Mondeo revival 3 - First start, first drive...first stop?

Work continues on the 1 week flip (thats going to take 2 weeks) of the Mk2 Mondeo. Ive been polishing, prodding and making it start for the first time - but will it stop as well as go?
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[@sharoonshahbaz]

I know the previous owner of this car. It was my grandpa’s who was my next door neighbour in Walthamstow. It was his son’s company car in which the son did lots of motorway miles. The son then gave this car to his dad (the owner). Grandpa had the car for a very long time and as he is an elderly man he mostly drove it to play golf and for shopping. Grandpa loved his car and really looked after it. He use to pay me and my siblings money to help him clean the car. Grandpa and grandma also had a pet dog named Suzy, hence the dog hair you found. In 2015 grandpa and grandma had to move to care home so that’s when he sold the car. The car was then just parked up till now. Grandpa is still alive and well, I look forward to showing him this video when I see him again. He will be happy to see these videos. Also if you plan to sell the car please let me know I will be interested. Great work you have done ❤

[@jonnohanks]

Please sell to this person once finished!!

[@ncjunkgoian]

I'd just watched all 3 videos so it's great to now have the history behind it! It looks like all the cleaning helped it survive.

[@edgarbeat2851]

Yes please sell to the grandson

[@garethsullivan]

Please please please sell this to this gentleman. He has a real connection to this car and surly it would be great to get this car back "home"

[@furiousdriving]

Hi Sharon (?) Thats incredible you've seen this video and know the car, I first thought it must have been a company car, so many LX spec ones were. It looks like it was very well looked after, even serviced and cleaned before it was parked which has preserved it well. The plan for this car is to sell it once its done - Id love to keep it but I have too many and it would be amazing to have it back in its family. Please drop me an email at [e-mail] with your contact details and we can keep in touch about it

[@stuartfalco3364]

Only came across this channel yesterday, and what a breath of fresh air it is. This Mondeo series I am absolutely loving. No flashy cars, no fancy edits, the channel I've been searching for! Keep it up mate, hope to see more like this in the future.

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks for taking a chance on a new channel and very pleased to hear you're enjoying it!

[@fhwolthuis]

Welcome here, you've got a lot of content to binge on this channel 😃👍🏻

[@426baron]

The old cars reviews are top notch too. With thorough interiors' exploration, that is often overlooked elsewhere.

[@stuartfalco3364]

@@fhwolthuis thank you! I certainly will binge it over the weekend. It’s brilliant!

[@sharonec5419]

Ye maybe the reason it has not been driven for 7 years is because of the problems you are now having and them people did not have the skills or knowledge to sort it. It's almost like the pump needs it's own power source. Maybe the car is just not sending power to it maybe a fuse gone?

[@martinherts1967]

Hi again! I remember changing the pump on mine.....from memory it earths through contact with the bodywork? Haven't watched all the way through yet though! Wheels still available whenever you want 🙂

[@andrewbeer4715]

Hi Matt, That was fantastic. You may have heard this already, but as an electronics engineer, I can tell you that it takes almost no current to get a voltage reading on a digital meter. So even if you have a very poor or high resistance connection, you can still measure the full 12V when the load (fuel pump) is disconnected. When the fuel pump was plugged back in, the connections could not provide enough current to operate the pump. If you had been able to measure across the connector with the pump in circuit, then you would have seen a very low voltage. The fact that the poor connection cured itself,makes me suspect that it was a tarnished relay contact. It will probably be fine now, because once the contact works enough to supply a bit of current then it becomes self cleaning so to speak. Keep up the good work, I'm really enjoying your enthusiasm for tinkering in the cold, I'll think of that when I consider whether or not to brave the cold this weekend and tinker with my Morris Minor. Cheers Andy

[@MrPropanePete]

Stuart, I love British humour and eccentricity and it's entertaining watching you working on the lid of a rubbish bin in arctic conditions and driving over the flower bed but I think it's time that little garage closest to your house became a small workshop. I'm a former mechanic from the 60's and 70's and recently set up a tiny workshop in my 10 feet by 18 feet carport here in Australia. It has made a world of difference and I can now take on almost any job out of the weather (blazing tropical sun in my case).

[@smallmip]

Try checking the fuel pump relay and the the fuel pump fuse in the fuse box. Even if the fuse is ok. If they have corroded due to damp you will get the voltage you need at the pump but you won't get the current to run it. It may work for now but a bit of contact cleaner will probably sort it permanently. Good Luck.

[@jamesm90]

This is absolutely correct, it's a concept that often passes people by!

[@michaelbolt4530]

My thoughts

[@TheGhiaDriver]

This is possibly my most favourite project car on all of KZbin. I love these Mondeo's and hope for as much Mondeo love and content before you move it on. What a treat!

[@andypicken7848]

Your tanacity with the pump deserves a like. Especially with the cold snap and outside working. Well done

[@davidyoung9561]

Back in 2005/2006 when I was a taxi driver, I drove several mk2 Mondeos. The first one I had was an S-reg white 1.8TD LX. The best one I had was a met green V-reg 1.8TD GLX saloon. I loved the electric sunroof of the GLX. My uncle had an L-reg mk1 in met green and he said it was a great car. When my dad was working and was away on business, he always asked his boss to specifically supply a Mondeo. My dad loved the Mondeo. The side profile of the the mk1/mk2 Mondeo reminds me of a mk3 Cortina. Personally, I love Mondeos and strangely enough, many other people do as well.

[@TheGov1967]

Just brilliant, an everyday guy just doing good old school everyday home mechanics, that's what makes this very enjoyable viewing, no gimmicks, no out of price range super cars, just everyday cars for everyday people. Keep the good work & videos coming. 12 out of 10. 🤜

[@Lot76CARS]

Matt, we’re loving this series.. I hope it delivers what you need to help your other projects along. In the interim we’ll watch and encourage and thank the lord we’re not freezing our own balls off in this weather!

[@waynelittle5583]

I love these channels no flashy cars normal everyday cars we can all relate to great work Matt 👍

[@hTyKn1]

I have been driving a 2005 Monday for the last 17 years and in that time it has only gone wrong once when a rubber pipe split. It has never been in a garage as I service it myself. Mine has been a fantastic car and I'm saving the planet as most people would have had 2 or 3 cars in that time :)

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

Mondeo is = Monday

[@Harsha04120]

@@kamrankhan-lj1ng it was probably autocorrect

[@MrGaryRoberton]

Remember the relay? they can become intermittent when older, If there's a breakers close by pop in and pick up a few. (Just to be safe) popped brake line could be the rubber pipe. Nice sound from the motor. Cheers.

[@davidkmatthews]

Yes, that was my first thought. Also they can start to click on and off very rapidly - making and breaking the circuit - when they start to fail, which causes havoc with the fuel pump itself, leading that to fail as well - as indeed had happened with this car. I wonder if an "on-off-on-off-on-off" issue and subsequent/consequent pump failure was why the car was dumped by the previous owner. Anyway definitely worth even just temporarily swapping the pump relay with a similarly-rated one in the car and driving the car around for a few minutes just as a quick experiment.

[@twin2civicgaraget2cg75]

I agree... had the same on olds Hondas.... the solder on the main relay on these just needs to be heated up and left to cool.

[@neilwalsh4058]

Total joy when it started up, that's the sign of a true petrol head. Your enthusiasm is absolutely and totally refreshing. Little tip for you Matt from an electrician.. When you're proving electrical feeds to anything on a car , use a small bulb (5w is ideal) on a pair of long leads(speaker wire it fine) so you can see it from where you are. A multimeter takes miniscule current, so you may have voltage, but a high resistance joint on the cabling will stop a decent amount of current reaching the device. A 5w bulb puts just under half an amp of current thro the cabling. A 21w bulb just under 2 amps if the wiring will stand it. Used this method for years, it's worked well for me and helped find bad plug/socket connections, bad earth's , essentially any high resistance joint that stops the device getting the ooomph it needs.

[@RichieRouge206]

How cool that the original owner’s granddaughter has been in touch! Absolutely LOVE the Mondeo and I’m not at all surprised that it has had such a positive and huge amount of comments and likes. Such an honest and loveable car - a survivor! As I mentioned on the previous video, that 1.8 litre Zetec is one hell of a good engine - reliable, torquey, rev-happy, excellent on fuel yet very peppy and cheap to fix, not over-complicated either. Fab video Matt!

[@Banglish123]

Future classic. Not too many of the Mk2 left. Good series.

[@thecrow3461]

Might be some corrosion on the pins of the plug but what's more likely is that the wires are corroded or burned internally which could have happened when the old fuel pump died. They might still be good enough to get some voltage through but fail when a lot of current is drawn. So i would try cleaning the plug first, if that doesn't work, replace the cables. Good job so far though, mondeo already looks great and i love the series with the restoration of cars! Looking forward to the mini videos too.

[@adamtoms2726]

Sounds really sweet. I love the fact that your video sums up, really the highs and lows of bringing a car back that has been parked up for such a long time. Whilst the brakes are now faulty, in some ways it is better it does it now than during an MOT test.

[@furiousdriving]

Definitely better than finding out on a dual carriageway at 60mph!

[@alfieh913]

I've been waiting all day for this to be uploaded couldn't wait, proper got me hooked this little series (probably because my mum had a 98'Mondeo when I was a kid), cracking content dude, keep up the fantastic work

[@rubenvanalphen2780]

15:46 is a certified working on cars moment

[@andydavies-cj5ny]

Try using a test light instead of a multi meter to check voltage to pump, if there is a poor wire to feed the pump it may still allow voltage through enough to show voltage on a meter,

[@obviscates1721]

This^^ it's not just voltage that is needed but current as well.

[@richardhemingway6084]

I do love car rescue videos. This was a good one. Re- electrical problems: Do not rely on a digital multimeter to tell you whether a circuit can handle load. What you experienced there, was due to resistance in the wiring. Probably a bad connection in the fuse or pump relay contacts (as the car had been standing). A digital meter will show voltage when there is no load on the circuit. Resistance will make it disappear as soon as you put a load on it. It is usually better to check for power, using an incandescent bulb, like a stop lamp bulb (Not LED). Then you will know if the wiring can actually handle a current draw. Please recheck the fuse and relay, incase that fault comes back to bite you. (or the new owner).

[@1UPWonders]

This series is really exciting, I love how modest it is and the colour is just lovely now!

[@FrankInAShed]

Random observation for the sake of pleasing the youtube algorithm gods: I didn't think I'd ever comment on sponsor stuff but the no-percussion version of the intro is more pleasing on the ears than the old one. Great work as always on the vehicular tinkering Matt. :)

[@pianoboogie51]

Its coming together nicely, congrats 👏

[@chrismaguire719]

Must have a fuel pump relay somewhere Matt. Check that is ok

[@guyemmott4009]

Was going to suggest same..🙂

[@DJSPYROOF]

It runs great! I love the sound. Why do old cars sound sooo much better than modern cars... The warm sound + light low rumble + little whine. Just beautiful😊 You make me want to get one 😆 Thanks for doing these video's. Hopefully you'll do many more like these! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@brianfearn4246]

It's all to do with emissions as car manufacturers are forced to comply with more restrictions on emissions you end up with smaller 3 cylinder engines which sound like washing machines.

[@pichacker]

Interesting dragging this gem back from the dead!! For those experiencing a similar issue. The fuel pump circuit is a fairly simple one by today's standards. Relay K4 in the battery junction box is controlled by the engine ECU and will activate when the key is turned to on for about a second. So no need to keep cranking to test fuel pump/prime. When the engine is cranked/running the ECU will activate the relay and run the pump. So you should hear the relay click for about a second when you key on. If this is ok then the output from this relay feeds fuse F14 (15A Blue) and then off to the inertia switch, and from there off to the fuel pump. Use an incandescent test lamp to follow the fuel pump feed as corrosion can fool an LED test lamp or DMM. My guesses would be duff relay with corroded contacts (swap with one in the fuse box), corroded connection, corroded fuse etc....Liberal use of WD40 :) Oh and on my Mondeo the brake pipe corroded just up behind the fuel tank!! I have a local mechanic bridge the section out using a pipe kit. It would have been a swine to follow original routes...

[@fhwolthuis]

Wow, great progress, Matt! I love this series. Well done 👍🏻😄

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks, looking good now!

[@vivianhughes9347]

That is going to be a superb car. Would be great if it went back to the family - but I just hope they will take it to shows. It would be fantastic to see a Mk2 on display in such great original condition. Cheers. Vivian

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Excellent news Matt, very excited to see how you progress with the Mondeo, those Ghia alloys will look great on it.

[@DieselTreleaver99]

The Mondeo has got to be the most underrated British icon.

[@Simon-ui6db]

Might be worth checking the fuel pump relay under the bonnet, it switches the earth not the 12v so check there is continuity between the chassis and the ground wire in the plug to the pump.

[@palerider7708]

New viewer here (have seen you before in cameo appearances on Mr Nut’s channel) and I’m loving the roller coaster of emotions that is this Mondeo. Thanks for the genuine lol moment when you did your (first) victory lap and the thing died on cue! Will be interested to see how it all works out. ps read in the comments about the guy who is the grandson of the former owner, sell it to him (if he meets your price) and bank the karma points. Cheers from Oz.

[@leonbuchter3351]

That might have been corrosion on the plug pins, which deleted itself by undoing the plug several times. If the error ever occurs again, just try hitting the pins with some high-grid sandpaper or a small wire brush, that might do the job. Nonetheless, I'm loving this series! Keep up the great work.

[@roygardiner2229]

Machines sometimes seem to be more than inanimate objects. Your perseverance is paying off. It's a nice looking car, too. Well done!

[@Super5gon]

Amazing, despite being left behind in a garden up there in the islands, it is not rotten. Even the rear bumper is not following the 90's Ford's way and it's not seriously cracked.

[@Bombastic_Spastic]

Matt - The king of the premature celebration. Also, on an ironic note about the fuel pump situation, Matt said "What on EARTH is wrong".... Might be onto something there without even realising it. Pump gets 12v, and works when tested directly to battery + and - but not necessarily earthing well enough on the cars loom for the pump to run.

[@1SeanPG]

10/10 for persistence Matt, looking forward to the next video on this.

[@eltontothemax]

Thanks for the shout out dude!

[@furiousdriving]

You’re welcome! Great to see you and thanks for the Malt! (Check out his amazing music skills on his channel!)

[@mussey1]

I bought a 1999 reg (manufactured May 1998) 1.8 LX Mondeo with 34k on the clock in 2003 for £2400. They were seriously cheap then. Kept it for over 5 years and was probably the most reliable car I have ever had.

[@kevinnye5132]

I felt your relief and joy for all of the 25 seconds Matt that it ran 😁 but gosh it sounds good on your short driveway trip, well done on getting it this far 👍🏻.

[@mrwippy3112]

I had a 52 plate mondeo ghia x brand new company car. 2 litre diesel. Sliver with all black leather interior. It had real top spec. Heated electric adjusted seats,self levellelin xenon headlights, Brilliant sound system etc. Did 80,000 miles in the first year. Was the best car i,ve ever driven. Ran like a dream. Used to tow a caravan with it as well. Never let me down.

[@druidswillow1052]

Hi Hugely enjoying your Mondeo resurrection they're bloody indestructible! Blew one up late night in centre of Bath with 2 elderly passengers, Obviously a massive coolant failure and the grinding, tractor like noises were I thought a death knell, Sent one passenger off to get some water who went into nearest restaurant and came back with 2 bottles of overpriced Pelligrino! Anyway managed to limp to all night garage to get some Radweld had to bunnyhop all the way along the M4 stopping at every services to top up/cool down, Took 4 and a half hours to get back to Godalming, Surrey where next day brought some K seal and she was as good as gold for another year before scrapping it for other reasons, Great cars Cheers

[@justas525]

Keep going Mat. Huge thanks for bringing that series to us 😁😁👌

[@Leon-uj7pc]

It is good that it is working now. As for why it did not do so previously, I think it is to fair to channel a bit of Hubnut and say "Because Ford". I and my family have owned lots of Fords over the years (Tauruses, Sables, T-Bird, Cougar, Focuses, Escorts, Fiesta and Escape (called Kuga in the UK) and there seems to be things that Fords do that leave you scratching your head (one minute something don't work and the next it does). On my Mercury Sable, the passenger side front power window. That same day, i opened that door to get things out and the inside of the door got soaked by the rain. Well the window now worked and kept working for the next 10 years until I got rid of the car. As for your remark about how small the Mondeo was compared to the benz, that pretty much is the reason the US market version of the Mondeo (Ford Contour/ Mercury Mystique) failed as Ford was selling it as a midsize and it was nowhere near that size

[@bobgorman9481]

Always be cautious when using a D V M to measure voltages in vehicles , they are way to sensitive ,and will say 12v even if there is a huge resistance in the wiring ( bad earth or connector). Best to use a test lamp. The motor in the pump will need several amps to run , and just an ohm or so resistance will kill it.

[@limpet7r63]

Loved this series. I had a mk2 Mondeo and took it to 160,000 miles with next to no issues. My dad had an early mk1 2.0 that did 195k. They’re great cars. The pump feed issue is weird. It could just be corrosion on the plug terminals that breaking and remaking the connection a few times cleaned off. Might be worth splitting the connector again and spraying a bit of WD40 or similar on the pins. Problem with faults like this that seem to fix themselves before you can nail them down is that you have no way of knowing if they’re going to randomly reoccur.

[@GentilsGarage]

Nice one Matt. Really enjoying this Mondeo series. It has been very popular as many of us can relate to the Mondeo as it was such a common sight back in the day and Ford no longer makes them, so I think that nostalgia is a huge factor here as well as your perseverance with this car, just like the Quentin project.

[@nicholasdavis657]

This series is great! So glad the car is running now. It really deserves to live again.

[@maxidyne]

So nice see it running! Probably a relay problem. Encounter that a few times myself. Love this series, keep it up Matt.

[@c23mac82]

I’d never class myself as a ford fan but this mondeo is lovely, these are the 1st videos of yours I’ve watched and they are throughly enjoyable

[@dodgejamesuk]

just to say thank you so much for giving this car so much love, theses relay need so much love, brillant work bud.

[@BReal-10EC]

Oh wow. A Ford Contour (in US Market). I haven't seen one of those here in a decade. Ours got the 2.0 Duratec and a 2.5 V6. The SVT performance version was a real treat as the chassis was quite good. The Contour and Escort here were both replaced by the Focus.

[@craigemblem3562]

Love it love it love it. It just seems more honest and real, sometimes these types of videos can seem unrealistic.. this is just so NORMAL and fun. Keep up the good work 👍🏼

[@MrCheesywaffles]

This is a great series, such variety of highs and lows and an ongoing man vs. nature battle. This car is such a gem, under all that grime it's a real find. This is no parts car or scrap special. This could go to the moon and back if the engine is as healthy as it sounds.

[@NiddNetworks]

I'd have a 50p bet on the plug on the harness - it's the one thing you've not counted. Everything works separately, but when you connect the two, it doesn't. The old pump had siezed meaning low resistance, meaning lots of heat... that could've been enough to make one of the pins for the pump not pass power. Hopefully REALLY simple to resolve. WELL colour me wrong!! Hadn't watched till the end. I did love my old Mondeo, glad you're giving this one a new chance of life. Makes me happy when I'm wrong in this case :) Let me know where to send the 50p bet!! :)

[@azza655]

I'm loving this series of videos. The nostalgia is real! My first car was a 98 MK11 Mondeo LX 2.0L petrol. It had power mirrors but all manual windows. Otherwise, the same seat patterns and trim as your example. In Australia, where I live, these were not loved cars. One was a big part of my life for 10 years and was my car for 6 years. Thank you for the content.

[@mikes747]

Strange how it fixed itself the same way that the merc did! That's a magic corner of the driveway!

[@stephenoverstreet9898]

Mat you’re an awesome person. Maybe one of my favorite persons. Your emotions are infectious. Wish I was you’re neighbor; we would be working on cars constantly.

[@paulshaw2013]

I've really been getting into the old unexceptional cars of late, it's great to see so much effort being put into saving them rather than just the more desirable models. Off to the Festival of the Unexceptional in July at Grimsthorpe Castle so looking forward to seeing some decent examples.

[@pauljohnson4871]

I’ve had several of these as a daily driver & loved them. still wouldn’t swap my rover 75 for a mondeo.

[@ryanstafford7776]

Really enjoy this. So funny seeing someone so happy to see an old Mondeo working! I've just subscribed.. great content. Greetings from Ireland

[@Daz_Stap]

I would love to be your next door neighbour, they get the full, unedited versions of your videos! This is a great set of videos, looking forward to the next one.

[@jezb9762]

Anyone who has worked on or restored a car can feel the frustration you are going through and the joy when you get it right……..in the end.

[@schon74]

I had a mk2 1.8 R reg about 10 yrs ago ,loved that but rust got it .seeing this one makes me want another but sadly few and far between these days , glad this has been saved ,good work 👌

[@TheMarkBell]

Nice one getting it running mate. I reckon taking us on journey down the road is in order when it’s 100% restored. 👍🏻

[@briansteffmagnussen9078]

Once i had the opportunity to get this model with the V6 engine, I worked for free at an used car garage with the possibility to use the garage and take the trade ins for free to get them fixed with mot. Sadly i was scared by the engine size and the fuel cost and ended up with the first gen Twingo that is an really well driven charming little gem. But i would take the Mondeo V6 today that sadly ended up as the kids plaything on the neighboring field. What i like about this particular model is the batmobile look. Most Fords are just so well designed, or was. Todays cars are just blops with aggressive sculpted headlights to make up for an boring technic under the hood that drive you and not the other way around.

[@johang7498]

Many people apparently with fond memories of 1990s mondeos, so in that respect it may not be such a surprise why these videos are so well liked. I too got hooked on this mondeo-series tbh, it feels like it came at the right moment if that makes sense 😀. Really surprising what a good car it apparently still is, I wouldn't have thought that for a second at the start of the first video. I'm already looking forward to part 4!

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

You need to make a test light out of a headlight bulb (the old non halogen ones are best) . That way you can load the circuit with 5 Amps or so. The problem with a digital meter is its only loads the circuit by 10 M Ohms, therefore it can measure voltages through damp broken connections giving false results.

[@peterriggall8409]

TOP JOB Matt. That was weird. Now you have a contact from the previous owner. Incredible. Every one is loving this. Not a 7 day flip……but you getting views and subs. so it all good. 👍

[@chrisbradley1192]

Yes, I'm liking the Mondeo series. There might still be an issue with the fuel pump; could be a dodgy relay or a loose earth wire.

[@alfierees-glinos9491]

Thanks Matt for this Mondeo series. It really has gripped me in a way that another person would be gripped by a good weekly televised drama! I remember these cars being everywhere when I was young. Now, I barely see any.

[@James-cartwright]

A few months back I purchased a 2001 mk2 Mondeo LX as a project, it’s currently off the road until I weld a new sill to it 😂 but hoping to have it all sorted by the new year, it’s honestly great to see another Mondeo being saved from the scrap! 👍

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Don't worry we did all the swearing for you Lol. Really enjoying this series Matt. 👍

[@jamieeedden777]

Haven't seen a honest decent MK2 Mondeo in years if I could find one as clean as this I wouldn't mind one

[@AliMackMechanical]

Nice black coffee cures everything even -2 degs c lol. Brilliant work Matt can't believe how clean it has come up your really selling me this cleaning products. 😀👍

[@ScrotusXL]

Loving your self control with “bother” being the swear of the day 😂❤

[@v4jc1]

I had one of these Mondeo's and it was bullet proof, never ever let me down. Love the Mondeo and now own a Mk5.

[@DarkSphinxx]

20:36 This part was so funny perfect timing and the way you looked back was hilarious - what a great series so far.

[@declanmceleney2263]

There may be a partially broken wire coming to the fuel pump connector, this will give you 12 volts on your multimeter but no amps to actually run the pump,

[@usuallyfixingtinkering]

Ford zetec engines are the best, nothing compares in an everyday car that most have either driven or know someone who has had one. As a focus mk1 owner I am so frustrated by the ease of access to the fuel pump on a mk2 mondeo... there's no access in a mk1 and a tank drop job!!! Lovely to see a very much appreciated ford these days after many years of being in bangernomics terrartory. The views your getting is no surprise, anything ford in the 90s is popular at the moment.

[@1973shaner]

I suspect the electrical fault is further upstream of the connector. if you measure the voltage at the connector whilst connected to the car and switched on I expect you will find there is not 12volts at the connector when the Motor is connected. This would imply high resistance in the circuit, possibly the connector itself (Loose Pins or corroded) or the fault is further along the circuit ! - Relay contacts eroded or other connection fault causing the high resistance. This would be confusing to diagnose as there could be a voltage detected with a meter ! but when the Motor tries to run there will not be enough current to drive it. Either way at least you have proved the pump works when directly powered. awesome video's and looking forward to the next.

[@vincef836]

This was my exact thoughts too, although the multi meter shows 12v under load there maybe a bad joint etc allowing the amps to drop hence not enough to run the pump.

[@ScrotusXL]

Arrggh I have watched all 3 episodes and just shouted at my phone about the fuel pump!. Haven’t finished watching episode 3 yet. This is way better than Amazon prime or Netflix any day 😅

[@steveadams8799]

Great news. I’m loving this series.

[@simonkeay738]

Once had an old Primera that failed to proceed right in the middle of a house move , used the same method as you, with a spare battery connected direct to the pump managed a 250 mile trip with the pump happily buzzing away. I later found a stuck relay , swapped it with the identical HRW relay and it worked fine for another year😄 thanks for great budget content ..

[@sarahmerritt7607]

Awesome 👍 the first victory run, then she cuts out!, completely genuine & funny, well done m8 this is brilliant.

[@kins749]

The happiest Mondeo Man I have ever seen 😁

[@aslandama]

That was a real head scratcher. I've had to replace three in tank pumps recently that new one should have worked straight away. Engine does sound great.

[@kevingreen8581]

Great video. My Dad owned a 1.8LX mark 2 Mondeo in the mid 90,s and I drove it for a few days on loan while my Renault Savanna had a new gearbox fitted in Croydon. My Dad owned his mondeo from new and loved the comfort and reliability. Love the video. Good blue colour. Should sell easy.

[@EstebanNeira]

Haven't got to part 6 yet where the car is already running but at this point I would've checked the Fuse after replacing the pump, Last video the relay was working fine, sometimes a fuse could be preventing power going to the fuel pump! great channel thanks for your content :)

[@commodore665]

good to see it running , sometimes if a car has been sat for a number of years , it will take a few minutes for fuel to pump through the system .

[@beyre219]

Morning Rework / bend the pins in the wiring connector ( only the pins that supply the actual pump ) if that doesn’t work use a test light ( 12 v ) over the power and earth of the supply to the pump if the lights the bulb to the correct brightness the wiring to the pump is ok if the light is dull there’s a problem with the car side electrics 👍 Hope this helps 👍

[@mikeburnitt403]

Make up a high current test light consisting of a headlight bulb holder (and 55W bulb) with a couple of decent length wires, then connect them into the fuel pump plug on the car, turn the ignition on to see if the test light lights, if yes then you know everything is correct on the car, if it lights dimly then there is a high resistance in the circuit which will probably be the relay or fuse, just because it reads 12V doesnt mean there is enough Amps to power the motor. Edit- It was probably a bad connection at the pump and you removing and attaching it has probably cleaned it enough to make a better connection, probably worth hitting it with some electrical contact cleaner to improve things even more, but excellent to see it running correctly.

[@pauljohnson4871]

Brilliant part 3 Matt. Another vehicle on the channel. Service & MOT love to see this on the road

[@EVguru]

Digital meters have such a high input impeadance that they'll read voltage, even when the circuit isn't good. Use a tail light bulb instead. You may have had a dirty contact on the fuel pump relay.

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

I actually cheered when it sprung into life. Mondeos are good cars!

[@ashleybryant1561]

Check resistance between plug block and wires to pump, i had 51 plate focus with similar issue and was the connector block on sender unit, I bypassed that and worked fine

[@bigbhp6808]

Always loved the shape of the mk2 mondeo great project mate