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Afternoon. I'm scratching my head trying to find the source of this misfire. Coil pack has been replaced, HT leads show less than 6k ohms and spark plugs look fine. I replaced the pre-cat lambda sensor today hoping that would sort it as the car runs fine with the temperature sensor unplugged. Am...

So, I discovered several holes in my floorpan today and set about investigating. After some wire brushing, it seems that the interior sills are also rotten in the front foot wells. The driver's side is much worse. After some more wire brushing, I've discovered a previous "repair" where that the...

It's welding (mot) time and my inner sills, in front of the rear wheels where the handbrake cable attaches have disintegrated; both sides. It seems like the only way to gain decent access is to remove the trailing arm mounts; 4 bolts each. How much resistance are these likely to put up towards...

Morning all. My water pump has packed up and so needs to be changed. While dismantling, i noticed that an idler pulley was also in a poor state. Ford and Euro want £40 for this little thing which is outrageous. The wheel itself is ok, but the bearing is toast. Does anyone have any experience of...

Following on from my previous thread, I've sorted out the rot in the inner wing and replaced the two kunifer brake lines that were rotted into the flexi hoses whose corroded ferrules failed them MOT. The new flexis are a bit longer than the old ones and touch the rear suspension strut very...

Puma failed its MOT for rusty rear brake hole ferrules, 30 minute job I thought.......NO :-( . When trying to get the flexi hose seperated from the brake line, I discovered, behind that rubber carpet, a hand sized hole in the inner wing(s) immediately around the brake hose bracket extending down...