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Mondeo fault and Insurance Issue

Hi All,

Hope everyone is welland wouldnt mind helping me? I have rather a annoying problem with a 2.0TDCi Mondeo on a 53 Plate. Cut a long story short, hit water, engine stalled and had Compression lock during the floods.

Recoverd it home, drained oil, new filter and oil and engine flush, started first time absolutly fine. All was good, about 6 weeks after the car started juddering between 50 and 60 MPH. And has become a little rough when started in the morning. All Cylinders have good compression. Once the car starts to judder slight press on the gas stops it, itll then travel 50 - 60 miles and do the juddering again, again a slight press on the gas stops it again.

Taken it to a Ford dealer who has tried a Diag and has not been sucessfull as it has a CamBus fault so can`t go any further without a load of costs. Advised me to go to my insurance who are saying they will write the car of if a diag cannot be done on the car as they will not pay to find the problem.

So far we have found the EGR Valve outlet is getting Derv through which they think is realted to the Cambus fault (To much Derv been pumpped in because sensors arn`t talking, and this also causing the bad starts).

Just wondered if anybody has any suggestions on what to check or look for? Doubt this is going to be a simple as look in 'x' space and pull the plug off and stick it back on again but didn`t know if any of you guys had any sugestions?

All suggestions welcome

Many Thanks Si

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Im Going Mad
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Im Going Mad ( snipped-for-privacy@madness.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

You drove it into flood water deep enough to hydraulic lock it, and now it's getting multiplexing faults? Let 'em write it off. Water got into the electronics, and has started on the corrosion damage. The car's scrap. In the unlikely event you get this fixed, you'll be fighting this kind of problem until you've either replaced *everything* electronic which got damp or you bow to the inevitable.

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Adrian

Thanks for your reply. The water wasn`t that deep, 2 Inchs or so, it was the mainiac in the 4x4 that cam carging down one the other side, suddenly the car infront, my car stalled:(

Thanks again for your reply mate. Si

Reply to
Im Going Mad

Get rid of it. Trade it in against something a bit newer ;-)

Reply to
moray

I was going to trade it in but have to much of a concion. I a little worried the dealer will come back to me saying about the Issue.

Cheers Si

Reply to
Im Going Mad

You won't sorry so much when they tell you how much they're offering you for it.

Reply to
adder1969

I think you will find that the insurance will offer you the trade in price for it as well. The fact that you can't buy a replacement for the trade price does not bother them.

Bob

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Bob Smith

Yer i have a feeling it`ll be Trade Price. Luckly i've got a Gap (Return to Invoice Policy) on the car which the garage chucked in free when i bought the car. Its quite annoying as I obnly had the car 4 Days:(

Dam this british weather:(

Cheers Si

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Im Going Mad

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