Hi everyone. bought a ford mondeo 1.8td on a s plate, but after seeing how much it was needing for m.o.t have decided to run my 2001 plate marea weekend for another year, spent lot of money on it last year so why not use it. apart from being a bit sore on petrol it is actually a reliable car! hopefully m.o.t at end of the month will be a bit easier this year.

daf430 said:

Hi everyone. bought a ford mondeo 1.8td on a s plate, but after seeing how much it was needing for m.o.t have decided to run my 2001 plate marea weekend for another year, spent lot of money on it last year so why not use it. apart from being a bit sore on petrol it is actually a reliable car! hopefully m.o.t at end of the month will be a bit easier this year.

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go for it dude keep the marea on the rd fella...

Exactly what Andy said, get rid of the crappy Mundano...

One thing I like about the Marea is its very light on fuel, what engine is yours?

my marea is a 2001 on a y plate. 1.6 engine. averages about 33 to the gallon. done 102,000 but really good engine in car. more or less rebuilt front suspension last year for m.o.t. engine light flashing though, will try lambada sensors first.

daf430 said:

my marea is a 2001 on a y plate. 1.6 engine. averages about 33 to the gallon. done 102,000 but really good engine in car. more or less rebuilt front suspension last year for m.o.t. engine light flashing though, will try lambada sensors first.

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Yeah, Lambda first!

33mpg seems a bit thirsty, I get 37-39 at the moment with a mix of motorway and town stop start back and forth to work. btw, mines a Y plate but with french numberplates. Love that car, even with the boot dented from being rammed and the bonnet covered in stonechips. Must get those fixed...

hi guys. also need help with diagnostic reading. car running fine, idles at 800rpm, never moves from there at idle. comeing up cat not ready and 02s not ready. no fault codes comeing up on scanner. going for mot on monday. engine managment light flashing as well. no loss of power when driving. replaced crank sensor a while ago and replaced fuel injector rack with secondhand one as well, due to missfire on no.2 cylinder injector.