll just check how much I got out of my last set of fronts..

Edit: 17k :)
 
I guess that explains the 10k! I do tend to drive quite sedately on my daily commute though which helps... Much to the annoyance of half the people in this thread the last time I mentioned it.. :rolleyes: :D


They seem to wear evenly, although I can't remember checking in the last couple of months. Will have a peek when I go home shortly. I had the alignment checked not long ago too.
 
Ford are the best place for parts like that. I doubt they'll be too bad. Have you confirmed this to be the problem?

As for the manifold, removing it is fiddly (following the guides) but it isn't as bad as everyone makes out. It's just a case of getting to the nuts and bolts behind it (ring spanner with a bit of string tied to it, and the other end tied to your wrist in case you drop it) and working slowly and methodically to remove the bolts and vacuum pipes and other crap. Removing the strut bracing takes 2 mins anyway.
 
Lol I'm not a million miles away from you :p


Does the car drive normally or feel otherwise fine? Does it happen often enough to get a recording?

Vibration when starting from cold almost sounds like a misfire but that'd be more of a shudder.

I'd probably start by replacing the aux belt/tensioners/pulleys (comes as a kit as far as I know) as they'll need doing soon as you said. I guess it could be the same problem that Rybo is having too with the cam bearings
 
I was wondering this a while back as you may have seen. I considered things like hot hatches and convertibles as well as things like BMW E46s and E39s, but mine's on 98k also and it's in fine condition, so I think I'm just going to run it until I can comfortably afford enough for something better, or different should my needs change. I may just end up with a more modern "equivalent" - Octavia VRS or something like that. I don't have the money to change at the moment though so I'm not thinking about it. :D

With regards to repair costs, the car's value is irrelevant until you've got it on the market for sale.
 
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