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    Power steering, brakes or suspension issue???

    I reckon you need to check your drop links. On my Mk3 Mondeo estate, I had forgotten to tighten the nuts up really hard. The result was a sound like someone hitting a steel wheel with a hammer. I could imagine a wheel dropping off. It was scary!. The sound was amplified by traveling through the...
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    Moldeo MK3 FTP.

    Well I.ll be jiggered. Charged my battery for 5 hours, tried starting the car and it fired up straight away. Just like the man who posted about this subject in a youtube video. It is likely that my fuel pump is the original from the factory. If so, it must be getting tired after 170k miles. So...
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    Moldeo MK3 FTP.

    Had an FTP this morning, 2002 MK3 Mondeo, 2.0 Litre petrol, 170k miles. Turned the key, engine fired and stopped. Second try was the same. Now just turns over without a hint that it will fire up. It seems that I have no power at all reaching the petrol pump. Have checked Fuse 27 in the under...
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    Broken spring - front suspension unit.

    On my Mk3 Mondeo, the bottom of the spring sits in a metal groove at the bottom of the shock absorb-er unit. Likewise the top strut bearing has a molded section that has to face outwards from the bearing housing and fits in a slot on the top mount. This prevents the top of the bearing mount from...
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    Broken spring - front suspension unit.

    Great advice there from John about checking the top strut bearings while the spring is out. I did this on my Mondeo and one bearing was completely worn out. I recommend using two pairs of spring compressors for safety reasons, the cost is only around £10 a pair. New strut bearings for my Mondeo...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    Thank you John. The wiring fault was between the switch and the pump. The damage looked like if you had struck the wires with a hammer blow or maybe pinched them. I had +12 volts upstream of the damage and nothing down stream to the pump so it had to be the problem, so I thought. Turns out I was...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    Normal service has been resumed and my washers are now working again. The problem turned out to be damaged wiring from the switch to the pump motor. So my theory that it was an earth problem was not correct. Thank you for the help and happy motoring.
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    Trying again to upload a page from the Haynes manual. Seems to have worked this time.
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    Tried to upload the electrical diagram page from the Haynes manual but failed. I have cleaned the earth points under the hood but I have so far failed to find one at the rear. The interior earth points I hope to do today if the rain stops! The Haynes manual shows washer and wipers as 2 separate...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    Thanks Gaz, I did not think of using a dpdt momentary switch. I will give that some thought. Sounds like I will be able to retain both functions. There is bound to be a snag I have not thought off! I need to remove the wheel arch liner anyway to deal with a couple of dents, a ladder fell on it...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    Its a Canbus system. That means that every bit of the car communicates with every other bit so whether this controls the earth paths, I cant tell. I suspect that it does. The clever bit is that the pump can run in either direction, depending on whether it is the front screen that needs washing...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Estate Earth Points.

    I lost my windscreen washers and its a very frustrating experience trying to track down the fault. I fitted a new pump and checked that the pump runs from a 12 volt supply and it does. I have also fitted a new wiper stalk but still no joy. The Haynes manual shows an earth point E3 on the "LH...
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    PDR Glue pulling. Serious warning!

    No mate, the dent did not come out. It was right on a seam. It is smaller than it was but still there. Did one on the offside rear door and that was a success. Cleaned up and there is no sign that a dent was ever there. So not a complete waste of money, time and effort..
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    PDR Glue pulling. Serious warning!

    I am posting this story in the hope it will prevent someone having a serious accident. I have a few dents on my car as many of us do, car park dings, supermarket trolley dinks, etc. So I decided to try the glue puller method and bought a cheap kit from Ebay. You stick the puller rod to the car...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Front anti roll bar bushes.

    Further to my last post, I took the old bearing apart for examination. Inside was a circular row of ball bearings, with plenty of grease. The spacer had room for 26 balls. I counted them and I only had 20, and none were lost or dropped on the floor. So either the bearing only had 20 balls or 6...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Front anti roll bar bushes.

    I am glad to report complete success with my Mondeo. I found out today that to change the top strut bearings, it is not necessary to take the strut right off the car. With the spring compressors on and some military grade zip ties around the spring for safety reasons, there is just enough room...
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    Mondeo Mk3 Front anti roll bar bushes.

    All set to get this job done on this coming Friday, the previous owner reckons he has all the tools needed and is willing to assist. Hope this cures my clonking problem but who knows? I will post the results when the job is done after a test drive
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    Mondeo Mk3 Front anti roll bar bushes.

    Thanks for the tip Motman, much appreciated. I will pass on the good news. Looks like next week sometime to do this job as I hate working outside when it is cold.
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    Mondeo Mk3 Front anti roll bar bushes.

    After much trawling of internet forums and much investigation, I am pretty sure that my problem knocking noise is being caused by front strut bearings. Drop links were changed for the MoT. Had a word with the man I bought the car from and he tells me his mum last had the bearings changed around...
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