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About to aquire second hand cheap mondeo,
Is this chain driven or cam belt .
exhaust flaps have been done ,apparent known fault after fair mileage.
Anyhting else i need to know .
Otherwise car has full service history,new clutch last 30 k, new rear bushes and a tow bar which i need too.
exhaust flaps
the what?
I'm gonna hazard a guess he means swirl flaps!?
I have a MK4 1.8 tdci Mondeo(2009) if that's the model you're talking about.It does have a cam belt and also a shorter belt at the bottom end of the engine that runs in oil.The interval is 100,000 mile or 10 years for changing of both.
I had a towbar fitted to mine and I find that when I'm towing my caravan the engine occasionally hiccups.Its an aftermarket towbar so not one that uses the cars specific connector for the electrics.A sticker on the tailgate says that the cars electrics should be reprogrammed when a towbar is fitted.
Some have a chain at the bottom and a belt on top. Originally you only changed the belt at 125k, the chain stayed there for the life of the engine. Advise has changed and most of the boys changed both at about 100k
Fuel pump?
Fuel pump?
If its got a chain as well, the chain drives the pump and a belt drives the cam. The water pump is driven by an auxillary belt.