Our car has already failed the MOT on emissions. I have put cataclean in the fuel. And done all the other checks. All ok. Can I rev the engine to 2500 rpm while the car is stationary on the drive for 20 minutes? Or is it essential that you drive it on a road? I'm asking as the car doesn't have a current MOT I cannot drive it on the road, only to a pre booked MOT appointment.
Thank you, this video helped me a lot!!! can you tell me if you have ever solved the problem of starting the multimedia when the key is in the off position?
Egt are also used to heat up the temps much quicker as the gas passes through its water cooler which warms the water and cools the gases. Its win win ,lose lose situation
Ive got a single mass in a Mazdaspeed 3. Its way more grippy and you can really dump the cluctch more. Its way louder and clicky than the dual mass, and also the pedal is much more stiff.
I swapped my DMF to a lighter weight SMF in my 05 Focus and it made it a completely different car performance wise. It really allowed the 2.0 Duratec to shine.
My car's in garage for repair tomorrow clutch and flywheel here in UK costing me £1350 ,think that's about $1700 when converted to USD so not a cheap job
The other day I just made an STS EGR blanking plate for my 2006 Mazda BT 50 2.5 common rail turbo diesel, it now runs much cooler but the check engine light has come on. I have not put a screw in the vacuum line yet, so the EGR valve is still working but drawing no exhaust gases. I live in a subtropical climate.
The other day I just made an STS EGR blanking plate for my 2006 Mazda BT 50 2.5 common rail turbo diesel, it now runs much cooler but the check engine light has come on. I have not put a screw in the vacuum line yet, so the EGR valve is still working but drawing no exhaust gases. I live in a subtropical climate.
I have childlock malfunction on the screen and even when the car is turned off , it wont come off for 90 minutes , the locks are fixed so im not sure what it coukd be , any suggestions?
The hot summer and just driving from home to the mot place less than 10 minutes in normal city driving is probably a big factor to why i failed mine, unfortunatly in Portugal your MOT is on the month that the car was manufactured (my case it's june) so i'll never be able to do it in the winter, gotta keep an eye for less hot days next year and do a good drive before hand! I still replaced my O2 sensors because they were 25 years old and doesn't hurt as they do not last forever either, and the car seems to drive a bit better after replacing those, so hopefully ill pass the 2nd attempt, thanks for the advise
Does the red reflector thing in the front doors have a bulb in them from the factory? Also i wouldnt purchase these cheap style leds that come in pouches like that, they sure might be a bit brighter than lets say philips ultinon, or osram bulbs, but at least osram and philips last years.
PSA: To prolong the life of your DMF Avoid lugging the engine at all costs. Learn how to revmatch, revmatching is great for DMF Lifespan. or at least be very gentle with your downshifts let the clutch disc do all the work when releasing the pedal, take it easy. If you got Auto Start/Stop disable it everytime you start your car. Always start and stop your car engine with clutch depressed. Never launch or clutch dump it. Remember DMF is there to smoothen out your ride and mostly to protect your gearbox from hard launches and clutch dumps, it's fitted mostly to diesels and some tiny petrol engines, diesels have great torque which can destroy your gearbox with hard launchds and DMF is there to absorb the engine vibrarions when idling or slow driving newer cars have weak gearboxes.
This was 4th video that i watch about changing cabin filter to mondeo mk4. And first one Where the steering wheel is on the left side 🙂. Like my car. (I allredy removed clovebox for nothing 😉)
Same thing for me. Dismounted glovebox. Glovebix lid dampening hinge broke off (probably was going to break eventually anyway). Looked for the filter housing for like 10 minutes straight, twisting my head in unimaginable ways, eyeballing every side & corner for it. Took me an hour until I found this video. Still have to fix the hinge and put everything back together now. Just a tip: gas pedal nut is 10mm, filter housing is 7. I'm actually impressed for how hard Ford has made it for such a simple job. You have to be a gymnast for this simple task and even then it's hard to do everything correctly. I remember changing it in a Honda: You just pull the glovebox out with 2 hands, pull out filter housing, swap the filter, put everything back together in reverse order. 2 minutes. Not a single tool needed.
I changed out a dual mass flywheel on a 2001 Ford F-250 Superduty 7.3 diesel and it drove flawlessly. It was half the cost of going back with complete dual mass assembly and parts were easier to source. Clutch pedal feel and engaging was awesome.
I have the 180hp diesel. A couple of things to be aware of: The water pump impeller can come loose, which results in overheating. Usually between 160,000 and 200,000 km. The thermostat can start to leak at similar km. And the housing can blow apart, which means you're calling a tow truck. (Unless you have a spare handy, they're actually not too terrible to replace. They're not cheap though...) The EGR cooler housing can get cracks in it. Similar km. A complete EGR valve costs a fortune, the cooler is OKish, or apparently you can get them plastic welded. Getting them out is a fairly big job. With the mileage on your car, it's quite probable all these parts have already been replaced.
You should've bought a 2.5T mk4 mondeo instead of the mk5. Im also driving a 2.5T (the mighty 5 cylinder volvo engine) and i love it to bits i bought it with 160k km now i have 250k km in it without any issue and not to mention the burbling sound of the 5 pot is just makes it more crazy cuz you would not expect a mondeo to sound like that. You will have a lot more issues with mk5 than with the mk4
Both a VW , 1.6 TDI 2014/B7 drove 30K and the transmision failed, the noise from transmision never stopped during driving only at 70miles/hr the noise stopped and when my mechanic change the transmision notice that the car was converted, the worst part is that in UK, Euro car parts and GSF would send t'same single mass flywheel, only the VW dealer could provide the right one and as a shock dual mass from dealer was cheaper than single mass from the usual parts provider for my mechanic, stay away from single mass if you can it cost me a fortune to change everythyng, all engine mounts, both driveshaft, gear box, clutch +dual mass flywheel, and there is no guaratee yet that my engine would last as much as it should!
Oh wow, I have been considering to replace our family's 2020 Sportage to newer one, but after learning about this GPF thing... not so sure now. And for comparison, I got 2016 ford mondeo diesel, 70% of trips are short town driving, and don't have any issues with DPF...
Damn, I'm replacing my clutch because it's started to slip a bit and never knew i had a dual-mass flywheel (or that they existed!). I'm quite gentle driving but i would have been even more so had i known 😮 Well i didn't buy the flywheel because it was another $350. So I'll inspect it and see.ty
I may be wrong but running regenerations the way you did - rpms over 3000 - is not gentle on the engine, at all. it brings coolant temeratures up to their design limit and as the result the coolant expansion thank goes through many extreme temperature cycles. plastic deformation creates weak points on the tank itself with many brittle spots and passages for the fluid to go through. when the system works at high pressure you have leakages until you replace the tank waiting for the next tank to be replaced again and again
its funny because honda also uses a dual clutch automatic system on their Africa twin models, but they work pretty good and have not much issues. but they also dont use a dry clutch. but yea it seems like they did a bit better engeniering on it😅
Haha, welcome to the club! I have diesel 1.5 dci with DPF. Lucky for me, my car has 5th injector for DPF burnout so no problem with diesel in the engine oil etc. But I thought I is highest time to set me free of this problem and started to look for the gasoline engine new car. How I was surprised reading about GPF issues... I think it is time to buy electric bike 😂
When putting led bulbs on the interior lights on the roof trim they glow slightly even when off. Its annoyingly visible at nighttime. What could cause this?
Had same issue. It was the maf. Just disconnected it and the stalls and misfires stopped. Obviously not ideal for the engine and fuel system. The maf was new, too.
I bought a MK4 petrol 2L in 2019, at the time 9 years old. From 1975 onwards, always had a Ford Taunus (Cortina), Sierra, Mondeo. I find it most value for the money if bought as a used car.
