I've got a 52 place Zetec TDCi (well I had one, the injectors have gone on it) I've had it about 6-7 years and its had 2 starter motors and a new fly wheel (changed with the first starter motor) I'ts just been parked up and I've done nothing with it. So I then moved onto my hubby's Ghia 2.0 petrol Estate (I think that's an 02 plate) and guess what - I didn't check the oil and the engine is knackered on that now so I'm left car-less.

Looking at other cars but I'm drawn back to the Mondeo as I do love it especially for the heated front window in the winter! I'm looking at getting something with cruise control on now as well as I can do a bit of motorway driving around the UK

Everyone who I've spoken to have said that the diesel injectors are prone to go and the dust from the flywheel breaks the starter motors - is this something that has happened to others or am I just unlucky? Is it worth getting the injectors sorted and/or a new engine in the ghia.

Finally has anyone encountered these problems on the newer model mondeos?

(no sarky comments about women drivers please lol)

 

get a new engine in the petrol by selling the diseasal

or you can take a punt on a newer mondeo and have all the same issues all over again, at least with what you've got you know what you've done to it

 

Thing is I prefer the handling of the diesel to the petrol but both cars are 12 year old and I would like a newer one with cruise control.

Surely I wouldn't get much for the diesel anyway with knackered injectors

 

I've got a mk4 mondeo and it had a replacement duel mad fly wheel as I found it was goosed on the forecourt.

They replaced that then (as it always does) had issues after the warrenty ran out.

Lazy starting, refused to start, drained the battery.

RAC guy came out, all voltages were spot on. But there was a bad spark shooting out of the starter motor.

Lad off of here replaced the starter motor which was killed off by crap from the duel mass fly wheel and started on the button.


So in short yes, the fly wheel will eventually do in the starter motor.

My mate had a 2005 mondeo had had issues with the injectors as well. But the deisel engine is very complex so any model with have faults somewhere along the line.