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do you guys suffer with hg problems like uk spec mondeo do
either front or rear bank leaking
and the ticking noise too
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no body then just seems to be common problem and is very costly too sadly  but the v6's make such nice cars to drive for power and torque
rs body kit
2.0 tb bomz kit
piper exhaust 3.5"
megaleads ht
16" cossie rims
Meg sticker
ghia maplight/passager rear light
ice
under bonnet bling
Auto wiper in reverse the first Mk1
windows on mod with ignition off
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No US 2.5L engines have had any head gasket problems.
The stock head gaskets have even held over 400 FWHP from turbo charged cars as well.
They are quite capable.
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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mine leaked.. it was a 97 tho with a hard 145k on them...
it needed a re-build but still had the power of it being brand new
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i'm such an absent minded geek. i read the first post earlier today and instantly connected hg with mercury and then wondered wth was taking about. doh. head gasket didn't even occur to me. lol
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The UK versions seem to be blessed with better waterpumps and fuel pumps though. They also have the DMD stock and isn't spun bearings a rarity ?
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Originally posted by my csvt:
i'm such an absent minded geek. i read the first post earlier today and instantly connected hg with mercury and then wondered wth was taking about.
Don't feel bad, at least you remembered what element hg stands for 
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no the water pumps are plastic ones and break up all the time causing engine to over heat cooking the heads but we can get hold of the metal water pumps also dmd pulley too so the us v6 doesn't suffer like the uk spec does any1 know why this is or not also on both gaskets there a bit missing which should cover a bit of the heads have you guys have the same problem with this too link to meg about some of the head gasket problems to take a look at see what you think and comment on http://www.fordmondeo.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/626878/an/0/page/0/gonew/1#UNREAD 
rs body kit
2.0 tb bomz kit
piper exhaust 3.5"
megaleads ht
16" cossie rims
Meg sticker
ghia maplight/passager rear light
ice
under bonnet bling
Auto wiper in reverse the first Mk1
windows on mod with ignition off
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Originally posted by ODC:
The UK versions seem to be blessed with better waterpumps and fuel pumps though. They also have the DMD stock and isn't spun bearings a rarity ?
No, no, and no.
Same water pump. (Ford Europe has used non-silicate/non-phosphate coolant for years though.  )
Same fuel pumps. (maybe a different pickup screen for the returnless though?)
They use the same crank pulley.
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
No US 2.5L engines have had any head gasket problems.
The stock head gaskets have even held over 400 FWHP from turbo charged cars as well.
They are quite capable.
I'm pretty sure my head gasket is leaking oil. It spatters out of the seal on the rear head once in a while and the back side of the block is always wet. It's not real bad yet (first time i actually noticed thats where it's coming from)... but i only have 45k miles. I'm thinking about trying a heavier weight oil or using some of that stop leak you can get anywhere. No one else has had this problem? 
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It's just a Contour..
Before Dyno: 178.9whp w/2.5L
94 Probe 4cyl/150k KYB struts, Magnaflow Polished SS muffler (Daily Driver)
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