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curtainrail

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Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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I want a mondeo st 2.2 tdci, ive found one on 80,000 miles but it has had a turbo replacement is this a bad sign that its maybe not been looked after?

curtainrail

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1,604 posts

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Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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Injectors have also been replaced

BGarside

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168 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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curtainrail said:
I want a mondeo st 2.2 tdci, ive found one on 80,000 miles but it has had a turbo replacement is this a bad sign that its maybe not been looked after?
Turbo should last longer than that I reckon. Maybe check if it's been on some sort of long-life oil change intervals - seem to be a very bad idea for diesels - or has an incomplete service history / missed oil changes, in which case I'd walk away.

Maybe ask the seller (if private) what sort of driving they do? Mostly long trips would be better than lots of short trips in terms of cold starts and potential for abuse from cold - over-revving, etc.