Mondeo revival 3 - First start, first drive...first stop? 

I know the previous owner of this car. It was my grandpa’s who was my next door neighbour in Walthamstow. It was his son’s company car in which the son did lots of motorway miles. The son then gave this car to his dad (the owner). Grandpa had the car for a very long time and as he is an elderly man he mostly drove it to play golf and for shopping. Grandpa loved his car and really looked after it. He use to pay me and my siblings money to help him clean the car. Grandpa and grandma also had a pet dog named Suzy, hence the dog hair you found. In 2015 grandpa and grandma had to move to care home so that’s when he sold the car. The car was then just parked up till now. Grandpa is still alive and well, I look forward to showing him this video when I see him again. He will be happy to see these videos. Also if you plan to sell the car please let me know I will be interested. Great work you have done ❤

Only came across this channel yesterday, and what a breath of fresh air it is. This Mondeo series I am absolutely loving. No flashy cars, no fancy edits, the channel I've been searching for! Keep it up mate, hope to see more like this in the future.

Hi again! I remember changing the pump on mine.....from memory it earths through contact with the bodywork? Haven't watched all the way through yet though! Wheels still available whenever you want 🙂

Try checking the fuel pump relay and the the fuel pump fuse in the fuse box. Even if the fuse is ok. If they have corroded due to damp you will get the voltage you need at the pump but you won't get the current to run it. It may work for now but a bit of contact cleaner will probably sort it permanently. Good Luck.

Just brilliant, an everyday guy just doing good old school everyday home mechanics, that's what makes this very enjoyable viewing, no gimmicks, no out of price range super cars, just everyday cars for everyday people. Keep the good work & videos coming. 12 out of 10. 🤜

Matt, we’re loving this series.. I hope it delivers what you need to help your other projects along. In the interim we’ll watch and encourage and thank the lord we’re not freezing our own balls off in this weather!

I love these channels no flashy cars normal everyday cars we can all relate to great work Matt 👍

Your tanacity with the pump deserves a like. Especially with the cold snap and outside working. Well done

Remember the relay? they can become intermittent when older, If there's a breakers close by pop in and pick up a few. (Just to be safe) popped brake line could be the rubber pipe. Nice sound from the motor. Cheers.

Stuart, I love British humour and eccentricity and it's entertaining watching you working on the lid of a rubbish bin in arctic conditions and driving over the flower bed but I think it's time that little garage closest to your house became a small workshop. I'm a former mechanic from the 60's and 70's and recently set up a tiny workshop in my 10 feet by 18 feet carport here in Australia. It has made a world of difference and I can now take on almost any job out of the weather (blazing tropical sun in my case).

Hi Matt, That was fantastic. You may have heard this already, but as an electronics engineer, I can tell you that it takes almost no current to get a voltage reading on a digital meter. So even if you have a very poor or high resistance connection, you can still measure the full 12V when the load (fuel pump) is disconnected. When the fuel pump was plugged back in, the connections could not provide enough current to operate the pump. If you had been able to measure across the connector with the pump in circuit, then you would have seen a very low voltage. The fact that the poor connection cured itself,makes me suspect that it was a tarnished relay contact. It will probably be fine now, because once the contact works enough to supply a bit of current then it becomes self cleaning so to speak. Keep up the good work, I'm really enjoying your enthusiasm for tinkering in the cold, I'll think of that when I consider whether or not to brave the cold this weekend and tinker with my Morris Minor. Cheers Andy

I have been driving a 2005 Monday for the last 17 years and in that time it has only gone wrong once when a rubber pipe split. It has never been in a garage as I service it myself. Mine has been a fantastic car and I'm saving the planet as most people would have had 2 or 3 cars in that time :)

This is possibly my most favourite project car on all of RU-vid. I love these Mondeo's and hope for as much Mondeo love and content before you move it on. What a treat!

I've been waiting all day for this to be uploaded couldn't wait, proper got me hooked this little series (probably because my mum had a 98'Mondeo when I was a kid), cracking content dude, keep up the fantastic work

Try using a test light instead of a multi meter to check voltage to pump, if there is a poor wire to feed the pump it may still allow voltage through enough to show voltage on a meter,

Must have a fuel pump relay somewhere Matt. Check that is ok

15:46 is a certified working on cars moment

Back in 2005/2006 when I was a taxi driver, I drove several mk2 Mondeos. The first one I had was an S-reg white 1.8TD LX. The best one I had was a met green V-reg 1.8TD GLX saloon. I loved the electric sunroof of the GLX. My uncle had an L-reg mk1 in met green and he said it was a great car. When my dad was working and was away on business, he always asked his boss to specifically supply a Mondeo. My dad loved the Mondeo. The side profile of the the mk1/mk2 Mondeo reminds me of a mk3 Cortina. Personally, I love Mondeos and strangely enough, many other people do as well.

Might be some corrosion on the pins of the plug but what's more likely is that the wires are corroded or burned internally which could have happened when the old fuel pump died. They might still be good enough to get some voltage through but fail when a lot of current is drawn. So i would try cleaning the plug first, if that doesn't work, replace the cables. Good job so far though, mondeo already looks great and i love the series with the restoration of cars! Looking forward to the mini videos too.

Its coming together nicely, congrats 👏

Future classic. Not too many of the Mk2 left. Good series.

How cool that the original owner’s granddaughter has been in touch! Absolutely LOVE the Mondeo and I’m not at all surprised that it has had such a positive and huge amount of comments and likes. Such an honest and loveable car - a survivor! As I mentioned on the previous video, that 1.8 litre Zetec is one hell of a good engine - reliable, torquey, rev-happy, excellent on fuel yet very peppy and cheap to fix, not over-complicated either. Fab video Matt!

This series is really exciting, I love how modest it is and the colour is just lovely now!

Sounds really sweet. I love the fact that your video sums up, really the highs and lows of bringing a car back that has been parked up for such a long time. Whilst the brakes are now faulty, in some ways it is better it does it now than during an MOT test.

Excellent news Matt, very excited to see how you progress with the Mondeo, those Ghia alloys will look great on it.

Great news. I’m loving this series.

loving this series, a down to earth restore, keep it up...

Keep going Mat. Huge thanks for bringing that series to us 😁😁👌

Wow, great progress, Matt! I love this series. Well done 👍🏻😄

Total joy when it started up, that's the sign of a true petrol head. Your enthusiasm is absolutely and totally refreshing. Little tip for you Matt from an electrician.. When you're proving electrical feeds to anything on a car , use a small bulb (5w is ideal) on a pair of long leads(speaker wire it fine) so you can see it from where you are. A multimeter takes miniscule current, so you may have voltage, but a high resistance joint on the cabling will stop a decent amount of current reaching the device. A 5w bulb puts just under half an amp of current thro the cabling. A 21w bulb just under 2 amps if the wiring will stand it. Used this method for years, it's worked well for me and helped find bad plug/socket connections, bad earth's , essentially any high resistance joint that stops the device getting the ooomph it needs.

Loving this series! Can't wait to see it when it's finished

Amazing well done man. The car sounds so smooth excellent news. WELL DONE 🎉🎉🎉

just to say thank you so much for giving this car so much love, theses relay need so much love, brillant work bud.

So nice see it running! Probably a relay problem. Encounter that a few times myself. Love this series, keep it up Matt.

I’m thoroughly enjoying this series!

Another interesting video. The ending is the best part. Looking forward to more.

10/10 for persistence Matt, looking forward to the next video on this.

Awesome v log definitely need more of these

I had a mk2 1.8 R reg about 10 yrs ago ,loved that but rust got it .seeing this one makes me want another but sadly few and far between these days , glad this has been saved ,good work 👌

Really interesting video was well chuffed when you got it running.

This series is great! So glad the car is running now. It really deserves to live again.

I felt your relief and joy for all of the 25 seconds Matt that it ran 😁 but gosh it sounds good on your short driveway trip, well done on getting it this far 👍🏻.

i love this series. do more of these quick turnarounds.

It’s Alive , great progress so far 👍👍👍👍

I used to have one of these in red and it was one of the most reliable cars I ever had the pleasure of owning never missed a beat it's actually a nice tidy survivor well done great videos 👍

Great episode. What a journey! I like this quick flip concept 👍

Loving this series... need more of this

That is going to be a superb car. Would be great if it went back to the family - but I just hope they will take it to shows. It would be fantastic to see a Mk2 on display in such great original condition. Cheers. Vivian

Once had an old Primera that failed to proceed right in the middle of a house move , used the same method as you, with a spare battery connected direct to the pump managed a 250 mile trip with the pump happily buzzing away. I later found a stuck relay , swapped it with the identical HRW relay and it worked fine for another year😄 thanks for great budget content ..

I'm loving this series of videos. The nostalgia is real! My first car was a 98 MK11 Mondeo LX 2.0L petrol. It had power mirrors but all manual windows. Otherwise, the same seat patterns and trim as your example. In Australia, where I live, these were not loved cars. One was a big part of my life for 10 years and was my car for 6 years. Thank you for the content.

great series and video Matt

Nice one Matt. Really enjoying this Mondeo series. It has been very popular as many of us can relate to the Mondeo as it was such a common sight back in the day and Ford no longer makes them, so I think that nostalgia is a huge factor here as well as your perseverance with this car, just like the Quentin project.

Always loved the shape of the mk2 mondeo great project mate

Brilliant result Matt!!! Very well done

It's fascinating because it's absolutely real, thanks Matt👍

I bought a 1999 reg (manufactured May 1998) 1.8 LX Mondeo with 34k on the clock in 2003 for £2400. They were seriously cheap then. Kept it for over 5 years and was probably the most reliable car I have ever had.

I'm loving this little project

Best yay celebration ever! Great little series Matt 👍

It’s looking better every day Matt and we’ll done your getting there

Might be worth checking the fuel pump relay under the bonnet, it switches the earth not the 12v so check there is continuity between the chassis and the ground wire in the plug to the pump.

Loved this series. I had a mk2 Mondeo and took it to 160,000 miles with next to no issues. My dad had an early mk1 2.0 that did 195k. They’re great cars. The pump feed issue is weird. It could just be corrosion on the plug terminals that breaking and remaking the connection a few times cleaned off. Might be worth splitting the connector again and spraying a bit of WD40 or similar on the pins. Problem with faults like this that seem to fix themselves before you can nail them down is that you have no way of knowing if they’re going to randomly reoccur.

Hi Hugely enjoying your Mondeo resurrection they're bloody indestructible! Blew one up late night in centre of Bath with 2 elderly passengers, Obviously a massive coolant failure and the grinding, tractor like noises were I thought a death knell, Sent one passenger off to get some water who went into nearest restaurant and came back with 2 bottles of overpriced Pelligrino! Anyway managed to limp to all night garage to get some Radweld had to bunnyhop all the way along the M4 stopping at every services to top up/cool down, Took 4 and a half hours to get back to Godalming, Surrey where next day brought some K seal and she was as good as gold for another year before scrapping it for other reasons, Great cars Cheers

Just came across the channel and really enjoyed the Mondeo videos. Thanks for posting the videos.

great 3 videos thanks for sharing them keep the videos coming

Monica the Mondeo! Really enjoying the progress on this car Matt

Brilliant that makes sense how the pump needed priming.

Great work, lovin' this...

Keep it coming Matt, a really enjoyable video that's so entertaining you look forward to the next episode. Fingers crossed your able to sort it all out as it'll make a great family car for someone.

Amazing, despite being left behind in a garden up there in the islands, it is not rotten. Even the rear bumper is not following the 90's Ford's way and it's not seriously cracked.

That sounded so good when it started up!

another very good video interesting and accurate to real problems on old cars

I’d never class myself as a ford fan but this mondeo is lovely, these are the 1st videos of yours I’ve watched and they are throughly enjoyable

Loving this, good luck.

The Mondeo has got to be the most underrated British icon.

It runs great! I love the sound. Why do old cars sound sooo much better than modern cars... The warm sound + light low rumble + little whine. Just beautiful😊 You make me want to get one 😆 Thanks for doing these video's. Hopefully you'll do many more like these! Greetings from the Netherlands

Brilliant part 3 Matt. Another vehicle on the channel. Service & MOT love to see this on the road

Wow fantastic job well done 👍beautiful colour

Great persistence Matt 👍👏👏

Well done Matt.

I do love car rescue videos. This was a good one. Re- electrical problems: Do not rely on a digital multimeter to tell you whether a circuit can handle load. What you experienced there, was due to resistance in the wiring. Probably a bad connection in the fuse or pump relay contacts (as the car had been standing). A digital meter will show voltage when there is no load on the circuit. Resistance will make it disappear as soon as you put a load on it. It is usually better to check for power, using an incandescent bulb, like a stop lamp bulb (Not LED). Then you will know if the wiring can actually handle a current draw. Please recheck the fuse and relay, incase that fault comes back to bite you. (or the new owner).

Awesome 👍 the first victory run, then she cuts out!, completely genuine & funny, well done m8 this is brilliant.

These videos have been the highlights of my week!

Interesting dragging this gem back from the dead!! For those experiencing a similar issue. The fuel pump circuit is a fairly simple one by today's standards. Relay K4 in the battery junction box is controlled by the engine ECU and will activate when the key is turned to on for about a second. So no need to keep cranking to test fuel pump/prime. When the engine is cranked/running the ECU will activate the relay and run the pump. So you should hear the relay click for about a second when you key on. If this is ok then the output from this relay feeds fuse F14 (15A Blue) and then off to the inertia switch, and from there off to the fuel pump. Use an incandescent test lamp to follow the fuel pump feed as corrosion can fool an LED test lamp or DMM. My guesses would be duff relay with corroded contacts (swap with one in the fuse box), corroded connection, corroded fuse etc....Liberal use of WD40 :) Oh and on my Mondeo the brake pipe corroded just up behind the fuel tank!! I have a local mechanic bridge the section out using a pipe kit. It would have been a swine to follow original routes...

Really enjoy this. So funny seeing someone so happy to see an old Mondeo working! I've just subscribed.. great content. Greetings from Ireland

Great job Matt you certainly tAke on good tasks. ❤

Matt very well done with the repairs to the mondeo a great job on bringing it back it looks and sounds fab and I agree with you the fuel pump probably needed to prime itself Now to have the history of the car as well smashing! Looking forward to seeing the next video on it

Thanks for the shout out dude!

New viewer here (have seen you before in cameo appearances on Mr Nut’s channel) and I’m loving the roller coaster of emotions that is this Mondeo. Thanks for the genuine lol moment when you did your (first) victory lap and the thing died on cue! Will be interested to see how it all works out. ps read in the comments about the guy who is the grandson of the former owner, sell it to him (if he meets your price) and bank the karma points. Cheers from Oz.

Haven't got to part 6 yet where the car is already running but at this point I would've checked the Fuse after replacing the pump, Last video the relay was working fine, sometimes a fuse could be preventing power going to the fuel pump! great channel thanks for your content :)

A few months back I purchased a 2001 mk2 Mondeo LX as a project, it’s currently off the road until I weld a new sill to it 😂 but hoping to have it all sorted by the new year, it’s honestly great to see another Mondeo being saved from the scrap! 👍

I feel almost bad for commenting, knowing how many you feel you need to read through, but I'd just like to say how much I am loving this series and the mondeo! Very glad it hasn't turned out another mondoomo. Hope to see more like this in future! Not like you have other projects which need any work........ *Ahem* And my god is it a pretty car or what. I have always loved the look of these mk2 mondeos.. I'd love to own one and honestly would've considered it.. Only problem being last Tuesday I baught a cheep saab on eBay! Oh to have a barn (I'd suspect a crusty brake line there at the end that has finally given way after becoming pressurised for the first time in years after crisping up nicely, hope it's nothing too difficult!)

Love it love it love it. It just seems more honest and real, sometimes these types of videos can seem unrealistic.. this is just so NORMAL and fun. Keep up the good work 👍🏼

Strange how it fixed itself the same way that the merc did! That's a magic corner of the driveway!

Machines sometimes seem to be more than inanimate objects. Your perseverance is paying off. It's a nice looking car, too. Well done!

Nice one getting it running mate. I reckon taking us on journey down the road is in order when it’s 100% restored. 👍🏻

Loving this project fella 👍

Many people apparently with fond memories of 1990s mondeos, so in that respect it may not be such a surprise why these videos are so well liked. I too got hooked on this mondeo-series tbh, it feels like it came at the right moment if that makes sense 😀. Really surprising what a good car it apparently still is, I wouldn't have thought that for a second at the start of the first video. I'm already looking forward to part 4!

It looks amazing underneath, paints coming up a treat, clean glass and clean plates will make all the difference as well. The power to the pump, could it be relay trouble, if your getting the voltage, maybe there's too little current, but its started and moving! top stuff, best wishes, great car. Well that's what I get for typing while watching, excellent stuff now its running .

Loving this mate. Never thought I'd get excited over a Mondeo! 😆

This is turning out to be a bit one step forward, one step backwards, but that's motors. Good to see it runs well, shame about the brakes. When I worked in the trade in the 80's, I loved turning heaps round for a small, quick profit. I can remember spending £42 on 2 tyres and an exhaust for a £200 HA van, which I sold on for £600. A £50 Renault 12 Auto, cost a new rear wheel bearing, 2 secondhand tyres and a bit of MK1 Capri exhaust bodged on one evening after work, sold for £350. Keep up the good work, it's an entertaining watch.