Im fed up

[Upatdawn]

ive had 3 N/S strut top bearings, 2 N/S bearings, both wishbones, all 4 coils, 4 front drop links, a front strut and thursday i noticed the rubbers on the N/S drop links are U/S once again

dont parts have to last now?

[Viperz888]

Upatdawn said:

ive had 3 N/S strut top bearings, 2 N/S bearings, both wishbones, all 4 coils, 4 front drop links, a front strut and thursday i noticed the rubbers on the N/S drop links are U/S once again

dont parts have to last now?

What car and are they gen ford parts?

[Upatdawn]

mondeo mk3 and usually factors (QH) parts

if it was just those it wouldnt be so bad but the DMF/Clutch/starter cost £900 and 4 recon injectyrs the same again

[Viperz888]

That's the joys of new cars. Having said that, I like QH, and try to use them when Ford parts are NLA or extortionately expensive. Has the car possibly been damaged, causing parts to fail prematurely - banged into a kerb or something? MK3 mondeos are famous for their banana springs, but strut top bearings etc should last a good long time.

If you've had a garage do the work, talk to them about the parts failing - they should be able to speak to the factors to sort something out. if you've fitted them yourself, it will be harder, but still worth saying.

[Upatdawn]

I do a mix of garage supply+fit, fit only and DIY (where its not a big job) to save what I can where I can.

parts are usually factor supply or garages supplier, the worst so far seem Ebay suppliers

[theshrew]

Ever thought about driving around pot holes, Slow over speed bumps etc

[Upatdawn]

theshrew said:

Ever thought about driving around pot holes, Slow over speed bumps etc

ho ho ho bloody ho


i spend half my time avoiding potholes, staffordshire must be the UK pot hole champion county

drop link rubbers perish away in 6 months, thats not potholes is it?


and i creep over speed humps too

[dilateous]

I can recall rebuilding a front suspension with pattern parts, and after eighteen months the bearings were buggered.

As we used to say: made from camel's manure and bus tickets.

[Upatdawn]

Had a DMF/clutch/CSC/starter/Aux belt+tensioner fitted (£900) 18 months/30,000 miles ago

today the starter fell apart - literally - £170 to replace

[chapperssx]

Upatdawn said:

Had a DMF/clutch/CSC/starter/Aux belt+tensioner fitted (£900) 18 months/30,000 miles ago

today the starter fell apart - literally - £170 to replace

Hi I just had the DMF and other bits done today, out of interest what was the make of starter that you had ?

[dilateous]

Upatdawn said:

Had a DMF/clutch/CSC/starter/Aux belt+tensioner fitted (£900) 18 months/30,000 miles ago

today the starter fell apart - literally - £170 to replace

Yes, another one I can remember!

Replaced a starter which lasted about 3 days. Perhaps I should have taken it back, but being me, I disassembled the thing and discovered the soldered joint between the alloy strip from the stator winding and the brass terminal had failed - the original soldering was rubbish. Now, aluminium isn't easy to solder in air (it oxidizes), so I re-soldered it to the brass terminal within a gas flame (no oxygen in a gas flame). Reassembled and it worked perfectly and never failed again.

[theshrew]

Upatdawn said:

ho ho ho bloody ho


i spend half my time avoiding potholes, staffordshire must be the UK pot hole champion county

drop link rubbers perish away in 6 months, thats not potholes is it?


and i creep over speed humps too

Buy some good quality parts. Sometimes factor stuff is st tbh I had parts in the past that have been rubbish quality.

As with most things cheap isn't always cost effective.

How old are the parts ? Maybe get warranty on them