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A right kick in the nad's!!........
« on: 10 May 2012, 19:58:30 »
Well, after selling my beloved MV6 estate and getting a more "economical" Mondeo TDCI estate, the rather Dagenham dustbin decided to disintigrate it's DMF taking out the starter motor and clutch and left me with a nice £1000 repair bill!! >:( :'( So much for an economical change!  :'( :'( :'(
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #1 on: 10 May 2012, 19:59:40 »
 :( Ouch  :(
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #2 on: 10 May 2012, 20:07:28 »
Very, very common fault on them, almost guaranteed to do by about 70k....
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #3 on: 10 May 2012, 20:09:24 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 10 May 2012, 20:07:28
Very, very common fault on them, almost guaranteed to do by about 70k....

NOW he tells me ::)
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #4 on: 10 May 2012, 20:11:04 »
Sure we mentioned that, along with leaky injectors....
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #5 on: 10 May 2012, 20:11:48 »
All cars have their faults, those are the 2 on the TDCi :)
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #6 on: 10 May 2012, 20:18:45 »
A grand can buy a shed ton of fuel for a V6, not that helps  :P
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #7 on: 10 May 2012, 20:20:31 »
DMF  :-[
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #9 on: 10 May 2012, 20:22:05 »
Any excuse to get out of drinking with us Northerners this weekend, you shandy drinking southern softie ;D
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #10 on: 10 May 2012, 20:23:05 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 10 May 2012, 20:07:28
Very, very common fault on them, almost guaranteed to do by about 70k....

I was about to say that. How many miles did yours have? Has the car been making the occasional "thumping" noise when you switch it off? That is one of the tell tale signs apparently.
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #11 on: 10 May 2012, 20:46:18 »
Quote from: Elite Pete on 10 May 2012, 20:22:05
Any excuse to get out of drinking with us Northerners this weekend, you shandy drinking southern softie ;D

You wish you were properly Northern.

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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #12 on: 10 May 2012, 20:54:58 »
usually takes out the crankshaft sensor when it goes as well,!!
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #13 on: 10 May 2012, 20:58:46 »
Quote from: Elite Pete on 10 May 2012, 20:22:05
Any excuse to get out of drinking with us Northerners this weekend, you shandy drinking southern softie ;D

 ;D ;D ;D now how did I know you'd come out with a comment like that Pete ::) ;D Was really looking forward to it and still might say "to hell with it" and come. Got to teach you people up Norf to drink proper! ;D
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Re: A right kick in the nad's!!........
« Reply #14 on: 10 May 2012, 21:01:35 »
Quote from: Lincs Robert on 10 May 2012, 20:23:05
Quote from: TheBoy on 10 May 2012, 20:07:28
Very, very common fault on them, almost guaranteed to do by about 70k....

I was about to say that. How many miles did yours have? Has the car been making the occasional "thumping" noise when you switch it off? That is one of the tell tale signs apparently.

It's done just over 100k but the only warning I got was a screeching noise for a few seconds after starting, and sometimes wouldn't turn over - like the battery was running flat.
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