He's fitting the ST220 exhaust to a 4 pot Mondeo? Nice..
Chopped mine up as I cba to sell it, got £34 for the centre caps though!
Chopped mine up as I cba to sell it, got £34 for the centre caps though!
Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?
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Yes. His car wasn't very easy on the eye's to look at, for sure.
"So will this sound good on my car?"
"hmmmm.....Guess so?"
Couldn't really understand him to be honest, he just kept doing that nervous laugh every time he spoke. Still, he paid me £24 for a pile of scrap.
"So will this sound good on my car?"
"hmmmm.....Guess so?"
Couldn't really understand him to be honest, he just kept doing that nervous laugh every time he spoke. Still, he paid me £24 for a pile of scrap.
Hahaha. Yeah.. You have to humour people like that 
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Just found this:
Might do this, this week.
David Dunlop From STDrivers said:Thought i would post some pictures for anyone who wants to change the gearbox oil themselfs. This is for the 6 speed transmission on the Mondeo ST (MMT6)
1. First jack the car up level or use a ramp.
2.Remove the passenger side Wheel
3. Remove the 4 bolts holding the cover on
4. Remove the Oil Filler plug (to make sure you can undo it before you drain the gearbox oil) 8mm Hex
5. Then you need to remove the undertray from the car.
The drain plug is very close to the subframe as you can see below
There is 2 options, you can either cut a normal allen key down to suit or use a small 8mm hex bit. Tho you will need to level the gearbox with either about 5mm to get either in place
6. Insert the allen key or hex bit into the drain plug while levering the engine and gearbox over slightly
7. Allow the oil gearbox oil drain fully and insert the drain plug again.
8. Now you need to fill the gearbox up with oil. I used genuine ford oil part number 1045737. You will need to buy 2 1L bottles as the gearbox holds 1.75L of oil.
I used a draper oil pump to fill the gearbox.
9. Once the fluid starts to come back out of the filler plug you know the level is correct. Let any extra fluid drain out until it stops
10. Insert the filler plug.
11. Reattach the undertray and wheel arch liner.
Hope this helps people
Can a mod make this pinned so people can find it easy please
Might do this, this week.
I was going to a while back but I couldn't be arsed. I might do it when I have a spare Saturday morning as well.
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I stopped reading after "1. First jack the car up..."
Lazy so and so 
I will order some gearbox oil and do mine I think, it's done 99k and I'm sure it'll benefit from fresh oil! I have one of those pumps but the last time I tried to use it, it just leaked out everywhere, so it could be interesting..
I will order some gearbox oil and do mine I think, it's done 99k and I'm sure it'll benefit from fresh oil! I have one of those pumps but the last time I tried to use it, it just leaked out everywhere, so it could be interesting..
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I have a cheapo brake bleeding kit, i can use that to get oil back into the gearbox with a bit of modifications.
Might take off the TB to and give that a good clean.
Also got a step by step to remove the starter motor and dismantle it to clean it up which i might even attempt. Does like to give a bit of a squeal on first start up.
Might take off the TB to and give that a good clean.
Also got a step by step to remove the starter motor and dismantle it to clean it up which i might even attempt. Does like to give a bit of a squeal on first start up.
Still a man of leisure during the week then?
Btw, no rattles of any sort from my engine when it's idling! I noticed at the weekend and thought of you
Mmm JP
Btw, no rattles of any sort from my engine when it's idling! I noticed at the weekend and thought of you
Mmm JP
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Can you tell?
What i need to do is just spot an st220 owner and tell him to compare engine noises to my engine. See if i am going crackers or not.
Anyone near Chesterfield in here?
What i need to do is just spot an st220 owner and tell him to compare engine noises to my engine. See if i am going crackers or not.
Anyone near Chesterfield in here?
Have you posted a video here before? I can't recall
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Yeah did a sound or video clip that you replied to if I remember correctly.
Will do another one later.
Will do another one later.
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Can you tell?
What i need to do is just spot an st220 owner and tell him to compare engine noises to my engine. See if i am going crackers or not.
Anyone near Chesterfield in here?
I'm in Ashbourne, which is just over 20 miles away?
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Not bad, might have to sort something out 
Don't see much of your 220, have you ever posted it up?
Don't see much of your 220, have you ever posted it up?
So, decided to get one of these. Any recommendations on stereo replacement? It's been a very long time since I've had to even care about sound system in a car tbh and I'm rather unsure what to go for. Sure Nav would be nice but its not essential so I'm even considering an adapter/fascia and a single din unit with a front USB port. Regarding phone connectivity, do any of the modern units do bluetooth phone for the audio and take some kind of input on the back for a strategically placed mic?
Yep that's how all the Bluetooth equipped units work
Pick something from Alpine or Pioneer that's in budget from www.caraudiosecurity.com and it'll be a big improvement over the stock Sony unit. I'd recommend a set of Focal IC570 speakers for the front doors too. They drop straight in and are an excellent quality replacement for the stock units.
Pick something from Alpine or Pioneer that's in budget from www.caraudiosecurity.com and it'll be a big improvement over the stock Sony unit. I'd recommend a set of Focal IC570 speakers for the front doors too. They drop straight in and are an excellent quality replacement for the stock units.
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http://caraudiosecurity.com/fh-x700bt-double-din-cd-mp3-usb-bluetooth-stereo
That one looks pretty damn appealing - does the control integration word with the ST220 stalk controls?
That one looks pretty damn appealing - does the control integration word with the ST220 stalk controls?
Yep that's how all the Bluetooth equipped units work
Pick something from Alpine or Pioneer that's in budget from www.caraudiosecurity.com and it'll be a big improvement over the stock Sony unit. I'd recommend a set of Focal IC570 speakers for the front doors too. They drop straight in and are an excellent quality replacement for the stock units.
Thanks Howard. So do you have a mic located somewhere (like near the drivers sun visor or something) ? Or are you doing things differently?
As for the double din fascia, did you just grab something off ebay or go for a genuine ford part? I'm most concerned about the finish matching with the rest of the centre console
Does the quality differ much?
I used an Autoleads fascia adaptor and the finish is very much the same. Ive only got a single DIN init though.
I don't actually use Bluetooth in my car, no need for it
As long as you buy the right stalk adapters consisting of the control box and the "patch lead" for your stereo manufacturer, it'll work fine with the steering wheel controls.
I don't actually use Bluetooth in my car, no need for it
As long as you buy the right stalk adapters consisting of the control box and the "patch lead" for your stereo manufacturer, it'll work fine with the steering wheel controls.
I guess a microphone is kinda redundant really providing I can have my phone mounted somewhere on the dash and the unit doesn't steal the input from the phones microphone.
Leaning towards this one: http://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/alpi...ooth-usb-aux-in-ipodiphone-ready-p-34758.html
Leaning towards this one: http://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/alpi...ooth-usb-aux-in-ipodiphone-ready-p-34758.html