Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 diesel Car won't go go over 50/ no power

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Fri 22 Jan 2010 16:31
03 2.0 diesel Car won't go go over 50/ no power - hackett
Hi all bit of advice please. My father in law has a 53 reg diesel mondeo. Just this week the problem has started. The car is running but when he puts his foot down it won't go over fifty and a light has come on the dash- wavey lines? He has been told this is the glow plugs symbol?? He has taken it to a garage and put on the compuer but nothing should up.
Please help before he throws money at it and the wrong advice.
Cheers dave

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 23/01/2010 at 01:12

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Fri 22 Jan 2010 19:41
53 2.0 Car won't go go over 50/ no power - sandy56
Old mondeo , could be lots of possible problems. Suggest you take it to an independent diesel garage, maybe BOSCH approved, and see what they say.
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Sat 23 Jan 2010 12:01
53 2.0 Car won't go go over 50/ no power - macavity
Old mondeo could be lots of possible problems.


yes unfortunately
a matter of eliminating possible causes one at a time
air filter
fuel filter....
etc
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Sat 23 Jan 2010 14:50
53 2.0 Car won't go go over 50/ no power - WorkshopTech
Again, as with numerous other threads in the section, there is not much you can do on these without doing proper diags, and even then they can confount you.
Shotgun repairs and poke and hope under the bonnet usually lead to more greif.
Competent diesel independent repair is your best bet. Main dealer will skin you alive.
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Thu 28 Jan 2010 09:36
03 2.0 diesel Car won't go go over 50/ no power - yankeesiter
It's possibly a turbo fault. I had similar symptoms on mine and the Ford dealer found that it was a stuck actuator arm on the turbo. He put some heat proof grease on it and problem solved. I suggest you get someone to gently rev the engine while you check to see that the arm over the heat shield on the turbo at the back of the engine moves up and down. Good luck
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Thu 28 Jan 2010 09:49
03 2.0 diesel Car won't go go over 50/ no power - Roly93
It's possibly a turbo fault.

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Could be but more likely the car is in limp-home mode due to one of a number of other more obscure problems, I dont think it can be diagnosed without garage investigation.
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