Thanks gents.
Not as easy as I thought then!
So are you saying use a blacktop sump (from any model/engine size?) and remove the lower steel section and replace with a shorter steel plate?
Im sure it will become apparent when I see it in the scrap yard but will give me some idea of what i am up against.
Cheers
By the way, is this the lower steel part of the sump?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-MONDEO-MK...item3a642d3f8b