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Unfortunately no parts from other cars, so brake upgrade is a no go. Just decent discs and pads will have to suffice. Just job it's a little lighter on brakes than others competitions. I can add a brace and swap out the bushes, but suspension would need to stay as is (although I will renew it).

To cut a long story short, my plan is to take the Puma off the road for a while. One of the reasons is that I need a four door car for a while (I am about to become a father again 16 years later) but I would also like to start taking part in "Regularity Rallies" and the Puma seems like a perfect...

Me too!!

Bit of a scare last week when I was called over the PA of a Supermarket to urgently go to the parking lot. On my way there I was told the Puma was on fire!! As I made it to the car, a worker pointed out how much "smoke" was pouring out of the engine as he ran to break the glass on a fire hose...

Ok, understood. Maybe it is the air con that is causing the issue. To be honest, I have had plenty of older cars with A/C (before the fly-by-wire) and never experienced this issue, but it could be that they didn't have a oversized compressor like the Puma does. I am used to the loss of power...

Thanks @DOH, I'll see if I get chance over the weekend to have a look. @CherryVimto, thanks for the input but this doesn't seem to be related to the switching on/off of the A/C. With the A/C constant (the A/C doesn't automatically turn on off as there is no ambient temperature control) it is...

After a couple of weeks, it seems that the stalling issue is finally resolved. The car does still drop to 500RPM when braking with the clutch in, but this doesn't cause it to stall anymore. However, when the A/C is switched on, the car seems to not be running smoothly. It is fine most of the...

I finally managed to get the ICV changed! I read through this thread again from the beginning, and after 2 and half years of the car stalling on me, it seems it is finally fixed!!! After swapping out the ICV, I did the ECU reset as it wasn't running well (it was jumping from 1000 to 1500 rpm...

Ian G, I am informed that it has arrived at my office. Many thanks!!!

Ok, thanks Red. And thanks Ian, absolutely no rush though, I will be stuck on this ship for a while yet.

Ian G, I have sent you a PM, it seems to still be in my "outbox" instead of "Sent" which I am not sure if it is normal, let me know if you don't get it. Thanks.

It will be at least June by the time I get around to even needing it, if you are ok to wait that long? I will also be needing a rear (right) light and a couple of other bits. Whichever is easiest for you.

LOL, just reading this reminded me today my boot. I am not sure if they are for a Fiesta or not, but they are ridiculously powerful. It's great for ope ing the boot as one press of the button and it literally shoots open, however, it is a real PITA to close as you need both hands (and plenty of...

That sounds excellent to me, as long as you feel it is enough and are willing. I have a couple of other things I was going to ask you about, but they need to wait for a while as the XF is currently getting some new bits. I believe you already have my email, but if not, drop me a PM with...

You are "el mejor" :ok:

Possibly, the price is a little cheaper but still similar. £25 + £28 (shipping) = £53 (60€). As I said, this is nothing important, so I am not worried about it at the moment, I will find a broken one at some point ;)

That is what I thought originally, however, while looking for one here, they were all around 200€!!! As it is something that I don't really need, it is more of a "I would like", I am not going to be paying out that sort of cash for one ;) To be honest, I hadn't looked for one used in a while...

Thanks guys, that seems like a plan. Good tip on using tippex, I have always tried to trace on paper and then copy across, that seems like an easier way of doing it.

I am guessing that I should also replace the gasket at the same time? This is the ICV that the search for Finis 1030996 returns (sorry, it's in spanish): https://www.recambioscoches.es/era/2474408 Searching the forum I came up with the code Finis 7165249 for the gasket, however, none of the...

Thanks guys, that certainly looks simple enough!