Ford Transit Forum

HI ALL,
Im after a mk6 350 any ps,long and high really but a semi high if its the right money,bodywork dont matter as long as its got some but the engine/box and running gear must be sweet,low or high miles,no w reg ones though,just x reg onwards,
thanks

Looking for a transit myself. Noticed your wanted ad. Why do you not want a W reg Mk 6 transit is there problems with the early ones. Only want to know so I can avoid them myself if there are known issues.

Many thanks

PM`D YOU.

if there are known issues we would all like to hear them

I didn't know there was such a thing as a mk6 on a W reg

steddy_eddy wrote:I didn't know there was such a thing as a mk6 on a W reg

Yep. that was when they first come out

Couple around here still (rusting away)

Ive seen a few.

The bigger ones were out on W reg And some had the 75PS 2.4

The mk6 started on a w reg,mostly the bigger ones,350s and the like,i knew 2 different firms that bought some for thier fleet,a parcel firm and a bakery,anyway,i never buy anything in its first year of production,because this is when things have the teething troubles and end up getting recalls etc,anyway,word was at the time that the gearbox in the new mk6 was prone to shitting itself and that proved right in the case of the two firms that i new,the parcel firm had 4 out of six g/boxes replaced and the bakery replaced 2 of the 4 that they owned,
what ever the problem was i was told there all good from X reg onwards,that is my tale and the moral of this story is dont buy a w reg transit 350 unless,
1,its really cheap
2,it comes with a spare g/box or 2,
THE END

FORGOT TO SAY,THE 75PS IN THE 350 IS TO BE AVOIDED TOO,IT IS GUTLESS WHEN IT IS EMPTY NEVER MIND FULL !

surely theyve all had boxes by now

transitgeoff wrote:surely theyve all had boxes by now

Just what I was thinking too

If they were that prone to failure, I doubt you'll find one with an original gearbox

Didn't they use the MT75

Just the early ones were crap,i dont know what the mods were to correct the fault but i recently had a 2001 y plate 350 out of a company,it had done 230k and was still on its original g/bax

They stopped using the mt75 in the mk5,you would think that ,if it anit broke dont try and fix it,but oh no,not ford.

Dual mass flywheel springs to mind!