Ford mondeo st24 2.5 v6 engine

[Mr Whippy]

Aye, guess so Mike.

However, think that late 90's electronics usage and widespread adoption of electronics across almost all of the engine, probably made it more cost effective to do it all by ecu signalling and control motors than using good ol' engineering

Shame really, cos Pug electronics ain't the best either

Dave

[Annodomini2]

Mr Whippy said:

Shame really, cos Pug electronics ain't the best either

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depends who did them, pug don't do their own!

[Zad]

I think the extra 2bhp is down to minute engine management tweaks rather than anything else. Or maybe they ran a different oil and cooler air the day they did the numbers.

Another version (this still kinda counts...) is the Aston Martin V12 of course. Quite to what degree it is the same engine, I'll let the A-M people argue about.

I do love the growl the V6 gives when the secondaries open and it starts working for a living!

Mike

[huyssteb]

Hi I have Ford Mondeo ST 220. Does any one know witch other engine fits the Mondeo front wheel drive as my engine is leaking oil into the water system. I have had the oil cooler ,block and cylinder heads tested and they say that non of them are cracked or leaking.
To scared to replace the same engine as it will leak oil in the water system again.
Looking for any other engine that would fit.

Thanking you Bertie.

[andygtt]

The ST220 engine is a very very strong and robust engine, I'm running one to over 700bhp for 5 years now without oil leaking anywhere.... replacing with another type of engine is going to be a massive amount more work compared to locating and fixing your current issue.

Anyone who tells you this engine is prone to cracks in stock form is having you on.

Have you had this engine fully stripped down and checked for cracks? or has someone done a test and diagnosis with it in situe?

[stevieturbo]

I dont know about that engine specifically...but it isnt uncommon for oil coolers to leak into the cooling system on other cars.

Just exactly how were these things tested ?

[colin_p]

Didn't Noble use this lump with a couple of turbos on it that made good HP?

[AdamIndy]

colin_p said:

Didn't Noble use this lump with a couple of turbos on it that made good HP?

See andygtt above.

[SebringMan]

dern said:

It's a good strong engine in our mondeo so it should be brilliant in a lighter car. When you get your engine replace the water pump straight away as they're notoriously weak.

Regards,

Mark

Agreed . I've done some big miles in those including:

280k in a 2004 V6 (with engine swap along the way ; 70k engine fitted at 140k)
262k in a 2005 3.0 V6 ; this one was relatively reliable but I was far pickier picking the car and in terms of maintaining it. A rear ender would make that car meet its maker.

To throw a curveball in .

I've had a plastic pump (albeit in a 2002 engine) last 220k and be fine on removal. IME the issues come down to two things:

-Not using Ford's coolant and using whatever is cheapest (the rads and pipes were spotless in them compared to other cars used with whatever was to hand)
-Coolant level dropping. If you live with it the engine WILL overheat/run hot. IME the heat exchanger hoses fail due to the heat of the exhaust manifold, and other hoses fail. Bear in mind Ford use the same radiator near enough from the 1.8 petrols to the V6s. It can be a marginal cooling system.

On the '04 we changed pretty much every part of the cooling system bar the heater matrix ; but it did come as a 'cooked' engine to us but ran fine courtesty of K-Seal. On the '05 from 110k we changed the oil heat exchanger hoses, the header tank, top rad hose as well as the small stubby bypass hose, in addition to the radiator (the tank cracked, probably due to the top connector of the old hose seizing onto the tank, thus fatiguing it). Besides that the '05 ran very well and spent quite a bit of its time in town from 110k. It's been one of the few cars I've considered keeping.

Anyway, I understand the best thing to do is to get the Jag version. That way you also get a gearbox in the mix too . I think some people however have made adaptors so that the engine will fit the Type 9.

[AER]

Don't forget the Duratec-ripoff in the Jaaaagwarrr S-type. It's even pointing in the right direction for you!


edit: ah yes, I see Mr Sebring Man has just mentioned it.

Edited by AER on Thursday 16th February 07:40