Recent content by danihxh

Sorry to revive this old thread, but did you manage to fix this? I have the analog dash and I'm having this same issue: The temp gauge always reads low, but it's working, as if you just let the car warm up for a few minutes, you see it moving up to the first black square and shortly after the...

Hey, did you find what the issue was this second time? I've been having the same issue for a while now, for the second time too. First time it was a vacuum leak, but I can't find anything now. I replaced the ICV and no improvement. I'll try to clean the TPS connector pins and see if that fixes...

Hi everyone! I'm having quite a long list of issues with my Puma and I hope I can get some advice here. So around the beginning of 2020 my Puma started showing some occasional hesitation at low revs and when accelerating hard and then releasing the accelerator to maintain the speed (after...

They are great! The car is super comfortable now, I can even go over normal-size speed bumps in second or third without going excessively slow or breaking my back. They are also great when you are driving faster or on curvy roads as they are firm and read any imperfection on the road, without...

Pumas are quite rare here in Spain unfortunately, so it would be really difficult to find a later model in good condition and with not too many miles on it. Moreover, I replaced plenty of things on mine recently (past couple of years): clutch, cover gasket, aircon gas, suspension (Bilstein B6 +...

Just wondering whether it is possible to cover a bit more area or to push the drip that is usually left in front of the driver's side to the passenger's.

Finally found something here: https://www.oscaro.es/limpiaparabrisas-champion-er48-b01-5013737-298-p This one is not Bosch but Champion, but at the bottom, it mentions some other references (both independent aftermarket part (IAM) or trade abbreviation (HKB)) from different manufacturers...

Hi, Does anyone know the reference of the Bosch Aerotwin for a LHS Puma? Both front and rear. I searched for them in a few places, including Amazon, but I couldn't find any compatible model :\ Also, has anyone tried using different sizes for the front ones? Longer on the driver's side and...

Bad news.. Got an official answer from Ford and they say it's NOT possible to homologate a MHA engine as Euro 3. Moreover, next month they will start restricting traffic in Barcelona, so I won't even be allowed to use my car for a few days to go to work until the pollution levels go down. In...

Just talked to Ford on the phone and they say the might be able to provide me the emissions certificate I need for the car! Yay! I have to send them some documentation of the car first so that they can check if it's actually possible for me to get the EURO III, and if it is, just pay 135€ + IVA...

They say "...official documentation of the vehicle and any other that you consider appropriate, such as modification of the spec sheet by MOT, certificate from the manufacturer, etc". Sorry if the translation is not too accurate... UU' I have just checked this and the only information that...

I'll post exactly what they said once I get back home, I don't have the letter with me now. The road tax here is still based solely on engine size and the region where you register your car, so sometimes people register theirs in a different place to where they live. It has nothing to do with...

Hi all, I live in Barcelona and I have a Ford Puma 1.7 from 1998 and a biiiiiiiig problem. The local government here will start banning the most polluting cars some specific high-pollution days first, but permanently later on, in all the metropolitan area, which means not only in the city...

Great, got the NGK 5055 / PTR5A-10. Let's see if the improvement over the old Bosch Super 4 is noticeable :-P

I have an early 1.7 MHA Puma and now that is time to replace the spark plugs I'm thinking of replacing the Bosch Super 4 that the previous owner had with NGK PTR5A-10 or any other platinum one. The ones I'm considering are: NGK PTR5A-10...