Mondeo ST POV Drive + Build Plans

[@theboiwhohasnoname]

Hi mate, currently got a written off Mondeo st tdci with recaro seats in it. Give us a bell if you want them. Would have to swap with your current ones though.

[@mattstringer4229]

If he doesn't take them let me know an area and a price I have the same seats in the video and dying for recaros

[@theboiwhohasnoname]

Hasn't taken me up on the offer. I'm in Peterborough area mate. And whatever you think is sensible. Would need seats swapping over though.

[@mentaldan666]

Great video as ever, James! My suggestions on things to do- first of all, glad you're painting the wheels silver! they will look so much better. As for calipers, i'd go silver. But if you're chasing a bit more power at some stage, Focus ST brakes are a great upgrade. As for suspension, Eibach lowering springs are widely considered the best upgrade for the ST. Definitely get a decent air filter too, and intercooler wise maybe look at an Airtec one. One thing I would say is consider testing your injectors, they are a known failure on those engines. As is the EGR. maybe check that too, or even consider doing a delete on it. Interior wise, definitely change the bulbs for led's, but maybe keep the centre one at the front standard. Only reason I say that is the led's are so bright, one night when it's pitch black and you turn it on, it'll blind you! Sometimes you only need a gentle light. Lol.

[@cjmillsnun]

He doesn't have to worry about the EGR. It's already been blanked.

[@michaelpdrock1]

I'm sure in a previous video, he said the brakes were off an ST

[@chrisswann2868]

James I,d recommend, especially if you're in this car for the long term, to get the windscreen removed. This is because sometimes when a car has had one fitted in the past, the paintwork can get damaged when removing the old sealer. And if you do have the B.H.P checked, do change the oil and filter first, and check the gearbox oil level.

[@nellysummer49]

James, make sure you get recaros from same year or newer than yours, if you get early ones the wiring is different and can cause issues. As for Mods, polybushing the wishbones, arbs and subframes works wonders. Springs, go for eibach or coilovers if you can stretch to it. K&n panel air filter, Airtec intercooler & hybrid will see you around 200bhp with a decent map. Hard to get much more with the old transit engine and ancient ecu Keep up the great work 👍

[@Fifthgear08]

14:24 that turbo spool on start up 😍😍

[@marcusFZ6]

15° is positively Baltic, come down under for some summer sun and a nice 37°C, then you can wear shorts and a Tee. I just sold my MB TDCi at the beginning of the year after 8years and 100,000miles. It was a magic car to drive and i loved everything about it until the end when it started playing funny buggers and started cutting out and not playing nicely. Keep up the crackin' vids.

[@dangerousdeo5113]

The car is amazing. I will honestly admit anytime he uploads a video and I get a notification about it I make a coffee and watch his video's. The one thing I got to say is content is brill. Especially this video been waiting for one of these POV's of it in ages. Lovely driving and I like the pigeon coo-ing sound when changing gears haha. Is that because of the cobra exhaust?

[@CarlMCL]

I'm going to like the Mondeo much more when those wheels are silver. They look awful in black.

[@itsanarse]

black wheels on a car ruin them

[@TheLyonCrest]

Incorrect

[@peteledwidge3631]

Nice upload James, as usual. Your plans sound good! You have a similar view on styling to the way I like my motors, OEM+, as in, it 'could' have rolled out of the factory looking like that, but not quite. Subtle and cool. Keep up the good work. 😎

[@ChazzCoombes]

That stearing knock is due to the rack James, i had it on mine and replaced the rack and it was gone. Nice vid love the shades i think i need a savage garage car sticker for my car now.

[@bunabuna9287]

Seen a vid on here somewhere to. That shows you how to regrease the bottom shaft inside the car under the steering wheel. Sometimes that can cure it to. I'll try and find the video.

[@bunabuna9287]

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[@bensdrivewaygarage9014]

Already mentioned that on the last vid 🙄 I'm sure it's hard to read 1 comment through the rest. Liking the wheels with them seat belts now!

[@ChazzCoombes]

@Kris Nicholson i had this like a notch from centre when steering left or right replaced the rack and problem gone.

[@bensdrivewaygarage9014]

@Kris Nicholson I wouldnt trust Ford as far as I could throw them especially Derby branch. I've recently repaired a fiesta from Ford, they had said immobiliser fault and pcm had internal failure, they had "checked" the wiring to the pcm and was okay so they quoted a minimum of £1800 to repair. Took me an hour to find 1 single broken wire in the main plug to the pcm and all was fixed.

[@snoopydogg1]

Still reckon that notchyness in the steering is your top mounts for the shocks as it stopped when you jacked it up which is exactly what fixed mine on my ST....

[@stephenbates8370]

To stop the boost gauge buzzing stick a piece of cigarette filter tip in the pipe at the gauge end just tight enough so it stays put

[@davidh328]

Watching James' videos has made me want to get a Mondeo ST 😏

[@twinsparkalfaromeo6877]

Dave 220?

[@kingarthur83rd]

me too, i found myself perusing auto trader and ebay for the ST TDCi. i only want it for the turbo/blowoff noise. however I'm poor people so my rare 2.0 focus titanium will have to do 😉

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Fair few on Facebook and 'Fleabay'....

[@TrevM0nkey]

i was trying to decide what car to get for commuting.. and he got this, couple of weeks later I ended up with a performance blue one

[@jaket9198]

220 if you got a good few years no claims and a chunky wallet for fuel st tdci remapped to 200 no claims and a thin wallet now im winning 😂😂🖕

[@DrummerBoii1411]

A mod thats not a mod but is a mod. Sound deaden some panels. Doesn’t need to be expensive. I could hear a few rattles in that old thing. I add sound deadening to the cars I’ve owned it just makes a huge difference in my opinion. Quieter interior. Better for hearing the exhaust.

[@Jazzyjay-eu6ow]

Would be very interested in a video to fix the steering issue as I have the same problem on my car. After some research I am pretty confident it’s a faulty steering rack, I believe the seals go. This is confirmed by the colour of the PAS fluid turning into a dark grey colour. I haven’t tried flushing the system but could be a possible first step that could help for now. Have you looked anymore into the problem?

[@Pr0vost]

Rust repair and wheel spray vids would be good. Channel is going well :)

[@ChazzCoombes]

Ive just done mine lol should check it out. James mentioned it in the auto folding mirror mod

[@christopherland4240]

Looking forward to seeing the wheels being done, I need to do mine as well at some point as the lacquer is peeling off and a touch of kerb rash. Definitely do the interior light conversion, but beware as the rear map reading lights do need to be modified. I also changed my number plate lights and puddle lights to LED. A video on rear bumper removal ( to tackle the rust problem )will make interesting viewing. Mine suffers from the saggy corner syndrome so any pointers on how to solve this issue would help.Great video as always, can`t wait for the next installment.

[@nikkilewis5546]

Have bought a st tdci myself and I am on a similar journey.Perhaps when you book this dyno day you could have a few st's come up and share the cost.

[@mark4d148]

For the rust spots on Mondeo, get a man in. If it's good enough for Ed China it's good enough for you. Ed had a SLK on Wheeler Dealers with similar rust problems and got someone in to sort 'em out, at a good price too. Keep the vids coming.

[@Evaldas65]

Please make sure to make a video about tackling the rust. My car has some rust spots too, I'd love to see the methods and tips on fixing that.

[@jasonwilliams4212]

Hi James! I think calipers silver! Would look nice! Also the tyre on the offside rear looks rather on the flat side! Also if the car done 150k would recommend doing the timing chain at some point! I know there is no interval but I have know them to snap! Enjoy the vids! Jay!

[@nov3019892008]

I agree about the chain. If thats done he will easily get another 150k out of the engine, if he keeps the car that long

[@marketmalc]

Glad you are chuffed with your Mondeo. My experience with Mondeo is not good. Had a Mondeo Estate TD. It blew 3 turbos while we had so it had to go, at a loss!!

[@bensdrivewaygarage9014]

A good start would be to get some air in those tyres lol. How about some bonnet vents? Vents in the sides of the bumper to cool the brakes? It really depends how far you want to go. You could black the roof lining. Projector headlights maybe? They done some really nice led rear lights on ebay. Reversing camera linked up to the new head unit you'll be fitting?

[@matst3954]

U can connect ure phone to the gopro via the gopro app...in that u can delete videos etc from the memory card

[@keithknight1107]

Hi James don't take this the wrong way but have you thought of getting the paint work done professionally i.e. scratches and stone chips or around the front and obviously the rushed I just think it would make the car really nice thanks Keith

[@rustynutrestoration2170]

Hi mate I got the original satnav unit with the multi changer in the boot it's out of the st220 if your interested

[@mattstringer4229]

How much

[@rustynutrestoration2170]

£120 mate

[@d5n589]

The way the Mondeo handles/ride comfort could be that it’s got cheap lowering springs. Think Eibach do 20mm or 25mm springs.

[@pullenjo]

Love this video! Well done keep making brilliant content!!

[@CarlDavid1290]

Evening James, your plans sound great for this car and i look forward to seeing them unfold. As for the side skirt extensions, a company near me in Yorkshire called Maxton Design do them for the ST220, just thought id let you know

[@qaza007qaza]

Love all your plans think the rims should stay black just looks mean. How about once you get a date for the dyno you put it on here to arrange a meet. If you could find the full red leather interior that would look nice👌

[@howaitotaiga89]

Sway bars droplinks best bang for buck upgrade. Did my rears and front drop links on my scooby best 320 i spent. Reduces body roll when cornering is ten times better but trade off for pooly set up for all 3 types is it could make you slide so would suggest doing it with the coil overs. Sports cat for the car so better air flow but not rolling coal. Caliper rebuild or a brembo varity off a focus rs if your going added power or at least gripper pads and rotas. That all i can think off to make the car support your engine mods to get the added power down for the sleeper mondeo. Oh tyres deffo best bang for buck upgrade.

[@Flexaret]

I'm liking your ideas, you asked about colours for the calipers, personally I wouldn't go for Red, Gold makes it look like pretend Brembo's, Silver sounds better but might be too much like the wheels, Black is too stock/plain. What about maybe a Titanium Grey? contrast with the wheels, works with the Blue body colour, just a thought. :-)

[@benm9386]

Would look nice with a spoiler on the back 👌🏻 plus you need to add the st badge to the front grill, I think I can see a tdci badge on the bottom right hand corner put that on the back boot 👍🏻

[@supergooser792]

Blue calipers all day long mate. I managed to get heat resistant pant close to petformance blue for mine on ebay. Keep up the good work.

[@kristianwebster96]

I picked up my ST220 the other day I love it. In in the Norwich area do you ever meet people?

[@RetroBoy94]

Callipers would look amazing yellow. Also, check the under sills for rust as that’s common in fords.

[@Lukeashley2323]

As i say bud i had one in performance blue and loved it. Some nice little subtle mods for appearance was a i fitted a ST grill badge and the Rally Flapz which looked a treat in gloss black.

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

Silver wheels and calipers et my vote. Love the ink blue colour maybe get resprayed front bumper and rust removed. Id also like suspension to return to standard but hey ho its your car mate, keep up the good work I love watching your vids and love the Mondeo.

[@savvasalexandridis7792]

For some reason i always install coilovers on my cars. Had an 6k1 seat ibiza did coilovers in it (TA technik) it was horrible because they where cheap. Now i have a 6L ibiza and installed bc racing coilovers, couldnt be more satsified the ride is great without sacrificing comfort and it grips like hell, even did on my dads focus mk1 coilovers (yellowspeed) also supersatfied. So yeah i would suggest coilovers

[@mkm7962]

Calipers black gloss and wheels sporty silver or storm grey. I got this combination on mine and it looks well. Regardless of what you do, I'll still watch it and thumbs up it 😜. And for the viewer's.... Its not a turbo blow of sound. On a diesel? Nope, they don't have a throttle flap like a petrol turbo. Its coming from exhaust side hence the 'Choo' sound. 'Blow off' sounds are a compressed air release or high pitched whistle sound. Look up bov' sounds on yt.

[@alexmaull840]

Not sure if the tdci share the same struts but the st225 front brake upgrade is a fairly popular one for the st220 as the standard brakes arnt to great.... that way came keep on the road refurb new calipers and fit when it suits.... great vids mate 👍

[@thehenchman1112]

might just be me but your offside rear tyre looks a bit down on air, but good video as always mate and your really blowing up now 47k!! but well deserved for the amount of effort you put into the channel

[@shaneknight8236]

Hi, If your going for a bigger intercooler go for an airtec one there around £280 ish have got one for one of my 2.0 tdci's and there literally 3 times bigger than standard so make a big difference, have also put recaro's in mine and they are very comfy and supportive would defiantly recommend if you can get a hold of some, also as far as lowering springs go maybe look at a set of eibach as they used to be a optional extra when the st came out might prove to be more of a comfy ride although not sure on that keep up with the great videos :)

[@bernardjohnston819]

Mine is very bumpy on B roads and it’s standard so I imagine lowered will be a lot worse ,put it back to standard

[@davidbates247]

I'd like to stick my MK2 1.8 tdci focus on a rolling road let's us know when and where may be do a group tdci rolling road session ????

[@adamhargrave6407]

Great content man loving the mondeo stuff

[@FF04ORD]

I used to have a Mk3 mondeo zetec s.. I do miss that turbo spool sound. Better than the bawwwwap the st makes :-)

[@paddytotherescue7364]

Really think you need to change the side repeaters back to some clear ones as the smoked ones look a bit odd now you've changed the headlights.

[@TrevM0nkey]

you should do the stereo next.. there doesn't seem to be a straight Android swap out there, unless I'm only finding old forum posts when I look for them

[@nicholassmith8868]

Silver wheels buddy! If you're ever down in Somerset, come say hi!

[@cfcrobcfc698]

Can you not upgrade the injectors turbo intercooler and remap it

[@notmanynamesleft]

That would cost about the same as the value of the car and you’d never get it back,better to just buy one already modded

[@stevenaldridge120]

Great video as you said going for silver wheels orange calipers would look great

[@MrAdamKhawaja]

Full tutorial videos when painting wheels and calipers! Will happily watch 20 mins+ of those!

[@BobWilliscorgi]

Put the suspension back to normal stock , You are missing out on the excellent driving experience this car offers with the normal suspension.😉

[@harrysearle-ln6se]

I think if the wheels are gonna go silver a brighter blue wouldn't be a bad choice for the calipers

[@stavoTV3]

Yes lad love these vids lately

[@bourbonthebiscuit]

You're tyres need some air looks flat to me. Loving what you have done to it so far looks loads better wheels need to be silver will look even better as for caliper colour gold lol, keep up the good work and can't wait to see it finished in all its glory 👍🏻👍🏻

[@paulmc9314]

would be good too see you get the dent at your fuel filler side siorted PDR??

[@lewisgadsdon4106]

Great video keep keep the uploads coming I've got a mondeo st tdci I also used to have the st220 which if I'm honest I thought was better then the St tdci.

[@notmanynamesleft]

Lewis Gadsdon st220’s are thirsty and not even that quick,heavy old buses that like to do the head gaskets as they age.

[@coops206]

Wish my Mondy drove as well as yours, James. You've done well there.

[@michaelharker8727]

I’ve got the full black leather recaro interior in my mondeo st tdci there so comfortable. Does your washer headlight jets work they look so smart when they do you have never meantioned them that’s all 👍

[@Zadster]

It is never going to be nippy, diesels "do" grunty, but with a heavy engine and lazy revving flywheel, it is the nature of the diesel beast. Not keen on the overrun whistle, but its your car so your choice! I'll stick to the sound of my V6. You really wouldn't want my fuel bill though! Lowering it 40mm is what killed the ride, especially on low profile tyres and a heavy diesel engine. 25mm is about the max for that car, and even then I'd think twice. Ford's chassis engineers really knew what they were doing with the suspension set-up. Take it back up 20mm or so and maybe fit a thicker anti-roll bar. Which brings me to the splitter. I've lost count of the the number of trashed splitters I have seen. Lowered suspension, pot-holes in the road, plus traffic calming pillows and tables equals lots of glass fibre all over the road. The front of this Mondy is looking good now, positively classy, don't spoil it with 1990s Halfords stuff! Brake calipers - I can't see there being ink blue heatproof paint (but great if there is) so go for silver, to match the wheels.

[@louisjames1062]

Zadster what a load of bs... One of my cars is a mapped 240bhp 2.0tdi golf. It’s nippy, infact very nippy. There’s diesel cars tuned up to a thousand bhp all over KZbin. The whistle as you call it is due to a quality strait through exhaust, and mildly tired seals on the turbo. I’m running coilovers on most of my cars some past 40 and the rides are perfect. Suspension is all about the money, if you buy cheap dog sht springs on factory shocks-expect a poor ride. Loosing Splitters again is in part down to crap soggy worn suspension and poor judgement. I’ve cars with splitters an inch of the floor. Never hit one yet. Most tuned desirable cars run splitters, even from factory. Not 1990s Halfords stock And painting calipers you can use a heat build primmer and then go any colour you like. Done it many times, again with no problems

[@scottchampion3511]

Love that turbo sound 👍😁💨

[@irishton1]

can you look into hydrogen power cell for the ford ...

[@bernardjohnston819]

You need to tint them rear window friend ,had mine done and looks Ace .........£120 up here

[@FF04ORD]

Just noticed at the end your rear tyre looks a bit flat.. Also do the wheels silver .. standard looks better with that colour.Unless you are going to colour code some other bits. Could look abit chav. Just my opinion. Good vids though.

[@azzajones9826]

This Mondeo is a beaST, Own the same spec as your father Ghia X. Just seeing this makes me want an ST. :)

[@alistairwilson5890]

Nice one mate keep doing what you're doing brilliant 😎😎😎👍👍👍👏👏👏👊👊👊

[@rorysalistair6469]

Love it mate!

[@cabluey1110]

Genuine nice guy love the car

[@ArticViking1]

I think you miss the original front head lights with xenon, so you should get a pair of these!

[@milosilic1456]

About the wheels mate, keep the sides of the spokes black and paint the face of the wheels in gun silver. Love your vids👍👍

[@notmanynamesleft]

Milos Ilic can you imagine how fiddly of a job that would be

[@milosilic1456]

It takes time, but with good masking tape it can be done. Ive done it myselfe and it came out nice.

[@dg2908]

Callipers orange or yellow maybe. I guess they'd take lots of cleaning though

[@DriverExtraordinaire-qn6gt]

Standard ish looking but modified is called OEM+ for future reference 👍🏽

[@Widda5]

I found with my GoPro that I can use the app on my phone to delete files, can also delete them on the GoPro itself, just to let you know

[@danielcs8564]

Cat back/de-cat exhaust system sounds on these and maybe a waste gate/blow off valve

[@Spencewatts51]

Great video. Had one of these and a st220. Good cars. With regards to the steering feel. Try changing your. Power steering oil. I did this on mine and I think it cured it. With regards to.mods..how about upgrading the headlights to the HID ones on the mk3.?

[@MyJarrus]

I think after sorting out the rust you should definitely get your car wrapped too many scratches to sort out the bodywork

[@mariomario5368]

That turbo 😍

[@DougMackenzieMTB]

Just for future reference bud, you can delete files off the Gopro from the camera itself. Should be in the settings. 👍

[@cozifpv2069]

I have just lowered my audi s3 by 25mm on h&r springs and they feel just like stock!

[@IJm3]

This would be so cool on one of those 360 cameras

[@janosszamoskozi6481]

Not a modification idea but your starter sounds loose. May need to be refurbished in the future...

[@thebeerinnandrewmckenna2655]

Engine wouldnt be noisy if you put biodiesel in, was you going to contact me about me coming out to help do a video on it

[@CarlsModsClass]

Didn't you have something to fix on the Mondeo as the injector was leaking or has that gone

[@vxmac350]

Company called maxton design Ltd do the side skirt extensions you were talking about.

[@mrc8053]

Guy called Lee Churms on facebook is the guy i used to get any and all ST220 bits i needed from interior to wheels

[@benriches7724]

Wheel spacers would go well when you do your wheels and calipers ! And black sunstrip

[@craigsinclair7897]

Try mk4 mondeo titanium x sport seats half leather alcantara

[@StephenButlerOne]

You're driving that like a petrol. Wej I first went to diesel (a 2004 laguna) for a higher powered petrol. I found you always needed to be in a lower get than I was use to, if you wanted to get going. Got to ring that torque out. How very the joy of a 2l diesel is if you want you can pull away in 4th and never change gear if your feeling lazy. Hit if you want to get a move in, you always have to think a gear lower than you're you too. Pack on the petrol again, first in in 14 years. Oh it is a wee bit more restive, but miss the torque. Even though the 190 2ltsi is hardly underpowered. Can't compete with a 2l d for motorway cruising. 20mpg difference in a long run. But intl about 6mpg around town and a and b roads. Getting 27 mpg atm on average. Up form 32mog in the gtc 55mpg in my 110bhp 1.9d laguna miss them days, and a hug le 75litre tank. Only down side was in about 09 fuel was nudging £1.50l, so filling it wasn't cheap. But a tank lasted a month. Now I'm putting 60quid a week in the Leon ST FR. And going about 360/80 miles on a tank. (45litre). I don't to 20 quid fills and I hate going the garage.

[@metsupercars6974]

Don't go silver on silver, blue calipers and silver wheels 👌 enjoying these vids!👍

[@lukeperry1053]

Do silver calipers it'll look freshh

[@euangalbraith2834]

Loving the mondeo videos👍When’s the Fiesta back on the Channel ?

[@timstinson1]

James, Is the passenger rear tyre soft?

[@aditzu5592]

Hello! You can do a video for cruis control at opel z16xe please?

[@stenhouse8569]

People who don't like the choo just don't get the tdci life

[@michaelpdrock1]

Or even the turbo life! Heretics!!!

[@stenhouse8569]

@Kris Nicholson diesels dont have have blow off values

[@louisjames1062]

Kris Nicholson wrong...

[@samconnor9990]

@Kris Nicholson it's absolutely not compressor surge. It's compressor stall. Surge is hearing the chatter/flutter under acceleration/load/boost. The noise you're hearing is air unable to be vented atmospherically through a bov or recirc valve going back through the blades causing the compressor wheel to stall.

[@samconnor9990]

@Kris Nicholson how are they the same ? Surge is when the air is going inwards while on the throttle (butterfly open) and shouldn't happen. Stall is when you let off the throttle, flowing air hits the throttle butterfly (when it shuts )and it has nowhere to go but backwards and through the turbo again. All turbo cars will chatter/flutter when you let off the throttle if there is no RV, BOV or DV. No turbo vehicle should surge at all unless there is an issue with it.

[@jameshowson8165]

Dude if you need any parts collecting hit me up and I am sure I could help you out, great video as always dude

[@maxinhooo9679]

You should change the antenna James😅

[@arniewheeler4673]

have you got a loose pipe somewhere??

[@timhart4691]

Where have you gone ?