as a ford guy , this channel is pure gold ! NEVER STOP please !

Thx, this is my 3rd mondeo sinds 2005. Love these cars and I maintanace and repair it myself. Easy to acces and not much electronics. Never had an electronix failure. Netherlands!!!

There's really a lot of knowledge involved in this kind of work. It's nice that you are showing it to people.

OMG Thank you for making this video. Someone ripped me off when I bought a LS foucs and I decided to do a full rebuild instead of wasting money and trashing the car. I pulled the motor out and started to strip it. When I discovered it had do timing marks I was ready to give up and admit defeat to satan and start crying. I'm going to continue to proceed now that I have some grip on the concept. Thank you

I'm no mechanic but really love your vids mate, you know what you're doing and seem to have a lot of fun at work - good for you

Nice one mate thanks. Was scratching my head but the crankshaft sprocket floating has explained the mystery!!

My mk4 petrol has done 141,000 miles and is whisper quiet, uses no oil and gets me 36mpg. The duratec is a Japanese designed engine that's got enough torque to pull in a high gear at lower speed. The v6 duratec is not so robust with many suffering head gasket failures. I had 2 mk1 v6 mondeos that both went the same way. My first was a v6 S.i and the second was a ghia x. The problem was with the waterpump that had the plastic impeller which would detach from the shaft which resulted in overheating. And once those v6 engines cook then head gasket failure is virtually inevitable. Weak spots on that engine were cylinders 3 and 5 that would eventually 'vent', both mine made a ticking noise that sounded like an exhaust leak. Very few if any problems with the 2.0 engine and is a good balance between power and economy. Great video by the way!

my poverty engine in my mk4 mondeo still going strong. 149k and still drives superb. 36.6 mpg combined and uses no oil between changes. the cam chains are pretty robust but its all about maintenance, I change the oil every 6k and the engine is super quiet on the move.

Since I bought a mondeo mk4 duratec 2.0 a month ago for my wife to drive around the city, this video will help me to take care of the timing chain and the camshafts for checking the valve clearance. I'm planing to install LPG as well then this has to be checked quite often. I've seen stretched timing chains in this engines especially with LPG. If you ever have chance to make a video about Valve Clearance Adjustment in Duratec engines, please make it. Most people don't know they have to check Valve Clearance from time to time especially in high mileage cars and quite often when using LPG. Thanks for all your videos.

Quality work as ever. I'd agree that to do that with the engine still fitted would be almost impossible, especially trying to do the locking pins and crankshaft torque. FYI - The crankshaft pulley, the timing teeth works on the principal on one tooth missing. There was a full ring of time, equally spaced but where TDC is, there is one tooth missing. Some engines do one tooth missing the others do one singe tooth at TDC. I'm waiting on the next video where you pull apart the bottom end so that we can see some melted bearings :)

I could not think of doing a job like that , that's why i change my oil at 5000 miles and drive it like i am running it in, but love watching you in your videos cheers Alan.

I currently own a 2006 1.8 mk3 petrol, I've had it close to 5 years , been pretty reliable , I have replaced the chain and its parts etc as the tensioner gave up most likely down to poor servicing on the previous owner , although the car isn't all that powerful , its reliability makes up for this , everyone I talk to tell me that the engine itself doesn't last all that long due to the piston ring and manifold problem , it hasn't had either problem show and the car is currently on 188000 miles and is still quiet, cant fault the duratecs , thanks for posting mate

Absolutely brilliant videos, Alan. I have used them for many tasks with complete success. Havent tried a cambelt yet, but done the Mondeo V front hub bearing, LED lights and rear pads. Great!.

Thanks for sparing me the mind-bending music.

My poverty engine just burned 2 valves at 170k, I never touched the engine part from service - great video thank you

Hi Alan, i just want to thank you for thsi video. I'm about to put one of these engines from a breakers into my mk3 Mondeo Ghia X, currently burns about 1 litre of oil per week and i'm refreshing all the bottom end seals. This has just made my little project so much easier. Big thanks mate, think you've earned a sub.

I'm in a 2001 Mondeo 1.8 Duratec petrol. 113K miles and no issues thus far. Never broken down. Been a great car. Garaged every night and very clean.

Man you just made things a lot better for what I have to do. I had the exhaust cam jump a couple teeth due to a mistake I made that I won't get into. The fact that the cam gears aren't keyed to the cams means I can just loosen the bolt on the exhaust cam, advance it back to the proper position with the intake cam, and then just retighten the bolt. Inspection camera showed no metal bits or damage to the pistons, whether I bent the exhaust valves is yet to be determined.

This budget Bruce Willis knows his shit.

A lot of so called mechanics waffle on and don't actually explain things clearly or correctly however Alan does plus he adds a bit of humour to boot! Great video sir! Bingo!

Mines had a lot of maintenance over the years. (Touch wood) it's had a pretty hard life before I had it. (640000 miles). I then do a fair bit of standard maintenance on this engine and its now on 160000 miles. I've had my fun with it but it still sound solid. Despite the horror stories of the butter made bottom end on the ford fiesta St 150.

It’s an incredible simple chain system compared to newer engines

I do this for a living yet I find myself watching this? Great info Al as usual Your camera work is excellent More Monica please

Love the multilink chain - looks so solid and stable in comparison to W203 or BMW as you've said ⛓️ thank you for showing!

Great video, would love to see how the oil pump chain is changed as well thou, as I would like to change mine while I have it all apart 🤔👍

Thank You for Your contribution to society of ford. Bet You have helped a lot of people with this video.

You can use a normal bolt instead of the pin, just put it at top dead center and then put the bolt in till it is up against the crank, it can't turn anymore than your bolt and its got more surface area so you don't have to worry about bending the pin when you mess with your pulley for the crank

Great job a lot of knowledge. Now I know why people said this timing was hard without the right tools.🤔👍

Great job. These engines are nicely built for the technician bit like the 1.8tdci.

Best video, I’ve found on this subject,

Hello mate I work as a fork truck engineer And the chain on the 2 litre ford petrol engine is very similar With multiple plates on a single link So basically if the same style on chain on a counter balance is similar in design typically the ford chain I'd say is damb near indestructible Any just thought I'd add a different perspective Love the videos I've got the 1.8 lynx engine(converted to chain....wet chain) And a mk3 duratorq 2.0 litre in a focus titanium x navigator Cheers mate

Great video as usual Alan. At 25:30 you mention about being able to loosen the camshaft sprocket bolts if the locking tool wasn't fitting into the slots in the other end of the camshafts but that while you could re- tighten the sprocket bolts, you couldn't torque them. All would not be lost though, if you had crowfoot wrenches available. :)

Thank You. Confirms what I've been told about timing chains (clearly my rattle is not from there) and advises me that this is clearly not to be attempted 'engine in', and is perhaps impossible (no clearance to remove bolts / casing, even after you've struggled to get at them)

Pretty sure this is identical to my 2L mk3 mx5 engine, it would be great if you could check that is the case and add it to the description! I can't find ANY videos nearly this thorough on youtube. We already destroyed 1 engine because we didn't know about the crankshaft positioning bolt -_- now the new engine that we didn't do anything with has started making horrible banging noises and the timing chain is so loose you can move it between the cam shafts a good 3-5cm!!! something is broken in there and i'm going to use some of the techniques i see in this video to help me this time!

Right in time! Thank You Alan :) hearty greetings from Warsaw

Is this the same engine as the fiesta st 150 as I’m about to rebuild mine but struggling to find any good videos that go into detail like yours

British is the best on the world to explain techinacly stuff !!

VAG and BMW could learn a thing or two from Ford on how to design a good timing chain set up, tell Monica I still love her.

Didn’t realise that these engines where so good.

I wish the timing cover was that design on the Puma oil burner of the same era. The diesel one is a bit of pressed tin. Impossible to get off without distorting as it has a bigger contact surface area to the block by the aircon compressor. And a nightmare to try and get off in the car. I had the pawl fail in the tensioner on my 54 plate @ about 110k miles. I got it before it jumped the timing. At idle with lower oil pressure the chain slopped around! Did the guides etc at the same time. Something gone again inside it now at 220K but its got other issues with the fuel system now. Sounds like a guide gone.There was quite a bit of chain stretch on it. Apart from the early swirl flaps and coil packs, they were a great engine with few weak points so long as you maintained them. This was the era when ford had money invested in Mazda.

Good to know the timing chain is a strong part of these engines, mine has covered 129k miles and still on the original timing chain.😯⚠️😁 I doubt very much you could do this with the engine still in the car? Only issue I've had with this engine is the silly EGR valve getting stuck open! 😯⚠️

Brilliant straight forward, no shit music, excellent description, helped me understand what I'm up against when I do mine 🤯

Hi I’m amazed as a trainee looking at that crankshaft pulley having no key way hopefully that bolt that holds the pulley is torqued up really high because as you say the oil pump sprocket on the crank shaft is held in place by the compression of that bolt meaning a lose bolt could with the engine running allow the oil pump to free wheel and stop functioning. I’m really surprised fords allowed that? Great vids alan.

Your accent is addressing my ancestors 😂 great channel🤙🏻

Lovly video from great Man. Thank you

Nice video! I just bought my ford Mondeo 2006 Mk3 Station Wagon (BWY) 1.8L Benzine 125 PK. After 5 days I found out it’s used 1 liter oil on 100km 😕. Now I wanna rebuild the engine, but I have a few questions. 1: How can I check if my timing chain need to be replaced. 2: Do I need to replace my pistons and hone the cilinders (or can I only replace the rings on the pistons. 3: If I loose my piston rods do I need te replace the bearings if they look ok?. I hope you can help me out, and if you have other tips please let me know! Thank you so much! Friendly regards, Toby

Just brought a 03 reg 2.0 x only 50k on the clock great news that these are really reliable 👍

Nice job very interesting keep them coming mate 👍👍👍

Thank you for sharing, maybe I'd be able to repeat your steps (but wouldn't dare in the end because too much money involved if I do anything wrong). Very interesting to see though. Wish you a nice day! :)

Great clear camera work. You know the game, like you said, not a great job in the car!

@ 4:19 you actually broke a piece off... I have watched this video several times... and I just now realized this.!! Great video fyi!

I believe that the crank harmonic balancer that carries the crank timing tabs and locks against the cam & oil pump chain sprocket should have a diamond washer that provides the locking action against the sprocket instead of a keyway system. That washer should be replaced along with the crank bolt as they are both single-use items. That diamond washer is shown in the top left corner (labeled 7) of the diagram at the beginning of the video.

Someone Give this lad his own TV show .

Nice one. I don’t suppose you have a video on the 2 litre DOHC SIERRA Engine? Thank you.

Nice job, that's very funny and interesting to watch (:

Hi Alan. Thanks for this very good video. I have seen it already 3 times. Best greetings from Germany. Klaus

Thanks for this upload great information. Wondering if you can help as I replaced head gasket done the timing but can't get the motor to start. Any ideas on what to look at

Thx man for all hard work you put in.

Glad you done a Duratec HE engine, funny how you made reference to the oil drinking, I have this problem in mt Fiesta ST150, its the same engine, aperently its a problem with the oil control piston rings, mines parked up till one day when I have the time and energy to attemt a rebuild.... or maybe I could find a mondeo and swap the higher spec head? Anyways Thanks

You are great mechanic and narrator!

You are a bloody genius dude

So what is the fundamental problem with the Duratec Engine that turns them into Oil Burners and can it be avoided ?

Great video, well explained. 😉👍

Great video, thanks for this, Has a 2.0L 2013 Diesel Titanium X 140TDCi have a Chain or belt timing

Hi Alan, is the ford spec'd 913c/d oil essential for engine longegity? Recently bought a second hand 2013 Focus TDCI here in Taiwan, which I believe has the same engine. The ford spec w913c oil isnt easily found here, and dealer serviced with Motul 8100 x clean 5w30 (not the ford spec). Your videos are superb!

I have the 1.8 ltr mondeo petrol mk3 and it is not a potatoe and have never had a chain issue however i had a little leak from the camcover ,so i replaced the gaskets..... But on replacing 8mm bolts i broke 1..... I can not get one anywhere !!!!!would it be possible to buy one from you? STAY SAFE😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

Awesome video. It was informative and very entertaining. Thanks.

Why didn’t you use one of the tools to hold the harmonic balancer from spinning? Will the two bolts plus the alignment tool hold everything?

My old man had a early 1.8 mk3, ate it’s piston rings at 85k. Don’t think later ones suffer that problem.

Great educational and informative video 👌👍👏👏

Nice. I have no words other than this

Great video. This is the only video on you tube which explains this. THANKS🎉😂

Hocam keşke alt yazı açık olsaydı. Çok ihtiyacım vardı bu videoya.. Selamlar.. 🇹🇷🇹🇷

Allen You are so cool man Brilliant video again Phil in stoke

Timing chains on ST250's sound like they are gonna break or come off altogether when the engine is hot, mix the direct injection ticking, HPFP Ticking, DMF flap on tickover and the timing chain noise.

Great video might have to do this on my fiesta st150 👍

My sealant of choice is Blue Hylomar... best sealant ever..!! I`m not surprised by the quality of the cam chain... this engine was a collaboration by Ford and Mazda. It looks like a variation of a HY-Vo chain that was used by Honda 4-Cyinder motorcycle engines of the `70`s (and possibly later) so, I`m guessing this was a Japanese invention now owned by Borg-Warner... can anyone add to this..??

Hi Alan, I’ve got an issue with my Duratec Engine, is that something you’d be able to look at? PS I’m local to St Neots.

Great video what you said at 6:10 I couldn’t have said it better myself. Just had to do a chain on an N47 Bmw engine 🤦🏽‍♂️

Those non-keyed pulleys always seem pretty sketchy on the petrol engines. Great stuff as always

Hello mister Alan !I have the petrol 1.8 Duratec and yesterday i clean the cramshaft senzor and put in the same spot and the car are no running at all !How to align that senzor to fire the car, do you explain me ? Actually i buy another senzor and it came with that "align plastic tool", buti don't know how to align it corectly ...

The intake manifold of that engine has 2 vaccum actuators. One is for the swirl flaps. What is the second one for?

Had to stop at 0:17 and give thumbs up :D Btw. did Ford use some kind of universal set of timing tools back those days? Those look to my remembering pretty much identical to 1.8 endura diesel timing tools. Though I made them from drillbits, flat bars and bolts as poor kid.

That's 100% useful well explained video.. thanks a lot mate.

We Will Rock You. I've got that as an earworm now after the parts bin thuds make the first three beats. Buddy you're a boy make a big noise! This is what lock down does to you lol.

Alan I followed your video to change timing chain and alls perfect , built engine back up and now when I run the engine it’s spitting oil from somewhere , any clue to where it’s losing the oil from, if the crank seal is not 100% flush and is inside the casing a tad would this cause the problem??

You got me laughing Alan with your entrance 😄, anyway good informative video , I enjoy learning about engines , specially the duratech engines as I have a 125 duratech fiesta , but I like learning about the other ford engines , bye for now , by the way , I like seeing you basket the alternator , from Tony from bedfordshire 👍😊

Glad I found this video have the same engine but I lost compression sounds like a bunch of marbles need to remove the head helps me quite a bit with the timing do you have a video on head removal thanks for your help

Hey there Alan, really enjoy your entertaining approach to vids. I'm looking at a 2.3L Duratec with a leaking front crank seal. I believe this is the same 2.3L in the pre-skyactiv Mazda6's?? In any case, I'm just trying to be certain as to whether I can remove the crank pulley to get to the seal without having to do all the re-timing palava ... ie is the timing sprocket loose behind the pulley or fixed to the crank timing chain sprocket so it can't move once pulley is removed. Thanks;-)

The older zetec 1.8 and 2.0 were better what's your opinion please

Questions, questions and questions? when you insert the pin in the rear of the block, what is the length of the pin? I bought the kit on amazon for the timing belt, one of pins is 2 1/4 long in length. the other is 3 inch. - / +

I don't know why you would do this job when the cost of the labour will be more than a Mk3 Mondeo is worth. However, I watched because I love mechanical engineering and this is a very good video. I am on my 4th Mk3 and the least I got out of one was 120K miles when it had a catastrophic engine failure. The rest all got sold at 160 to 180K because the accumulation of small repairs was approaching the worth of the car. BTW, I though the Duratec HE was a Mazda engine. I might be wrong.

Really found this video super helpful...i am just wondering...what is the actual length of that special screw tool if i wanted to make one?

Spot-on

Did that engine have spun bearings? Ever diagnose it further?

Hi Allan, its great to see your videos and those funny moments (Brit humor :D ) and because i have been searching in your channel about a 2.0D for these mk3 engines here am i asking for help. I see several guys posting a lot of knowledge but it feels awesome to see the simplicity you tackle several problems. I tried to send you pm using yt but isnt available because im trying to learn how to fix my own mk3 2.0d and maybe you can help me by giving me some leads or tip top. my glow-plugs got stacked and the only way to remove them is to get out the engine or disassemble it from the top (engine bay) but before i even try i would like to ask you for advice and the torque values to tight back these elements. thanks in advance. cheers from poland

Alan help! Mondeo mk3 2006 130 hp tdci. Is there easy way the check timing chain and timing? Starting sound is not right to my ears. Car not run at all. Fuel pressure about 400 bar when starting so it good.

Top quality video Alan

Hello ALAN. You can show how to set the valve clearance on a 2.0 L DURATEC 145HP engine.in the mondeo MK4.Thank you in advance and best regards.

Nice video my friend...cheers from Portugal and stay safe