ford mondeo

[john170277]

hi can anyone on here give some advice on a mondeo tdci been on there forum had no replies in a week
I have a rumbling in the engine bay been told its a pulley on the drive belt how easy are these to do by a basic diy`er
and is it best to do all pulleys and tensioner at the same time

[Sonia406]

hi can anyone on here give some advice on a mondeo tdci been on there forum had no replies in a week
I have a rumbling in the engine bay been told its a pulley on the drive belt how easy are these to do by a basic diy`er
and is it best to do all pulleys and tensioner at the same time

My car knowledge is limited, as most womens is, but I would be doing pulley, tensioner, belt and water pump all at the same time - Might as well when you've taken it all apart.. (Unless it's had the belt, or chain as Fords use? done recently?)

Theres a moderator here with a Mondeo so I am sure he will pop up soon and reply in greater detail and I am sure he can help you much more than I can...

Of course, I may be talking absolute rubbish of course, never dealt with a Ford myself...

[waue1978]

Never had a TDCi, but when I was looking into them I remember seeing that a rumbling noise was often the first sign of a failing DMF, but think it was also accompanied by starting issues. Might be worth checking the state of the clutch & DMF before dismantling the belts.

As far as a DIY belt change goes, I've not heard any horror stories in particular.

[jasper5]

If it is down to a pulley, check the alternator driveshaft if yours has that type of system...there is a driveshaft driven by the aux belt that connects to the alternator as it is inboard of the engine.....i've had a few failures of those.

If yours has the stretch type belts fitted you will not have a tensioner and the belts will need to be cut off to remove them.

It all depends on the year of your car which system is fitted.

[lozz]

The tensioners are a p.I.t.a to change on the mondeos.

[john170277]

the rumbling is coming from os front of car where the tensioner pulley is so that's what I thought it was
the clutch is fine no issues with starting either
looks like you have to take the top engine mount of to do it though which could be a ball ache

[john170277]

just been in touch with garage where I bought car from they are going to look at it for me they think it might be the tensioner pulley

[lozz]

Yeah your right mate, you have to take the engine mount off.
The last one I did took me around a hour and half,

Good luck with it tho.. mondeys ain't a bad motor

[john170277]

can`t fault it it drives well quick good on fuel its just this problem I don`t think it`s the charging the battery to good cos every so often the battery's flat when it runs its charging at 14 volts so will probably need a new battery as well

[john170277]

just hope I don`t have the same luck as I had with my last car (laguna) lost 1500 quid on it in less than a year

[lozz]

Which tdcihave you got is it the 130

It isn't a dark blue met, 6 speed with black st alloys is it by any chance
I've not long just sold one to a car dealer'

If its that one yep it needs a new battery

[john170277]

no its silver with the 130 bhp
must say its the first ford I have owned the engine is fantastic I have the ghia model not as speced as a pug thou
but other than that I can`t fault it
I found a battery in the shed from the lag I had thought that battery was knacked but it started first time and is charging at 14.4 when running


still thinking of getting a 407 diesel would love the v6 version but not seen 1 in a estate