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[Impact Pete]

On my Transit I think it's called the 'FRONT LOWER SLAM PANEL BAR with a  INTERCOOLER RADIATOR hanging off it' the bar has rust holes in it is this likely to be a MOT failure? I'm assuming it's not structural but then again It's a big bit of metal just to be supporting an Intercooler radiator.

Any one know?

[Broomies Mate]

Give us a clue.  What year Tranny is it?

[Marks DTM Calib]

I believe it is as its considered part of the crash protection.

If that's gone then check the inner sills, outer sills, A post base, B post base and chassis cross rails......once you have that sorted the fuel pump will let go (if the earlier diesel) or flywheel and starter. 

[Viral_Jim]

I believe it is as its considered part of the crash protection.

If that's gone then check the inner sills, outer sills, A post base, B post base and chassis cross rails......once you have that sorted the fuel pump will let go (if the earlier diesel) or flywheel and starter. 

Who's a little ray of sunshine today?! 

[Marks DTM Calib]

I believe it is as its considered part of the crash protection.

If that's gone then check the inner sills, outer sills, A post base, B post base and chassis cross rails......once you have that sorted the fuel pump will let go (if the earlier diesel) or flywheel and starter. 

Who's a little ray of sunshine today?! 

Three I have done now, one with only 82k miles and none over 10 years old.......they truly are a pile of......can only be better now they are no longer thrown together at the side of the Solent 

[Impact Pete]

Give us a clue.  What year Tranny is it?

It's a 02 plate 90 engine long wheel based high top transit, I've owned it from May 2003 and It has been quite frankly an amazing vehicle that has had little go wrong in the 13 years Ive had it, Marks DTM Calib it had near side sill welding last year just under side sliding door but to be fair for it's age its still a looker only a few pits of body rust good arches and only major job it's had in 13 years is the dual fly wheel replaced by a single so new starter clutch etc.
It's been a real work horse and my 2 boys under 3 love riding around in it

[Nick W]

I believe it is as its considered part of the crash protection.

If that's gone then check the inner sills, outer sills, A post base, B post base and chassis cross rails......once you have that sorted the fuel pump will let go (if the earlier diesel) or flywheel and starter. 

Who's a little ray of sunshine today?! 

He could have added the door step, front floor, wing rail and strut tower. I put an entire 8x4 sheet of steel into the O/S of one of our work Transits because it was good mechanically. That was a job that wasn't really viable, except they didn't have anything else for me to do for most of that week. It drove a lot better when the front suspension tops weren't semi-floating!

[Kevin Wood]

I had a patio laid about the time the first FWD transits came out.

Patio guy turned up in a brand new one on day one. I pointed out a small oil leak under it. "Ford have said it's fine. I'll get back to them".
Day two, and the leak was a little worse. "Ford had a look and said it was fixed  ".
Day three. Big ends clearly knocking like mad. Oil leak appears to be "fixed".

[Impact Pete]

I have a good one then

[05omegav6]

I believe it is as its considered part of the crash protection.

If that's gone then check the inner sills, outer sills, A post base, B post base and chassis cross rails......once you have that sorted the fuel pump will let go (if the earlier diesel) or flywheel and starter. 

Who's a little ray of sunshine today?! 

Three I have done now, one with only 82k miles and none over 10 years old.......they truly are a pile of......can only be better now they are no longer thrown together at the side of the Solent 

They're not...

[Nick W]

I believe it is as its considered part of the crash protection.

If that's gone then check the inner sills, outer sills, A post base, B post base and chassis cross rails......once you have that sorted the fuel pump will let go (if the earlier diesel) or flywheel and starter. 

Who's a little ray of sunshine today?! 

Three I have done now, one with only 82k miles and none over 10 years old.......they truly are a pile of......can only be better now they are no longer thrown together at the side of the Solent 

What would you have instead? A ReNisHall Vivaster that needs a gearbox every 6 months? Sprinter/Crafter that rust almost as badly and being German don't take the abuse that a Transit shrugs off? The Franco-Italian abortion Ducato/Relay?


No modern diesel can be considered unbreakable, but when you need the thing back on the road right now a Transit is the only one that measures up.

[Impact Pete]

If I look at my initial outlay on a 1 year old Transit and the relatively minor jobs over 13 years it has been one of my better buys.

Anyway guys back to the original question? !

[Nick W]

If I look at my initial outlay on a 1 year old Transit and the relatively minor jobs over 13 years it has been one of my better buys.

Anyway guys back to the original question? !

It probably is an MOT failure as there isn't much other  structure at the front.
Do you have a picture?

[Impact Pete]

If I look at my initial outlay on a 1 year old Transit and the relatively minor jobs over 13 years it has been one of my better buys.

Anyway guys back to the original question? !

It probably is an MOT failure as there isn't much other  structure at the front.
Do you have a picture?

yep

can someone remind me how to post a picture!

[Impact Pete]

If I look at my initial outlay on a 1 year old Transit and the relatively minor jobs over 13 years it has been one of my better buys.

Anyway guys back to the original question? !

It probably is an MOT failure as there isn't much other  structure at the front.
Do you have a picture?

ok hope this works;