Mondeo TDCI - Performance issues?

[Dimsum]

Hi Guys...

Would really like your opinion on this before I call the gagage back!

I bought my 52 plate Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 115 LX Auto Estate about a month ago from auction.. (My first big mistake!)

When I drove the car away it drove like a pig and smoked a bit on start up..

Long story short, it has just had the following work done;

Re-conditioned head
Timing Chain replaced
All gaskets and bits and bob etc
4 new injectors
New Injector ECU
Various re-programming of various ecu's!

I have just picked the car up, and it does indeed start and drive smoothly (or as smooth as is the norm for a diesel)

HOWEVER, my question is this... OH MY GOD IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS SLOW?!!

I am used to driving all sorts of vehicles at work, everything from fiestas to astra's, focus, toyota Avensis, etc... So I don't think I have unreasonable expectations.

Is the model really this slow? As an example it does seem to struggle to get up hills, and pulling away on a hill is very slow. Almost seems that the turbo is not spooling up?

I had intended to try a rough 0-60 type test to compare with known performance figures..

Can anyone help me out?

Edited by Dimsum on Monday 14th April 16:56

[ChrisRS]

Dimsum said:

Hi Guys...

Would really like your opinion on this before I call the gagage back!

I bought my 52 plate Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 115 LX Auto Estate about a month ago from auction.. (My first big mistake!)

When I drove the car away it drove like a pig and smoked a bit on start up..

Long story short, it has just had the following work done;

Re-conditioned head
Timing Chain replaced
All gaskets and bits and bob etc
4 new injectors
New Injector ECU
Various re-programming of various ecu's!

I have just picked the car up, and it does indeed start and drive smoothly (or as smooth as is the norm for a diesel)

HOWEVER, my question is this... OH MY GOD IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS SLOW?!!

I am used to driving all sorts of vehicles at work, everything from fiestas to astra's, focus, toyota Avensis, etc... So I don't think I have unreasonable expectations.

Is the model really this slow? As an example it does seem to struggle to get up hills, and pulling away on a hill is very slow. Almost seems that the turbo is not spooling up?

I had intended to try a rough 0-60 type test to compare with known performance figures..

Can anyone help me out?

Edited by Dimsum on Monday 14th April 16:56

Never driven an Auto TDCi but all the manuals i've driven have been more than acceptable, you should be able to feel a big slug of power as the turbo kicks in.

I should feel no slower than a 1.6 Focus/Astra as a rough guide.

[Dimsum]

I will be giving the garage a ring then... Something is obviously not right!!

Thanks alot

[Welshbeef]

Check the fuel consumption.

Next in kick down do the 50-70 and the 30-70 and get the passenger tio time it roughly. Then check your manual.

Failing that test drive another example of the same.

Final question - given youd bought it and it was in that state why didnt you just take it back to be sold in the auction again and buy another rather than p*ss your money down the drain?

[mondayo]

I used to have a 130 tdci auto, and it definitely had no problem going up hills.
However, I was using a BMW 530d at the same time and the MAF sensor packed up and so that felt like it had lost half its power...could it be that?