Great work Alan ...Steve's Taxis lucky to have you !

You truly are Mr Mondeo! Thanks Alan and keep them coming.

The camshafts are suposed to twist as a failsafe, thats what i learned working at Peugeot... We always changed the camshafts after having these issues... :)

One reason I love these videos is I've spent so much time and spent so many Miles in Mondeo's, over ten years, you know from personal experience how reliable they are because the vehicle's I was using had at least 100,000 miles on them some over 200,000 miles one even 300,000 miles.

Bolloxed being a technical term.... love it great video..

Brilliant Alan you are spoiling us, yes I do like seeing the damage and i love seeing the master (that's you) repairing it, have you stopped commenting because people are annoying you for advice.

Very entertaining and informative, thanks, looking forward to part 2.

I'm not a mechanic, but like to listen to you rabbiting on about different problems on the 'Jackpots'! Appreciate your vids Alan.

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

thanks nigel

Love the close up detail you manage to video AND your use of manual exposure on the camera! Monica always makes me smile!…Nudge nudge Wink wink!

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks alan

Nice spot on the camshaft! Really love these videos! Thanks for your time! 👌👍

Oh Alan. If you didn’t go to see Monika we could if seen it start today. 😂😂. Glad to see the taxi work picking back up 👍🏻👍🏻

Nice 1 Alan nice to see Monica we have have her in more vids again

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

cheers steven

Morning Alan. That was a really good technical video on the mondingo 👍🏻 Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 she’ll spin up and spark into life first turn lol 😆 Have a nice Sunday relaxing ready for part two 🤣 Cheers Stevie 😎

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed! have a great day too stevie

Good spot on the spun sprocket,i would of missed that,lot of labour for a paying customer in a workshop situation.

Love watching your vids.. the content is very informative and fun to watch.. Keep up the fantastic work you do Alan..

Fascinating stuff Alan. You don't really think about the importance of oil in a car until you see where it has to travel. 👍

Another brilliant Video Alan Always a pleasure to see Monica, I can't believe the camera was facing towards her arse and you had got the camera underexposed 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Keep up the good work Have a good weekend....

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

lol, i should have put it on auto exposure

Great work as always Alan,very informative. Looking forward to the start up vid.

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍andy

Just had the chain replaced on my 2016 galaxy(mk5 mondeo in a biggger body) so same 2.0 tdci engine,had chain,tensioner cambelt water pump,all gaskets,and seals(a lot needed) also had to replace the leak off pipes,and a fuel pipe ,all genuine ford parts including labour £1400 to do job,but still feel it was worth the investment although a lot of money,by the way plastic guide had just gone thru to the metal,so caught it in time so no other damage 👍👍

@alan4x

2 жыл бұрын

excellent

@alan4x

2 жыл бұрын

excellent

@stephenhampson8119

2 жыл бұрын

Oh and it was on 204500 miles at the time👍

At 11 min you can clearly see the fracture lines of the twisted lobes on the camshaft.

Another brilliant video…always entertaining and never a dull moment… great stuff .. 👍👍👍👍

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍darren

Hi Alan a nother great video, very interesting, look forward to your next video.keep them coming..

Hi Alan my mate had a camshaft which I think was from a Peugeot that he couldn't get to run after a camchain failure when he asked about it turned out the loabs could all move independently which he was able to verify by putting it next to another he thought it was a solid forged component but apparently not. Like you say if you don't know you would never work it out

Nice job Alan on the Mondeo engine rebuild part 1

Looking forward to the next video Alan and I'm glad it's picking up again . I think you could easily get 300k with a bit of care like checking fluids weekly I think it would avoid engine failure

It must really be frustrating Alan when you've taken time and done such a good job on an engine, only for it to go back to the idiot that caused this carnage which could have been avoided if the person had a brain.

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

lol, the way i see it now...it all makes for videos

@Steve-bo6ht

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan4x Very true lol 👍if the world had no idiots you'd be out of a job Alan.

Amazing knowledge and great video (as always). Alan, could you please be so kind and give part numbers of the cam chain and chain tensioner? Regards from Poland.

Another Great Video Alan , Hello Monika and congratulations !!

Nice one Alan , your a top man that knows his stuff.....👍 It's a pity the drivers aren't as sharp when it comes to tapping and banging noises coming from the front end as they drive along........😡 Cheers mate , looking forward to the conclusion....👍

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍yensabi

@viktorsmazurs9741

2 жыл бұрын

If you take Japanese engines,believe me you will not find a tiny part of this French bs on them. Now I am having mk4 with snapped cambelt should be a detective to work on it. And it was pretty noisy before.

Another great video Alan, how did you find the mondeo mk1 and mk2 1.8td? Slow but bomb proof?

Nice work as usual. Very interesting.

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

More footage of Monica

Cracking video, nothing nice about a traffic/vivaro🤮,looking forward to part two.👍🇬🇧

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

cheers andy

that's what the radio is for. if there's a noise coming from the engine then you turn up the volume and pretend it's not there😁

I think your SIGMA is a 18-35 F 1.8 not 2. It's a beast of lens, love it.

Another fantastic video alan pleasure to watch. Far more interesting than the bloody news. I have a focus st tdci with this dw10 engine in . Only got 35k on her. I'll look after it and keep her serviced and I hoping she'll be a good one! Keep those videos coming next time I have a trip to Royston I may just call in and see you haha!!

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

that would be great ..get a selfie with you lol, have a good day mrRitchie

@MrRitchie225

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan4x will do I go to Bassingbourn then head bk to a1 so would be on way I guess. I learn loads of videos I'm working for a hire company and look after centurion traffic transit dropside chassis cabs you'll have probably seen em down there Adblue faults turbos egr failed wet belts you name it they keep me busy but I learn a bit about diagnostics of you if you've not heard of forscan it's a dealer standard Ford software which is very good next best thing to IDS etis it tell you everything which may be useful to you having a fleet of these motors

Another good video, I like to see problem solving

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

cheers remus

I thought timing chains were the best thing ever compared to cambelts !.I've actually seen more timing chain failures lately than belts and modern belts have a longer service service life than chains !

@jonnotshared7590

3 жыл бұрын

There is a school of thought that says an engine with a cambelt that gets changed regularly is more reliable than a cam chain

Excellent tutorial once again we are spoiled. Could you get some prices on what new stuff would have cost -just for a laugh.

Yes Steve taxis are lucky to have you

How dare you miss Monica ????? the last video ?? come on man .. We cant have a video whit 0 Monica.

Really enjoy your longer videos

Keep hoping a galaxy might pop up, hardly any youtube videos on them :)

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, we don't have any galaxy here

You will soon be at 27,000 subscribers

You have been very lucky with the rockers

Available in any colour as long as it's red :-)

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

lol

Great vid again Al well spotted with the cam shaft very informative seee ya later dude

Hope you are staying safe and well

What can I salvage from a seized engine? My Ford focus mk3 has a snapped cambelt. The starter motor clunk's but car doesn't start, after driving at 70mph and hearing a noise before "Bang" it snapped.

Great learn about the cams and how to line them up. As there is no cam locking tool, to check the back of the cams line up. With the front timing marks. Will you be doing a oil change before starting the engine?

Have the same engine with 290k miles it may need some chain maintenance!what do you recommend

I'm looking to buy a 2016 Ford Mondeo Diesel estate. Does it have belt or chain? I've been told if chain it will cost a lot more to change.

@alan4x

Жыл бұрын

if it is a 2litre diesel, it will have a belt that you change at 125k miles and a chain that will probably need changing around 200-250k miles

Thanks Allen 👍

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome andrew

Did Ford hire some BMW engineers since timing chains snaps

Hi Alan. Is it possible to inspect the crankshaft from under a 1.8 TDCI ford engine. Engine will not be removed from the car, rather all work performed from underneath the car. Car is a 2010 6sp Smax? Thanks.

That’s brilliant that car sales have. Picked up

0:40 👀 Transit content would be interesting

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

yes, will get round two them at some point

Allen How lucky is this car it must have a oil change and can you tell me what is average millage these engine will go for what millage has a engine lasted until scraped it would be interested to know great video Phil in stoke

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

hi phil, not scrapped one yet unless it blew up but these engines if looked after should outlive the car, from 200k miles onwards you may need to change timing chain and tensioner but the engines should do much much more,,we have some on 350k miles and still good

Currently have a mk4 1.8 tdci and thinking of getting a mk5 1.6 petrol or a 2.0 petrol. Which one should i go for? I am looking for reliablility not for a sporty car

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

not sure about the petrols but i would go for 2litre as 1,6 would be underpowered with such a large car

Good one. 👍

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

cheers peter

Yes we like it Alan!! Do you know if a rear spring on a mk IV can be changed without spring compressor?

As ever a truly excellent and informative video 👍👍

Hi Alan, Why do these engines have both a timing belt and a timing chain ? Thanks.

@alan4x

2 жыл бұрын

its just the way they designed the engine, the cam belt drives the exhaust camshaft which is connected to the inlet camshaft via a chain

@nicnak4475

2 жыл бұрын

@@alan4x Thanks for explaining.

Great video Alan so bloody hurry up and get your next video done lol, seriously you make great videos

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

lol, Working on it, cheers adrian

Hi Alan I’m not to far from you tried getting in contact with you just wanted to know how much would you charge for a cambelt replacement

This seems to be a recurring issue at around 250K miles. Considering its less ball ache to prevent the problem at either the 200K timing belt change or separately at 250K for you to do the chain and tensioner change?

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

it is a lot of work so we only change them when needs to be done, as there are 100 taxis

@guffermeister

3 жыл бұрын

Its more work but as it can have much more severe cosequences with the shells going through lack of oil. Mind you they should be good for another 250k miles on the back of it...

Do you ever do a powershift on your cars? I would be interested in observing a KZread segment on one. Thanks in advance

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

no all these cars are manual

Any upcoming transit video coming as I see you have one

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

not yet but maybe

Cracking vid Alan. So is that the same duratorq engine thats used in my kuga 2.0tdci?

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

if its after 2015 it will be

Great video

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi Alan hope you are staying safe and well

Why is she up there now ? What happen to her being in the garage ?

I think that a 5w30 oil would make this timing last for a lot longer .. but for the sake of another drop of fuel saved ford skimps on reliability using a 0w30 piss water oil

Hi Alan, could you please help me with a problem I have with my mk4 titanium x auto. When under load I have a noise like a valve is passing and the rev counter drops up and down. It sounds like its in-between gears and sometimes the sound is really bad. I have contacted several garages, 2 of them Ford main dealers and nobody can tell me what this noise is. I can't be the only one that's had ghis fault. Have you come across this? Thanks for any help. Please keep the vloggs coming, they're great. Clive.

Like i said before…. The Man,beast,LEGEND😉 I love the way he curse 😅 holly sh*t I have mk3 and mk4 mondeo’s amazing cars Thank You Alan for shearing your knowledge God bless You

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

cheers sead😁

@Seatdi

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😊 Alan

Great work. Very informative 👍

TAHANKIOU. ALAN

@alan4x

2 жыл бұрын

😊🙃

Hi Alan I have a ford smax tdci mk1 2ltr with a low voltage obd code p02e2 and alot of oil in my air intake and its got a growling noise coming from my air intake induction box at back of engine that connects to the turbo any ideas what this could be mate thnks micky b

@alan4x

Жыл бұрын

i would get your turbo impeller checked out as sounds like the bearing is worn and causing excessive movement in your turbo impeller which can put excess oil into your intake pipe and worse cause the engine to run on its own oil which may destroy the engine

The driver probably had to turn up the volume on the radio to drown out the engine noise !

We do like to see the destruction on those engines and the reasoning behind it ! Thanks for the great vid! By the way will the car not come up with a message on the dash for low oil pressure and engine issues straight after the event?

Excellent stuff

Is the MK5 in ya video on its 3rd timing belt Are chains changed after a certain mileage ?

Love your videos. However my only down is that you don't reply to comments 😩. On another video about headlight I asked if you can confirm the part number/description of all the bulbs, e.g low beam H7 etc. I wanted to convert all my bulbs to led but require the bulb numbers. If you can kindly respond I will be much obliged. Thanks.

Excellent video! Thanks 👍

i am a taxi driver myself and everytime i hear a noise i come in the yard and tell them, what they say? put the radio on and you won't hear it, i had a noise for 2 years , got my own car now and i returned the car with the same noise, the noise was coming from the rear brakes, like something was touching, metal on metal but not hearing anything when you have your brakes pressed on

Why do Steve's use all Ford's? Would a Toyota or something not be less hassle? Genuine question. Love the channel 😂😂

Yes in situations like this I am always interested to know the exact failure mode. I like working on old, pre computer controlled, engines.😀🇬🇧

These engines seem to be a bit crap and troublesome?

Did you fish the broken tooth out?

THAMKIOU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

i would buy a car off monica anytime

Monica your well talented as for more wages lol

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

😁

Really good videos. These engines are in my opinion, needlessly complicated. In the past, cams were driven by duplex chains and lasted very well. Cost cutting meant that simplex chains were used and were not as good. I have never been a fan of cam belts. A cheapening of engine design. The best set up was gear driven cams as used by Volvo and early Ford 1.6 Diesels.I have owned and driven taxis since the 90's and have repaired Taxis since the 70's and some drivers will drive them until they are seized up. The majority of your cars are private hire, so it grates on me that you describe then as Taxis, which they are not. Only Hackney Carriages are Taxis.

@jonnotshared7590

3 жыл бұрын

The Hackney carriage is very much a London thing. Out in the shires (Steve's taxi's are based in rural Cambridgeshire) taxi's tend very much to be private hire. In the larger city's the London system of "hail and ride" works well but you will find 90% of these drivers will also be on a company circuit for private hire work

How do I contact you pal, I've got an issue with my mk5 mondeo my garage can't or refuses to fix so I'm going to have to try and do it myself as I can't afford to scrap 9k worth of car cheers

@alan4x

Жыл бұрын

hi I am am abroad at the moment but if you leave your fault here I will try to hep

@08dangler

Жыл бұрын

@Alan Howatt much appreciated m8 🙏I'm getting a low fuel pressure reading and the car will not start,I've changed the fuel filter which didn't work,I've stumbled across your video since my last message about the failed spring in the high pressure fuel pump so I think my only option is to strip it myself,get to that part and see if that's the issue before buying a new fuel pump,I was panicking because my local garage said the car was scrap because of this issue and I can not afford to scrap it,I've had it for 2 years and it's only done 77000 miles, it's the 1.6 duratorq engine really appreciate the reply thanks 🙌

@alan4x

Жыл бұрын

@@08dangler hi. I am not familiar with the 1.6 engine as we only have 2litrs engines so not sure if your fuel pump is the same but if it is I would definitely check out that spring and I have also come across the gear on the back of the pump can snap off

@08dangler

Жыл бұрын

@@alan4x much appreciated m8 I've given your channel a subscribe enjoy your hols thank you 👍

Alan, as you work on the Mk5’s quite a lot I have a question for you about my MK6 fiesta ZS TDCI regarding the gearbox. Do you have any contact information so I could send in my full question, Regards

I'm looking at a mk4 mondeo 2.0tdci later today, any tips or things to watch out for? Tb/wp done recently on it. Reliable engine?

@tiggercat8689

3 жыл бұрын

Oil changes on time. Most important things on these engines.

You have a link for steves car sales in the description. Thought i would take a look. You have a 2006 focus diesel for 2.5k. No mot as it ran out 10 months ago. It is £500 more than I paid fof the same car with fsh, AA inspected, new brakes all round, new cambelt @78k, 88k on the clock, 4 chunky tyres, no advisories and absolutely spotless with all of the ghia extras. All of their cars are way over priced. Why advertise them? You risk your reputation

Maestro ! .......... and I don’t mean Austin.......

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@jonnotshared7590

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, nothing wrong with an Austin Maestro. I had one as a company car once. They tended to grow on you after you got used to them, mind you, do did skin cancer ! But it still did 180,000 miles before the lease was up. I was so happy to get my first MK2 Mondeo (a white 1.8TD estate)

Great vid thank you.

Does Fran not have an Equity card?

@alan4x

3 жыл бұрын

she no longer works for the car sales