Timing belt problems
Timing belt: It transmits movements from the crankshaft to the camshaft. It keeps the engine synchronized.
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What is the timing belt on a Mondeo?
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Starting failure
Ford Mondeo 2002 32700 miles
My car has been serviced but the timing belts have been failing since then. The worst part of the story is that I took my car to a mechanic who told me it was a problem with the computer, so he removed mine and replaced it with a different one. When trying to start the engine, it does not respond and there is no way the car will start working.
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They must be installing it the wrong way.
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The same happened to me, I also had many inconvenients with different mechanics but the last one found the solution to the problem: damaged valves which needed to be replaced.
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CommentIdle speed noise
Ford Mondeo 2004
All the Mondeos I know have an idle speed noise caused by the timing belt. The crankshaft pulley, belts and tensor have been replaced but the failure remains. If anyone has found a solution to this annoying noise, please let me know.
anonymous user from United States 9 years ago
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The noise is caused by the timing belt tension and, apparently, the only solution is to replace the whole tensor, timing belt and crankshaft pulley. However, I recommend you to try replacing the alternator pulley that comes with the vehicle, a fixed one, for a movable pulley, which is the one most of the cars have. You can install, for example, the Renault laguna 2 pulley and nothing else will need to be changed. Hope you can solve your problem.
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