We have one at the moment and agree with this,ours is at 150k and we had failed coils and leads and a shot battery (which was from new so no big shock there ) and an aircon that seems to need a recharge of gas every year and a half but otherwise no real problems,comfortable enough to drive for what its used for, not overly economical on fuel- previously had toyota camrys (new as were company cars) and had more trouble with them so i guess its luck of the draw sometimes and the perhaps we get a ford dealer to service.
cuda.340,
Mar 25, 12:43am
if you're buying a Euro model check when the window wiper motor was last changed. when my vehical was being serviced by Mazda/Ford i was usually given a Euro Mondeo as a loaner. most cars had sad wiper motors from all the indicating gone wrong & one cars wiper motor was dead. the mechanic said he's changed loads of these motors since the huge wiper blades drag heaps across the screen when dry.
fordcrzy,
Mar 25, 1:47am
clutches are expensive.
the MZR mondeo (2001+) uses a dual mass flywheel and also the clutch actuator is part of the arm also. so when you do a clutch you have to get a clutch/cover plate/actuator and flywheel reset or replaced. if you can get a clutch done for under 1200 PROPERLY then id like to see it.
unbeatabull,
Mar 25, 1:54am
Well, I'm a qualified Mechanic at a Ford Dealer and can tell you that we have never charged that much for a clutch. Only time it has been up there was when we had to Replace the flywheel with a new one which cost a lot as was under warranty.
Clutch Kit including thrust bearing/actuator is around $250-300, plus a quick machine of the flywheel if its been a bit hot, add 6 hrs labour, around $8-900. With customer cars, we just refit a solid normal flywheel instead to keep costs down IF the Dual mass is unmachinable/unusable . I've only seen a couple since the car came out.
fordcrzy,
Mar 25, 3:30am
i was quoted by TWO dealers as follows. clutch kit$525.flywheel $1250. thrustbearing/actuator 300 ish and labour of about 6 hours.
unbeatabull,
Mar 25, 3:33am
That's a rip.
Exedy do a full aftermarket kit including the thurstbearing/actuator for a lot less then that, flywheels very rarely need doing. Most of the time you can just machine the flywheel and re-grease the springs/dampers if required.
fordcrzy,
Mar 25, 3:39am
i ended up having it done at a transmission specialist for about 1500 from memory. the exedy parts were unobtanum at the time.
sandndude,
Mar 25, 3:47am
Dont, save yourself a load of grief.
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