New Mondeo TDCI clutch at 38k

F*ck all.

Peter

Can't agree there. If the change is made with good synchronisation (as, for example, would be the case in a clutchless gearchange) then fine, but otherwise there's going to be some wear. And some people will actually change down and engage the clutch without revving the engine to slow the car down. This must wear the clutch.

Anyway, even operating the clutch pedal is wearing something. Why would parts fail, otherwise?

Rob

FFS...considering most people will never see a clutch fail in a car, it's not like it's a daily problem is it? I can count on the thumbs of one hand how many clutches I've had fail in 20 years of owning cars and even then, it was one I bought with it already slipping.

I've changed them when doing engine swaps because I've already got the engine out and it makes sense to but they've not been knackered.

And as I drive a class of vehicle where you have to slow using the gears thousands of miles per week, with the typical mileage of a 5 year old motor being the thick end of a million kilometres, you think I'd have experienced it on those if what you say holds true especially as they've got 44 tonnes to slow.

Thank you for your comments, Conor. A pity they always have to be laced with expletives.

Rob

Getting sick of people making an issue where non exists.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Yvan saying something like:

What a load of cucking fock.

Depends. Could easily argue that the transmission or shoot even the donk are being worn more, but as Conor puts - just not very elegantly - the difference in whole of life wear is probably minimal.

The old practice was to achieve some meaningful deceleration through each gear; modern cars with their ubertall gearing and cunning ECUs often have minimal deceleration when you lift off compared with stuff from a few decades ago.

Call Ford's customer care and see what they say, as they may be able to help. If the Mondeo has a full Ford dealer service history you have a better chance. If you'd been driving Fords for a few years - or can *cough* convincingly claim that your mark two Mondeo, mark one Mondeo, Sierra and two Cortinas never had this issue, you also have a better chance... Their number used to be 0845 8411111.

Some dealerships will try it on with the customer whereas others are more accomodating.

Have you had the TDCi serviced at the dealer that diagnosed the problem?

Hmm; no, sounds like there is a fault somewhere...