I have a tdci 2.0 and I have the stereotypical whoosh noise under acceleration. I have looked around for the location of the egr and on my engine it’s not on the front of the engine does any one know where it is? 

On the MK3 it's definitely at the front on the left as you look. I take it your looking for the usual split hose?

More than likely the bootom hose of the intercooler has blown off or split. Wont be anything to do with EGR

I know usually it’s bottom left, on my last mondeo it was but on this one? I am looking for a split pipe so looks like I’m tracing intercooler back

Yep, I've got a 2002 model as well, and the egr is on the rhs towards the rear of the engine. Similar to it's position on the earlier TDDi.

If you've got the GREEN Haynes manual (and if you haven't I strongly recommend that you get one) then that covers 2000-2003 models and the cross-over from TDDi-TDCi  engine layout. 

Wooshing could be a split in the air pipe from the airfilter box to the turbo....often underneath the securing clamp on the turbo, or on any of the boost pipes leading to the inlet manifold. Splits can be difficult to detect without removing the pipe, as they tend to close up except under boost pressure.

I’m currently under the bonnet and you are correct it’s split right on the turbo. I’m trying to figure out if I can just buy the short rubber coupler rather than having to buy the whole pipe from the air box.

Nope, its a complete replacement part and its 1-piece now. yours must be an original 🙂

Best off trying a breakers as its quite expensive. Are you familiar with catcar parts catalogue:-

http://www.catcar.info/ford/?lang=en&l=

just enter your vin and you can see all the Ford parts numbers for you car (known as finis codes)  

 

I’ve seen that second hand I can get for about £15 for the lot or silicone is about £60, think I’m just going to size up the piece I need. Thanks for the link though, very helpful indeed