Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?

Rybo89 said:
Just bought a catalytic converter. Get it back to standard.

Howard, i know you posted it before when i asked ages ago but will you throw the images back up of your alloys. Going to get my alloys refurbed. Car will be pretty much mint then.
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Mine haven't been refurbed, not by me anyway, yet. They must have been in a previous lifetime though as they're silver, but they're going to want refurbing at some point, but I've got more pressing things to deal with first.
 
Makhaira said:
Pay that but get Goodyear AS2's or CSC5's, they're much better (I prefer the AS2's, they wear slower).
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This. I only ever use Conti SportContact 5s on mine because there's no point buying cheaper, inferior ones. I've not tried Goodyears but I could be tempted to switch.


Key-wise, you can buy a new Jaguar flip key for about £60 from eBay, take it to Timpsons and get it cut, and then program it yourself (this isn't difficult). I'm not sure if there are any other "Ford-branded" flip-keys available since I did this.


Edit: There's this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-3-BUT...cessories_Safety_Security&hash=item43c46ceb53 which I'd be tempted to take a punt on.
 
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Mine's weeping a bit - the bottom of the engine/sump gets a partial covering of oil. It doesn't drip so it's not severe. Dunno where it's coming from, can't tell - possibly the sump gasket as it's pretty common. Might put it in to a garage for them to investigate at some point.
 
Mine does it too, you hear a bit of a noise as the gears engage. It's always done it and it's not got any worse so it must just be the way it is.

It's definitely not a sealed unit, there's a drain and a filler plug. Change it for genuine Ford oil (1.75L I think it takes) and it should feel smoother after 84k.
 
R220 said:
When you do it you'll need a tiny 8mm hex bit I used a 3cm one and it was too long to just slip in as the gearbox is almost flush against the subframe so I had to prize the gearbox a tiny bit with a breaker bar to get the hex bit in the drain plug, bit of a bad design by ford! Unless u have the 5 speed box in which case you don't get this issue apparently
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An easier way is to find a sacrificial 8mm allen key and cut a ~20mm bit off, put it into the drain plug, and use an appropriately-sized spanner to undo it.

But MAKE SURE YOU GET THE FILLER PLUG UNDONE FIRST!

Also, buy two new plugs. Mine were a bit mullered by the time I'd managed to get the drain one undone. Ford part number 6732263 x 2.
 
Dav4 said:
why whats wrong with it?
my dad's has a crank seal oil leak and for some bizarre reason no garage wants to repair it :confused: They just keep replying "oh its a big job that" and wont give him a quote.
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How annoying! It may be a "big job" but it's not rocket science if you're a proper garage, all you need to do is take the gearbox off and change a little rubber seal. Granted it'll be a few hours' worth of labour but still.


Dav4 said:
You decided what your going to replace it with yet?
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Maybe
 
Mine does that if I park on an incline and there's less than 50 miles range left. Even with the range on zero I could still only squeeze about 52 litres into the tank which is 60 litres.
 
On the face of it, it looks like a well-cared for example. If it's not too far from you, go and have a good old poke around it. Look underneath for oil seepage etc, make sure there's no noises from bushes or suspension components whilst driving.
 
Rybo89 said:
The nice big comfy quiet barge would be the better option, but i still have a itch for a little sports car. I just know i would miss the comfort and toys though.
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This was pretty much my mindset (as per my recent thread). All will be revealed once I get it - I don't want to jinx it. It's not THAT exciting really though :D
 
Rybo89 said:
Was talking to Sarah just the other day saying how the 2ltr ecoboost TXS would be perfect for us as a upgrade. Though I would want the estate version.

Then you pop up with one :(

Wish you lived closer so I could have a poke around, maybe a drive of it :p
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Heh, sorry :p


Come to a meet and you can have a look around!
 
I'm still here :p


I went for the 178 because it has a decent screen as well as every piece of functionality I wanted :)

The other ones have nasty horrible segment displays which have no place in modern infotainment equipment. The same goes for those double din units.

Also I didn't see the point in buying a fancy colour touch screen unit without nav functionality and I'd have just wished I'd spent the £700 odd on a good one, which is a bit OTT.

Go for the 178BT. It's only about £160 anyway which is excellent value considering its feature set (all music formats, Bluetooth, parametric equaliser etc).
 
tummelv said:
Been fiddling about with my new ST today (still can't drive it yet!) and had a few questions:

Is the Haynes manual I bought for my 2.0 petrol good for the ST as well?

I tried burning a mp3 cd (verified working in my PS3) and it doesn't seem to be working. It plays the first song but no sound and the timer just keeps ticking on. Do the 6 cd autochanger headunits play mp3 cds or not? :confused:

Is it possible to easily fit an internal boot release button on the st? My 2.0 petrol had it but it's a blank plate in the ST.
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I thought all the facelift models had a boot release as standard.

Is yours a Sony 6CD stereo? They don't play MP3s.

The Haynes manual is universal as far as I recall.


Anyone need a pair of halogen headlights or a Sony 6CD unit? I'm having a clearout :p
 
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