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Old 18-06-11, 08:32 AM   #31
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stuff about Mundaneos
The Mondeo's are pretty good, but they were designed with high mileage in mind. They are getting less robust each time though, the Mk2 has more problems than the MK1, both with a life expectancy of 225-250k miles working as a taxi from nearly new. Neither can match the Sierra, which would run over 300k on one engine. I had a retired 7yr old K reg Sierra 1.8TD with 520k, on it's second engine and third gearbox, it had probably had a rear diff too, owned by my uncle and worked as a taxi since new.

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You'll be shocked to know that my Alfa 156 has to have it's cambelt changed every 36,000 miles!! Now that's a ****ter.
No, not shocked at all

Many early 156's never got as far as a cambelt change, they were getting new engines before 36k

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One think I tend to do is write in white paint the mileage on the belt cover. That way should anyone ever look, It is obvious when it was done.
Yep, that's how the service history gets recorded on the taxis. Lift the bonnet there's numbers all over the place, with oil changes listed on the underside of the bonnet.

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Old 18-06-11, 08:36 AM   #32
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Reads a bit like Trigger's broom in Fools and Horses
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Old 18-06-11, 08:47 AM   #33
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Reads a bit like Trigger's broom in Fools and Horses
LOL, that's probably not far from the truth. I used to say the interior trim, the bodywork, wiring loom, and the steel wheels must be the only thing on the car that was original.

Well maintained taxi's are great cars to work on because they are coming off the road for a service every 7 or 8 weeks, and as you'll know with the trucks, being off the road costs money, so if for instance your doing a driveshaft gaiter, the assembly has to get stripped, so you'd check and possibly replace the wheel bearings at the same time, and definitely whack on pads and disks if they looked like they weren't going to last the next 10k (7 or 8 weeks), so everything on the car has been moved relatively recently because it's cheaper than taking the car off the road in between. There's no such thing as shearing bolts that haven't moved for years, or struggling to remove a hub, everything just comes apart nice and easy.

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Old 18-06-11, 08:54 AM   #34
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One of the guys I'm going riding with in Portugal is a Paris taxi driver. He has a a Merc 190D that he's had as long as I've known him (about 16 years). It's long since retired as a taxi, but he loves it and has kept it for personal use. He drives it back and forward from Paris to Portugal a couple of times a year, and I don't know what mileage is on it now (I'll see it in August), but it had 800k KMs on it a few years ago.

He's a bit like that with his vehicles, this is him last year with his Honda XL 500 R. It's had a complete engine rebuild recently and it dates from the early 80's, he's had it since new. He's also got an immaculate TW200.


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Old 18-06-11, 08:58 AM   #35
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Did mine at 40k on the last one and it was cracked to buggery, literally just about to give up.

Just done it on this one too and had the waterpump done aswell.
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Old 18-06-11, 09:16 AM   #36
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Ralph,You mention the Merc----I had one that did 1.2million kms as in 200,000kms second time round the clock. mind you it was a V8 14Litre diesel.This truck was almost 100% original apart from an oil cooler,it even still had the original injectors in it.The most odd ball truck I ever owned and it was not nursed,more like flogged to death and capable of 90mph-------i think it was on its last legs when I got rid though
I don't know if they still do it but Mercedes used to give you a special presentation if you did over the million with any of their trucks.
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Old 18-06-11, 09:54 AM   #37
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I don't know if they still do it but Mercedes used to give you a special presentation if you did over the million with any of their trucks.
Sorry bit of a derail


Hey we would have done that with a T45 that made 100,000

Still when I worked in reliability (A statistical analysis reporting department) we summed things up with
My F10 has done 100,000 and I have only had to replace the alternator.
This f*cking Leyland has only done 100,000 and the alternator has gone already.
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Old 18-06-11, 10:05 AM   #38
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Ralph - You seem to know your stuff, how long would you say it should be between changes, based upon Specialone's mileage?

I'm not a mechanic, just a gifted amateur, like many members of the forum. Basically, if you are happy to tinker with the cam chains, tappets etc on your bikes you should be able to handle a cam belt on your car. It does get more difficult with a transverse engine because of lack of access, but by removing the engine mounting and jacking up the engine it is still a DIY option. My cars tend to be older models so authorised service history is not an issue for me. I do my own maintenance because I usually can,and because of the massive savings. It tends to sound more complicated that it really is. A service manual is your friend.

On my VW I am happy to go to 80,000 miles - as for time period against mileage I would seriously be checking the condition of the belt after 4 years or so.

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Old 18-06-11, 10:15 AM   #39
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IME, they only change the time interval when they have recieved notice of the belts failing prior to the time stated on the hadbook.
Glad i seen this as i didn't know they had changed the interval. looks like i have a job for next weekend and i will also have to go and buy a nice new shiney allen socket for the pully.

I find that bikes are far dearer for parts, £200 for a brake disk is just crazy.
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Old 18-06-11, 11:07 AM   #40
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The Mondeo's are pretty good, but they were designed with high mileage in mind. They are getting less robust each time though, the Mk2 has more problems than the MK1, both with a life expectancy of 225-250k miles working as a taxi from nearly new. Neither can match the Sierra, which would run over 300k on one engine. I had a retired 7yr old K reg Sierra 1.8TD with 520k, on it's second engine and third gearbox, it had probably had a rear diff too, owned by my uncle and worked as a taxi since new..
The old 1.8 TD mondeo engine is practically the same engine as the Sierra one, that engine has been about since the Mk3 Escort (when it was a 1.6) and it's a cracker if you look after it, belt life isn't too great on it though, but IMHO, it's an easier engine to live with than the TDCI or TDDI Mk3 Mondeos which I wouldn't go near with a long pole. The old 1.8TD is a slug, but it'll sit all day at 70, every day if it has to.

Alfa originally had something like a 70000 mile belt change interval but they started breaking at less than 40k. Saying that, they're not a car if you want an easy life.

My boss has a Renault Avantime and the belt has reached the 5 year interval, that's a 2k job to replace it because the whole engine needs to come out and you have to dismantle half the car to get it out.

If you want a quiet life, buy something old and simple, that costs peanuts to run and you don't worry about a few dings and knocks. I sold my Audi because the electrics were giving grief and bought a £500 1999 1.8 Focus with the Zetec-E motor in it, I work in the trade so it'll cost nowt to run for the next 5 years until it falls to bits.

Bikes cost a bomb to run next to an old car.
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