I have a noise (a bit like a diff whine)which is most prevalent when travelling between 40 -50 mph on my 52 plate TDCI Ghia X estate (23000 miles on clock)
I can't work out whether its coming from front or back.
The noise doesn't change when going round corners or when I turn the wheel slightly in either direction
Anyone got any ideas - my local Ford garage has taken a look but couldnt find anything and suggested it could be tyre noise (I dont think so)
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My 2001 1.8 petrol Mondeo has always had a transmission whine at 50 mph, but its not bad enough bother about.
I think all the cars I've owned with 5 speed boxes have had some sort of whine at about this speed.
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Does the noise vary in pitch according to road speed/engine revs?
It would sound like a road-contact-tyres issue if the former, and an engine issue if the latter.
I get a small but noticeable amount of turbo whine with mine which I'd rather listen to than clackety diesel noise!
Just some thoughts in terms of narrowing down the cause.
Splodgeface
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Could be wind noise, the rubber strip at the top of the windscreen used to be a problem on the mk3 Mondeo, supposedly fixed on the later models.
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Hi I have a 2002 Ghia X TDCi 5 door hatch, I previously noticed a slight noise that I thought was some kind of whine at motorway speeds, I pinned it down to being from the sunroof, it stops when I shut the sunroof blind.
Regards.
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I had a similar noise on my new Mondeo - Ford garage traced it to feathering on a front tyre - swapped back to front and problem solved.
Mondeos are heavy on front tyre wear. Make sure that the wheels are correctly aligned (take a trip to Micheldivers in Andover!). Since I have kept an eye on this, tyre wear is substantially reduced as is feathering,and odd noises!
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