Well done Alan,another mondy back on the road, had the fun of the back pipe's last year, went a bit wild and painted the whole underneath when the subframe came out 🤦♂️🤣
I own a MK3, it has been with me for 10 years. This channel has helped me to keep it in very good working order. Now I am ready for replacing those brake lines if ever need.
Wow you were lucky getting them bolts out of the fuel filler brackets 😂😂😂 just done the same job on rear of my mk1 focus and feel your love for this job. Bloody pipe goes up and over the tank into a union that aint easy to access. Great work as always mate and totally agree with taking the subframe off to make life easier 👍
Very interesting to MK3 owner like me. My MOT man said last year get some spray on the brake pipes or they will go. Timely advice. I have trouble opening the nipples. Surprised someone willing to spend so much money repairing a 20 year old car. I did a front spring using two mickey mouse compressors. Fools rush in etc. Love your kit.
Alan, have you seen the “Just Rolled In channel” they don’t seem to have any MOT test in the States and some of the rust ridden cars they have on there are unreal.
Hi Alan, I'm sure you know this, it's more for those reading comments. I have found tightening stiff, hard bolts, after some wd40 spray. Once they 'crack' they are easier to undo. I've also used external spring compressors, they just don't feel safe, I liked your system, it looks a lot safer Great video, clear, concise and really well explained. Great work. Thanks from Oz
Brilliant video Alan, my 2004 connect always fails on a pipe and its especially bad doing the job with axel stands 😏😏 is bloody annoying brake pipe should be stainless steel from the factory, thanks again Alan 👍👍
I've still got my 2004 Mk 3 Mondeo first thing I did when I got it home new I covered it all underneath with Waxoyl. Done every two years and it still looks like new underneath. Great car.
Hi brilliant video keep the mk3 alive plz I've just had my mk3 Mondeo 1.8lx 56reg fail it's mot the front subframe is rotten and the 2 steel fuel pipes that run under car next to the brake pipes you are talking about are rotten i can't believe the prices i have been quoted to fix these things it is basically an insurance write off at this point i did decide to try and save it from the scrape yard but to supply and fit the new front subframe is very expensive and it being a FORD next year it will be the REAR that geos.....lol i still love it though!
I have a leak o the exact same pipe and I am not looking forward to do the job so I am postponing until it gets warmer outside as I have no garage. Veru useful video, most likely subframe bushes and dampers will also be replaced so a lot of work ahead for me
I've just done my Freelander2 front spring which are the same as Mondeos, everyone bolt snapped which cost me an furrher 4 and half hours getting those out,and I had to compress the spring with my trusted handraulic spring compressor . Yes those top mounts are supposed to have a mark on it to line it up with with the bracket on the side of the strut. Took me a week to do it and have to do the other side now
Alan would it not be better to check for leaks before the subframe goes back in especially the hard to reach one at the back up top,just saying from North of Newcastle 👍
Seems all I do is replace brake lines here in southern Ontario Canada. Get the mastercool 72475 hydraulic flaring tool and use the fmsi Cupro nickle brake line. It will change your experience for the better As for removing old lines,cut with dykes beside the nut and drill out the line from the nut for re-use. Remove the nut from the fitting with 6 point socket. Nice flaring tool you use as well.
Thanks for sharing mate ; but It`s when you get the patient ready & then realise that some chump as completely butchered the torx insert for you years ago. I had a similar problem with this type of bolt on the rear caliper carrier on a pug estate & shelled out for an extractor set from Sealey ; which actually worked 🙄
What is it with Fords and rotten brake pipes above the subframe (or in MK1 Focus circles above the tank), pain of a job but well worth it in the long-run. Another great video alan :)
I can confirm that brake pipe do corrode. I changet it on my estate. I did mine with the parts still fitted. I belive it is a tad easier on a estate. And with my method of refilling the brake fluid, I get much better pedal than my mate does that do run a repair shop. His brakes is always soggy. I fit a bleed kit with one way valve to the caliper and start the engine. When starting the engine you get support from the vaccum and you feel instant if the pedal is soggy. I have never got a good result with those pressure bleed kits on my cars. And I also have found several times that recondition calipers suck as they then to leak around the bleed nipple. One time I got two calipers in row that I was unable to build pressure. Annoyied the hell out of me so I bought a brand new Ford one and I got intstant pressure. These days I drive a late 03 Volvo V40 after my Mk3 failed the MOT with both rust and exhaust gasses and a few more bits. I do miss the luggage space in the Mk3. My V40 has a tad too small one for my use really.
Hi Alan , did you forget to refit the neoprene anticreak sleeve on the bottom of the spring or on purpose ? Also, like your bending pliers! and do you realise you fitted SAE fittings and flares instead of DIN fittings and flares? Not many would have tackled those jobs, so well done and thanks for the guide. Got an '02 mk3 estate myself trying to keep it alive for a bit longer....
hi, its that long ago I can't remember but usually I would refit the rubber to the lower coil spring but many times it is perished badly or just not there so I would just leave it out and these cars are just old rentals so no need to be too particular. the brake fittings are all I have and do the job...it works for me, have a smiley day😊nice car you have..collectors piece now..
Just had to be towed home due to one of the brake pipes just in front of the O/s rear wheel next to fuel tank the line blew out. Itthe whole line between rear and front was good but had rotted out in one of the white plastic hangers clips but in true fashion the one above the blown one snapped the car is sat in the garden with knackered rear brakes as I've got no lift and just procrastinating fixing the thing
Alan can I have youre advice, I have a 14 plate Mondeo 2.0 litre diesel I have been using the recommended 5/30 fully synth, but someone recommend using a 0/30. The 5/30 is no good apparently for the engine I find it hard to believe
@@alan4x cheers mate ford also confirmed what you have just said maybe the Mk5 runs on 0/30 and they are getting it mixed up, thank you for the videos I've learned alot about my Mondeo and how to work in it
Alan, Is there a reason Ford recommends Castrol Magnatac A5 for the Duratorq 2.0 in my C-Max and not a low SAPS oil for the DPF. Many thanks, love your vids!
Nice one Alan yeah the mk3 mondeos are getting on abit now every mondeo i had the rear pipes have been done thank god, I do find the rear subframes do rot aswell 👍
Hi Alan, Mondeo mk5 2.0L, I have an issue with one of my taxis where it revs keep fluctuating under 1000 revs and then it cuts out. Starts back up no problem with the stop start. Been to a garage over 10 times and they can’t seem to get to the bottom of it. Wondering if you have ever had this problem with any of the cars in the fleet. It’s starting to do my head in
L O Alan. Used all yer luck up on them bolts . Ave got a 20 yo..Honda Civic and them union bolts didnae come aff. Ah had to get the shop to attack them wae heat. It wiznae cheap either. Whit huv ye done wae yer side kick. In the office doin the wages perhaps.🤣 Thanks for the education bud. Every day is a school day.
Hi Alan, is their a way I could possibly contact you please? Really need help with my Ford Focus ST MK3.5 it has the exact same 2.0L Diesel engine as most of the Mondeo’s you’ve posted from what I can see? Hope to hear back ASAP please! 🙏🏻
Loads of old cars in Devon and Cornwall compared to the rest of the UK.if you drive them in sea water or across the beach you will get rust. worst car i have ever owned is a Scottish Mazda jeez that was like a block of Swiss cheese.
A decent 4 part kit (eg LUK) can be had for £390-£430, there is a fair bit of labour, probably an afternoon's worth so that low quote is not far off being reasonable.
@@tiggercat8689You are wrong about that.We do use salt everywhere in Europe.The difference is that we get the underbody washed and painted time to time.
Well done Alan,another mondy back on the road, had the fun of the back pipe's last year, went a bit wild and painted the whole underneath when the subframe came out 🤦♂️🤣
lol, well at least youve protected the underside, excellent
I own a MK3, it has been with me for 10 years. This channel has helped me to keep it in very good working order. Now I am ready for replacing those brake lines if ever need.
if your pipes are greased and protected you may never have to tackle this job lol
Old school proper mechanic
lol, cheers brian
Wow you were lucky getting them bolts out of the fuel filler brackets 😂😂😂 just done the same job on rear of my mk1 focus and feel your love for this job. Bloody pipe goes up and over the tank into a union that aint easy to access.
Great work as always mate and totally agree with taking the subframe off to make life easier 👍
Very interesting to MK3 owner like me. My MOT man said last year get some spray on the brake pipes or they will go. Timely advice. I have trouble opening the nipples. Surprised someone willing to spend so much money repairing a 20 year old car. I did a front spring using two mickey mouse compressors. Fools rush in etc. Love your kit.
cheers for your comment finglesham
Great video thanks. I have used strimmer cord pushed through the old pipe to get the correct length for the new section
thats a good idea, cheers
Alan, have you seen the “Just Rolled In channel” they don’t seem to have any MOT test in the States and some of the rust ridden cars they have on there are unreal.
not seen it but will have a look
Hi Alan, I'm sure you know this, it's more for those reading comments. I have found tightening stiff, hard bolts, after some wd40 spray. Once they 'crack' they are easier to undo.
I've also used external spring compressors, they just don't feel safe, I liked your system, it looks a lot safer
Great video, clear, concise and really well explained. Great work. Thanks from Oz
Brilliant video Alan, my 2004 connect always fails on a pipe and its especially bad doing the job with axel stands 😏😏 is bloody annoying brake pipe should be stainless steel from the factory, thanks again Alan 👍👍
Used to change tons of these rear brake pipes but haven't seen these in years, I used to lower the subframe a few inches really did make it easier
Great job Alan, dropping the sub-frame sure made that a whole lot easier👌👍😎
I did the rear springs on mine, and they needed winding in quite a lot. That front was mad though!
🤣 the length of the shock ram is quite short which dont help
Bloody rusty under there Alan , I think that piece of copper will outlast the rest of the undercarrige.
Too be fair it's a 20 year old car in the UKs climate its done well considering its never seen any sort of wax oil treatment that I can see.
I've still got my 2004 Mk 3 Mondeo first thing I did when I got it home new I covered it all underneath with Waxoyl. Done every two years and it still looks like new underneath. Great car.
Hiya Alan I sold Jonah on got my mk4/5 titanium now what a difference well happy 😃
BRILLIANT & PERFECT. MANY, MANY THANKS FOR SHARING. I LOVE YOUR CLIPS
Many thanks joseph
I use a bit of cord to get the pipe to the right size Alan
yes, cheers robert
Hi brilliant video keep the mk3 alive plz I've just had my mk3 Mondeo 1.8lx 56reg fail it's mot the front subframe is rotten and the 2 steel fuel pipes that run under car next to the brake pipes you are talking about are rotten i can't believe the prices i have been quoted to fix these things it is basically an insurance write off at this point i did decide to try and save it from the scrape yard but to supply and fit the new front subframe is very expensive and it being a FORD next year it will be the REAR that geos.....lol i still love it though!
I have a leak o the exact same pipe and I am not looking forward to do the job so I am postponing until it gets warmer outside as I have no garage. Veru useful video, most likely subframe bushes and dampers will also be replaced so a lot of work ahead for me
Good video.This summer i have to do a same job and both sides.
2002 mondeo mk3 v6 .Rear brake lines never done before.
I've just done my Freelander2 front spring which are the same as Mondeos, everyone bolt snapped which cost me an furrher 4 and half hours getting those out,and I had to compress the spring with my trusted handraulic spring compressor . Yes those top mounts are supposed to have a mark on it to line it up with with the bracket on the side of the strut.
Took me a week to do it and have to do the other side now
Kul att se på dina filmer Alan!
Great tip with the union and crushed pipe 👍
Thanks 👍
Alan would it not be better to check for leaks before the subframe goes back in especially the hard to reach one at the back up top,just saying from North of Newcastle 👍
Seems all I do is replace brake lines here in southern Ontario Canada.
Get the mastercool 72475 hydraulic flaring tool and use the fmsi Cupro nickle brake line.
It will change your experience for the better
As for removing old lines,cut with dykes beside the nut and drill out the line from the nut for re-use.
Remove the nut from the fitting with 6 point socket.
Nice flaring tool you use as well.
Thanks for sharing mate ; but It`s when you get the patient ready & then realise that some chump as completely butchered the torx insert for you years ago. I had a similar problem with this type of bolt on the rear caliper carrier on a pug estate & shelled out for an extractor set from Sealey ; which actually worked 🙄
lmao, yes i have had that a few times
What is it with Fords and rotten brake pipes above the subframe (or in MK1 Focus circles above the tank), pain of a job but well worth it in the long-run. Another great video alan :)
Going back years I put new brake pipes on car at 3 year old first mot.
If the subframe has already been removed, it is worth replacing both brake pipes and the subframe fixing silencers. :)
I can confirm that brake pipe do corrode. I changet it on my estate. I did mine with the parts still fitted. I belive it is a tad easier on a estate. And with my method of refilling the brake fluid, I get much better pedal than my mate does that do run a repair shop. His brakes is always soggy.
I fit a bleed kit with one way valve to the caliper and start the engine. When starting the engine you get support from the vaccum and you feel instant if the pedal is soggy. I have never got a good result with those pressure bleed kits on my cars. And I also have found several times that recondition calipers suck as they then to leak around the bleed nipple. One time I got two calipers in row that I was unable to build pressure. Annoyied the hell out of me so I bought a brand new Ford one and I got intstant pressure.
These days I drive a late 03 Volvo V40 after my Mk3 failed the MOT with both rust and exhaust gasses and a few more bits. I do miss the luggage space in the Mk3. My V40 has a tad too small one for my use really.
Great advise there mate.
Thanks 👍
Hi Alan , did you forget to refit the neoprene anticreak sleeve on the bottom of the spring or on purpose ? Also, like your bending pliers! and do you realise you fitted SAE fittings and flares instead of DIN fittings and flares? Not many would have tackled those jobs, so well done and thanks for the guide. Got an '02 mk3 estate myself trying to keep it alive for a bit longer....
hi, its that long ago I can't remember but usually I would refit the rubber to the lower coil spring but many times it is perished badly or just not there so I would just leave it out and these cars are just old rentals so no need to be too particular. the brake fittings are all I have and do the job...it works for me, have a smiley day😊nice car you have..collectors piece now..
We know what Alan’s going to be doing later: warranty claim for one T50 😝
lol
A nice video for Sunday afternoon viewing
Just found your channel brilliant and easy explanations 👍👌🏻subbed
thank you geoff, much appreciated🙂
Just had to be towed home due to one of the brake pipes just in front of the O/s rear wheel next to fuel tank the line blew out. Itthe whole line between rear and front was good but had rotted out in one of the white plastic hangers clips but in true fashion the one above the blown one snapped the car is sat in the garden with knackered rear brakes as I've got no lift and just procrastinating fixing the thing
I often give bolts and nuts at least a tap before trying to undue.
yes that works well too, cheeers
A bit like my mk3 escort Dagenham dustbin , death trap , still id love that car back , shell alone are worth 3k !!
yes they are now
Brilliant job sir well done
A wee tip don't have the radio on in the background or they hit you with copyright infringement then bombard you with loads of ads😱😱😱
lol, yes i know thanks, i was lucky this time, cheers
Alan can I have youre advice, I have a 14 plate Mondeo 2.0 litre diesel I have been using the recommended 5/30 fully synth, but someone recommend using a 0/30. The 5/30 is no good apparently for the engine I find it hard to believe
the 5/30 is fine, all our 14 plate mk4 2l diesels run on 5/30 for 300k miles with no issues
@@alan4x cheers mate ford also confirmed what you have just said maybe the Mk5 runs on 0/30 and they are getting it mixed up, thank you for the videos I've learned alot about my Mondeo and how to work in it
Hi Allan, I own a MK3 duratec auto, how often do the transmissions fail on these cars and is there anything I can do to prolong its life?
surprisingly they last pretty well, not much you can really do apart from not abuse the gearbox and replace the transmittion oil once in a while
you should check out one of my videos on the places these rott very badly on the mk3, luckily with the mk4 company’s make replacement brake pipes
Alan, Is there a reason Ford recommends Castrol Magnatac A5 for the Duratorq 2.0 in my C-Max and not a low SAPS oil for the DPF. Many thanks, love your vids!
Can't believe you didn't clean up the rear bearing housing/flange
Nice one Alan yeah the mk3 mondeos are getting on abit now every mondeo i had the rear pipes have been done thank god, I do find the rear subframes do rot aswell 👍
Great video
thanks sean
Nice work 👏
Hi Alan, don't you change springs in pairs, like shock absorbers?
you can do but not necessary unless the other spring is very old and week causing the car to sit lopsided
Hi Alan what can I use to sort my seat belt out as it dont retract back like it should cheers mate
spray the belt with silicone spray, that normally sorts a lazy retracting seat belt out
To right about them brake pipes al had a right mare of a job when mine blew lol
yeah, hard to tell sometimes with brake pipes but better safe than sorry
Proper grown ups TV.
lol, cheers mark
Pure class mate🏖
Nice one Alan now go and buy yourself a well deserved pint 🍻.
Absolutely, cheers roland
Hi Alan, Mondeo mk5 2.0L, I have an issue with one of my taxis where it revs keep fluctuating under 1000 revs and then it cuts out. Starts back up no problem with the stop start. Been to a garage over 10 times and they can’t seem to get to the bottom of it. Wondering if you have ever had this problem with any of the cars in the fleet. It’s starting to do my head in
Mass air flow sensor?, dirty throttle body?, if the battery has been disconnected / changed there might be an idle-relearn procedure for the ECU?
i would start by reading the ecu codes if any, could even be a broken high pressure fuel pump spring
L O Alan. Used all yer luck up on them bolts . Ave got a 20 yo..Honda Civic and them union bolts didnae come aff. Ah had to get the shop to attack them wae heat. It wiznae cheap either. Whit huv ye done wae yer side kick. In the office doin the wages perhaps.🤣 Thanks for the education bud. Every day is a school day.
lol, cheers william, she is in office, yes i do get pipe unions that dont release, got lucky with this one
Why they don't they fit them with copper in the first place has always surprised me i suppose it's just cheaper
yes its just cheapness
The rear undercarriage of the Mondeo sort of looks like a combination of the North American Taurus and Focus.
Has it been in the sea? You know the game, Where was Moni?
i think it came from scotland lol, moni is in the office
MOT tester is a bit keen😁... Had to literally bend it in double twice to crack the pipe. A new pipe can split after bending like that
Hi Alan, is their a way I could possibly contact you please? Really need help with my Ford Focus ST MK3.5 it has the exact same 2.0L Diesel engine as most of the Mondeo’s you’ve posted from what I can see?
Hope to hear back ASAP please! 🙏🏻
Who else's bottom clenched just slightly when he fully compressed the spring ?
lmao
Why are coil springs so thin these days.
not such a hard suspension ..more springy if the springs are thinner, softer ride
Guys, gotta question. What is a map sensor? What happens if its not good?
seems a long way to go to replace a brake pipe alan, especially when you work at a garage, exactly HOW far away IS "situ" from your garage 🤔🤔
lmao, situ is somewhere i dont know
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Why don't they fit copper from factory ?
😂cheaper..
They don't expect cars to last that long
i think you should rename that impact gun "the persuader", because "resistance is futile" 🙃🙃🙃🙃
lol
Are you by the sea by any chance..
lmao🤣thats a good one compared to some of them
It's nothing to do with the sea it's road salt that kills cars. So never buy a Scottish car or a car from the north east
Loads of old cars in Devon and Cornwall compared to the rest of the UK.if you drive them in sea water or across the beach you will get rust. worst car i have ever owned is a Scottish Mazda jeez that was like a block of Swiss cheese.
I don't know why they don't outlaw steel brake lines.
How about changing the flywheel and clutch on a Mk4 1.8 diesel mondeo quotes start from £850 for a garage to do it 🤔
A decent 4 part kit (eg LUK) can be had for £390-£430, there is a fair bit of labour, probably an afternoon's worth so that low quote is not far off being reasonable.
@@philjust-phil3159 I agree I had a clutch dmf replaced on my Volvo s40 1.9d it came in just under a grand it's the nature of the beast I'm afraid
Go though his old videos, Alan has done clutch. Surprise it’s only £850
Mk3 is the best mondeo so far,i have 2005 model he still don’t know what rust is.
But this one on video omg🤦👎what kind a owner he have🤦
cheers seatdi
What's this thing you Brits call rust?
lol, plenty of rusty old bangers here
One day there will only be Electric Powered cars left as all the old combustion engine Fords will be fading away. :( Look after your old Ford!.
i hope i dont see that day
A.P.E.C. wheel bearing = All Parts Extremely Cheap 😏😏
lmao, yes only the best quality fitted here
Cars that rusty would never get an MOT in main Europe..Only in the UK haha..😂
Thank God we voted out
Euro cars generally less rusty as they use winter tyres rather than throwing salt around for a poxy -1 degrees, like they do here!
@@chucky2316well,I am a vehicle technician.When you will have an accident and your rust bucket comes apart...remember what you just said...
@@lszek2186 that is what the insurance policy is for 😏.
@@tiggercat8689You are wrong about that.We do use salt everywhere in Europe.The difference is that we get the underbody washed and painted time to time.
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nice video as always
thanks yammy
i hope this mk3 modeo past the m.o.t mate
i hope this mk3 mondeo pass m.o.t. mate
Watch your back if it's not done already. 😉