ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

Hi guys this is the data from my recent mot failure only thing to fail and no one can say why quick history car has done 155k but very clean no visable oil leaks however adding 1 lt a month or every 1000 miles blows some smoke blueish when revved hard fuel consumption is 35 mpg average engine sounds fine no rattles etc ok

Engine oil temp: 60.00 coolant pipes hot

fast idle test

engine speed 2500-3000 rpm

co: <0.20 % vol 6.58 fail

hc: <200ppm 1094 fail

^ 0.970-1.030 0.791 fail

second idle test:

co: <020 % vol 9.20 fail

hc: < 200 ppm 1313 fail

^ 0.970-1.030 0.721 fail

natural idle test:

engine speed 450-1500 rpm

co : < 30 % vol 1.83 fail

so as you can see guys fails everywhere please help advise some thing do i scrap car or fix wouldnt be to bad if some one could say what the problem is so i can price and fix but to have no idea where to even start arhhhhhh


ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

sorry forgot to mention when car is cold it starts but stalls out real quick at every junction till ive done a mile or 2 and some times it will hold its revs when im sat at a junction failing to drop in revs

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - RobJP

When was the car last FULLY serviced - i.e. not just a 'mini' or 'standard' service, but new air filter, spark plugs, along with the correct oil and oil filter ?

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

ive no idea if im honest ive had it 8 months the guy i bought it from didnt strike me as the most reliable and there is no paperwork with the car

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - Oli rag

A service might be a good place to start.

Blue smoke and the mileage you've done may suggest that the valve stem oil seals are past their best, they can be replaced fairly cheaply if the car is worth saving.

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

right that is good news when you say fairly cheap to me thats about 70 quid am i in the right area alsois it a job i could do or does it require specialist eqiupment etc

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - RobJP

First job then is a service - a proper one.

Sump plug out, oil filter off, drain oil completely. New (high quality !) oil filter, new sump plug crimp washer when the plug goes back in, The correct grade of oil. New (good quality) spark plugs. New (high quality) air filter.

Do you REALLY know how to do your own vehicle maintenance, or not ? Remember, if the answer is 'I'm not sure', then the answer is probably 'No'. In which case those jobs would need to be done by a garage. Which will probably charge you anything up to £250 for that work. If you're lucky, you might know someone who is actually competent in home maintenance, who might do it for you for beer money. (though remember that a person good at maintenance isn't working under the bonnet every weekend).

Can't afford to keep a car well-maintained ? I got news for you. Lack of maintenance is more expensive then proper maintenance.

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - elekie&a/c doctor

How old is this car?It could be over 20 years.Is it an auto gearbox?

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

The car is manual on a 56 plate so only 10 yrs old

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

That I can defo do oil and filter change thanks will get on it asap and thanks I'm also changing plugs and Tmap sensor so fingers crossed

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - Falkirk Bairn

Would some fuel additive or half a tank of BP Ultimate/Shell V-power + Italian tune up after the oil/filters/plugs etc not help?

This helped a neighbour get through his MoT problem - mind you that was a few years back - he has a motability car these days where it costs him zippo.

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

im may well help the problem i have is the car has now failed mot so i cant drive it on the road not great when i need to thrash it lol but im going to

1. engine oil flush

2. new oil and oil filter

3.new spark plugs

3. new air filter (will remove for mot altogether)

4. fuel additive to clean

5. new TMAP sensor

6. if all that fails buy another car lol

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - Wackyracer

Can you get someone with a diagnostic scanner to read what fuel trims you have?

Before you spend out servicing the car, a good visual inspection under the bonnet is a good way to go. A split vacuum hose can cause an incorrect fuel/air mixture.

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

fuel trims ????

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - Wackyracer

Fuel trim is how the cars PCM makes adjustments to fueling to keep the ultimate fuel to air ratio.

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - Peter D

Regards Peter

Edited by Peter D on 15/03/2016 at 14:03

ford mondeo 1.8 Ls petrol - emission failure and car over revving - sye

cheers guys right update

engine flush done

new oil and filter done

new tmap sensors done

new air filter done

cat clean in and run through done

new spark plugs done

new ht leads and coil pack done

result car now has a MOT oh booked 30 miles away so could thrash engine on route lol

next course of action sell car and buy a van

thanks to all that gave some input