Ford Mondeo OIL Sensors Do They Work??

waynedance

I have a Mondeo Zetec and have had it 6.5 years and driven over 70,000 miles (total now 97k) my car does not use any oil between oil changes which i do every 5000 miles.

there is no warning light for low oil & it does not have tappets, are you sure the noise is not the fuel rail as this makes a similar tapping sound.

As said use 5/30 semi synthetic oil only, the zetec has narrow oil ways using thicker oil will damage engine.

If you never check your oil then you should sell your car (if still running) and get a bus pass, cheaper than new engine every so many thousand miles.

ariba10

If it is too much trouble for you to check the oil level you deserve all you get.

When the oil pressure warning light comes on, damage has been done.

iB1

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

I have owned 3 Ford Sierras, And they ALWAYS had an OIL light that came on to tell you the level was getting low.

No - you have owned 3 Ford Sierras which ALWAYS had an OIL light that came on to tell you the oil pressure was getting low

Also on the Ford Fiesta, That would occasionally come on and pre-warn you, No problems would 'top it up'

Why don't you check your oil level more frequently? Then you wouldn't have to wait for the oil light

I don't believe in the 'Phrase' it's too late once the light has come on, That's standard 'Garage' talk - To get more money for a new engine, That may not be required anyway??

ROFL - what happened to your Mondeo that went bang then? Remind me to never buy a used car from you! :eek:

hewhoisnotintheknow

luckily ive never seen an oil light as i check my car over every couple of days

HOWEVER

surely it would be a better design to warn you before 'any damage is done' otherwise its pretty pointless

goldspanners

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

Everything is checked at least once a week.

It is not knocking, I would put it down to the 'Tappetts', Which is common in the Mondeo.

I was just a bit suspicous about it making the noise.

The OIL level is sufficient.

I am baffled as to how long it can go without an OIL 'Top up'

Hence my initial question = Does the Ford Mondeo have a design fault with the OIL light??

A friend has a newer Mondeo, And he also said that he can't understand why it never needs an OIL 'Top up'??

I have owned 3 Ford Sierras, And they ALWAYS had an OIL light that came on to tell you the level was getting low.

Also on the Ford Fiesta, That would occasionally come on and pre-warn you, No problems would 'top it up'

I don't believe in the 'Phrase' it's too late once the light has come on, That's standard 'Garage' talk - To get more money for a new engine, That may not be required anyway??

the light on your sierras and your fiesta were all oil PRESSURE lights, not oil LEVEL lights. 2 different things.
if you check your oil every week then how did you manage to sieze the last engine in the last mondeo?
leaving the oil until the light comes on is tempting fate.
i dont understand why its so baffling that your car doesnt use any oil. some things just happen, i would be more worried if it was using a lot of oil.

BYALPHAINDIA

if you check your oil every week then how did you manage to sieze the last engine in the last mondeo?

I was unfortunate with the 1st Mondeo, I checked the car every week, And 'Topped up' sufficiently.

It was my 1st Mondeo, After driving the Sierra for many years.

In my view the Sierra had a 'Stronger' Engine, The mondeo's seem a bit more 'Engine Sensitive' eg - You can only put a certain Viscosity in the Engine.

It's a few years ago, Since the Mondeo Engine Seizure, I think the OIL I put in was too thick?? I can't exactly remember the details.

Luckily the Mondeo only cost me 160.00 so I got a year out of it, Before the seizure.

You can't buy a set of tryres for that!!

The Sierra's were good strong workhorses, But on the down side the Cylinder Heads blew once or twice.

They (Garages) do say that the Mondeo is not as easy to work on as it's older stalwart - The Sierra??

anewman

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

They (Garages) do say that the Mondeo is not as easy to work on as it's older stalwart - The Sierra??

In general older cars are easier to work on - and don't think there's any garages that would disagree. The manufacturers would probably say this is because of technological advancements. I'd be a bit cynical and say they sometimes try to make things as difficult as possible in the hope of creating more work for their own dealerships.

You still can't put any old oil in a Sierra and have to check the viscosity before pouring in, so not sure what is different?! The user manual is your friend

anewman

It could be worse... http://www.mustangforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=368307

goldspanners

anewman wrote: »

It could be worse... http://www.mustangforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=368307

at first i thought surelyt that was a joke, but then i thought,wait a minute, its america,of course its true!:eek:

goldspanners

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

In my view the Sierra had a 'Stronger' Engine, The mondeo's seem a bit more 'Engine Sensitive' eg - You can only put a certain Viscosity in the Engine.


They (Garages) do say that the Mondeo is not as easy to work on as it's older stalwart - The Sierra??

i wouldnt say the engine in the sierra was stronger, i would say it was less refined. easier to work on yes,like every car was back then. but as anewman said its all about preserving work for manufacturers dealerships.
your sierra would have had a specific oil to use aswell.