Recent content by slappyG

Its mine, its rusty (sills) but it could be yours for very little cos I am unlikely to be able to finish this myself. Needs welding on the sills and a new clutch - fair bodywork, very good interior, unburstable 1.9 non-turbo diesel - Location Glasgow

Ah OK that makes sense - just tell folk search on the Haynes site they'll find it soon enough - it just does not show up well in Google searches

Note to mods - can you edit the title of this post to read 2006 Mondeo strter motor - video hints - or something, so it is easier for others to search on, please?

Thank you for the warm welcome :) We had tried repeatedly whacking the solenoid - to the extent my wife got worried as the car was moving slightly on the axle stands as I walloped it from underneath. Removed the starter/solenoid unit with guidance from this video from Haynes. As always with...

Hi got a 130k 2006 1.8 Mondeo last year. Been relentlessly reliable if a little heavy on fuel except for one time last December The starter motor packed up briefly ( in a snowstorm in a layby on the A9) after pushing the car back and forward and leaving it for 20 mins, it started fine. Drove...