Mondeo Diesel Death Rattle

Assuming you mean the cambelt end of the engine, then I would expect that a tensioner roller has disintegrated. Do not use the vehicle at all, get a mobile cam belt man around and explain to him (before he works on it) about the noise. If you are really lucky it will not have jumped any teeth and a new belt kit will fix it.

Mrcheerful

"MrCheerful" wrote in news:mDHni.16$ snipped-for-privacy@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk:

Thanks for responding, yeah, I meant the cambelt end. It seems to be coming from the camshaft sprocket itself. Since the noise first started, I've done about 150 miles in it. (Just one of those things, whether by myself or the AA, I had to get home!) I'm at the stage now, where I'm scratching my head debating whether it's actually worth fixing or scrapping. The cost of a fix versus the cost of the car is probably pretty equal.

Probably shouldn't cost more than £300, tops. If the car has been otherwise reliable then it may be worth doing for a good couple of thousand extra miles. Better the devil you know, and all that.

A belt kit with tensioners and sprokets will cost 108.22 plus vat from a ford dealer. The cost of the labout probably with a good mechanic maybe 2.5 hours

-- regards

My mechanic does this for £190 all in, and that's Gates belts.