Car flywheel

Is this car worth buying. It’s going for £895.
As I know nothing about cars my concern is the flywheel. Any help would be appreciated….

2006 Ford Focus · Hatchback · Driven 143,000 kilometres

2006 1.8 diesel manual
Mot June 2024
143k
Ice cold AC
service history

Good solid focus runs and drives but does have a slightly worn flywheel but will go on forever like it as advised by mechanic. Has the more reliable 1.8tdci engine. Long mot

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Zaphod42 · 46-50, M

I wouldn’t trust a Ford as far as I could throw one, but maybe that’s just me 🤷‍♂️

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Zaphod42 · 46-50, M

@NativePortlander1970 I’m a Toyota guy myself. I just don’t trust any domestics built after the 1973 oil embargo.

NativePortlander1970 ·

@Zaphod42 Yeah, the beginning of the worthless domestic fuel savers, even the muscle cars wimped out.

Zaphod42 · 46-50, M

@NativePortlander1970 Not just that, but the seals were being made with an oil derived rubber. After the embargo they started using a cheaper synthetic substance for the seals, and they just didn’t last as long. After the embargo was lifted they kept using the cheaper crap and cars started breaking down far more often.

Ford went further though. I once helped my dad change the starter on our ‘88 Aerostar. There were three bolts holding it in, but one was more of a thread bar with a nut welded half way down, and placed so you basically had to take the engine out to replace the starter. We fixed it by cutting the thread bar just after the nut, lol

Majorlatency · M

The only ossue the flywheel will give is when the starter engages. The starter motor may grind on the gear teeth of the flywheel.

The 1.8 diesel has lots of life and as long as the clutch and manual gearbox feel good your major costs are covered.

Brakes, tires muffler will be on going expenses.

My only real concern would be underneath and body corrosion..

I am surprised the mechanic is faulting the gear teeth on the flywheel, its usually the gearteeth on the starter motor bendix that fails first.

Majorlatency · M

@Majorlatency just did a quick check, the only other issue is the bearing, but that would show up, noisy on revving the engine, or shuddering when engaging the clutch or changing gears.
The bearing would have to be changed which is a low parts cost but fairly high number of hours labour..

zonavar68 · 51-55, M

Every manual gearbox vehicle has a flywheel so it's not mysterious.

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