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ven2112
 Post subject: x type?
PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 5:50 pm 
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anyone running one of these? i just bought one,2.0 D SE, look ok , all the extras ( i know its just a mondeo with nice clothes ;-)) just wondered if anyone has /had one, asked my mec about parts etc & a dmf for one of these is cheaper than the one i had done on my vectra :shock:
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sasha
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:42 pm 
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When you do need parts check the Mondeo prices, they're often cheaper for the identical part.
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ven2112
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:09 pm 
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sasha wrote:
When you do need parts check the Mondeo prices, they're often cheaper for the identical part.

like i posted dmf clutch for a jag is cheaper than a vectra , love the car like , collect it next weekend , hope the boot size is ok , only ever had hatchbacks
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:15 pm 
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Jags never had much footwell space, hence most were auto's (just 2 pedal, stop/go), personally I wouldnt rung a Jag as a normal PH/hack, just not enough space in them

have heard them called John Deere Jaguars, very unkind I thought

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Nidge2
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:01 am 
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They also sound like a Mondeo with the injector rattle.
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Nidge2 wrote:
They also sound like a Mondeo with the injector rattle.


and then the DMF death rattle

or the aux belt tensioner Salsa beat

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to check the aux belt tensioner listen while you switch the aircon on, assuming the AC woks

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
They also sound like a Mondeo with the injector rattle.


and then the DMF death rattle

or the aux belt tensioner Salsa beat

the dmf is cheaper on this to replace than my current vectra :lol:
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wannabeeahack
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ven2112 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
They also sound like a Mondeo with the injector rattle.


and then the DMF death rattle

or the aux belt tensioner Salsa beat

the dmf is cheaper on this to replace than my current vectra :lol:


My superb hasnt got a DMF.....so there

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I had a Vauxhall front wheel drive car that didnt need the engine/box out or split to change the clutch, took about 2 hours going gentle and about £50 in bits

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sasha
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ven2112 wrote:
the dmf is cheaper on this to replace than my current vectra :lol:
The flywheel and clutch are both cheaper on the X-Type than the Mondeo :shock: :shock:
Probably make up for it in the labour costs though :wink:
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wannabeeahack
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sasha wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
the dmf is cheaper on this to replace than my current vectra :lol:
The flywheel and clutch are both cheaper on the X-Type than the Mondeo :shock: :shock:
Probably make up for it in the labour costs though :wink:


someones pulling yer pisher.....same engine and box, same parts

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There's an X-type sport working the PH circuit up here in Edinburgh. Nice motor.
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Nidge2
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wannabeeahack wrote:
I had a Vauxhall front wheel drive car that didnt need the engine/box out or split to change the clutch, took about 2 hours going gentle and about £50 in bits



I had a Cavalier like that, just take the passenger side wheel off and "BOOM" there was the clutch housing.
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Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
I had a Vauxhall front wheel drive car that didnt need the engine/box out or split to change the clutch, took about 2 hours going gentle and about £50 in bits



I had a Cavalier like that, just take the passenger side wheel off and "BOOM" there was the clutch housing.


you only needed a set of good compressing clamps for the clutch and bendy fingers, what a shame its not a feature on cars now, along with solid flywheels

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