Hi,
I have a mark 2 Mondeo, with about 125000 on the clock.
On accelleration it makes a "hissing" noise.
A local garage said "that is the timing belt slipping on the pulleys" and wanted the best part of 400 quid to replace the timing belt, but
a) Its a toothed belt so failure woudl be "jumping" not slipping b) If it were slipping/jumping the engine would be mashed.
So, I was suspicious of the auxillary drive belt, but if this were slipping I would expect to see the "battery charging" light on the dash to light up?
I /think/ that the steering is overly heavy, which would I suppose support the auxillary drive theory.
Sorry to use you all as a sounding board, but any advice would be very gratefully received.
George