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My driver´s side (your passengers side) fog light did not work and It was mentioned during Finnish equivalent of MOT. I investigated this problem after MOT and using a multimeter I found that from wires without bulb holder came about 12,5 volts, but from bulb holder came only about 5 volts which...

I think I have to trust that the garage takes care that broken valve is replaced correctly. I have heard 2 different opinions regarding if replacing all valves is necessary/wise thing to do. Is it? Or is it overkill? Yes, there must be some kind of reason why valve was damaged, too lean...

In Finland. It would be very hard to find a good used Puma cylinder head . It is possible to order one From Germany and UK, but I have no time for that right now. I need my Puma back on the road as soon as possible and that´s why old head has to be used. Only one valve is broken, so it won´t...

Can´t do that in this country and with this deadline...

My 1998 Puma was running on 3 cylinders. I got a phonecall from garage today after they had removed the cylinder head and reason for this problem was as expected: one damaged exhaust valve. Quite large chunk was missing and there was also a small mark on top of the piston. Now I have a...

I saw myself that gauge showed practically zero on faulty cylinder. I have not readings with me. There cannot be any serious problems with other cylinders because It can´t be possible to drive a Puma with less than 3 properly working cylinders. I don´t think a valve is broken into small pieces...

Emission test is part of Finnish MOT, but it was done few weeks before MOT and I only gave a certificate to an inspector yesterday. HC readings were 12 ppm both on idle and higher revs. If I understood correctly what mechanic told me other cylinder´s pressure readings were ok. Mechanic told...

Cylinder compression test and few other things told that a exhaust valve is most likely damaged.What are my reasonable options? Cylinder head must be removed and after that the garage which did the test can tell if valve is indeed broken, but is it likely that cylinder or piston has been...

Got my 1998 Puma MOT´d today without problems, but joy was very short-lived: after a short motorway trip It feels now like my Puma´s engine is running on 3 cylinders. On idle engine vibrates and kind of shakes and from exhaust pipe comes sound in a rhythm which is not very healthy sounding for a...

My Puma is also a Melina Blue ´98 1.7. The difference is that mine is one of the worst in Finland I guess... I have already welded it few times myself. But still going strong. Few years ago a local Ford garage charged 350 € for clutch replacement (work, no parts included). I´m pretty sure you...

Is there a guide how to remove the painted plastic mirror cover so I could see what is behind the mirror itself? My Puma´s left side mirror glass vibrates when driving at higher speeds and it is sometimes very annoying.

OK. It seems that this slipping is normal. I read through ScubaSteve´s how to quide and I don´t think I´m gonna play with LSD or other substances... It looks like a very big job. I guess I just have to compensate this pulling using clutch and steering wheel then...

Now we have lots of snow and ice here in Finland which is of course normal situation in January. My Puma has always had a problem when accelerating in slippery conditions: it pulls to right. I have replaced both front lower arms and got front shocks tested and they are in good condition. Wheel...

I don´t think that any kind of cleaning will help, because problem is that leather´s original glossy surface is worn and broken and glue which was used to fastening it to plastic steering wheel comes thru. At least cleaning is not "permanent" solution. What I did is this:I cleaned leather with...

Got my Puma back from the garage today: Cheap aftermarket passenger´s side wishbone was replaced with same kind of OE Ford/Powerflex/FRP wishbone as on the other side and after this they did wheel alignment. Before adjustment front axle total toe was -3,5 mm and left side was -3,6 mm and right...

I painted my Puma´s steering wheel about 4 months ago and it still looks and feels very nice: Before I did this I had doubts how vinyl paint will last on leather and plastic surfaces, but it does. Best thing is that there has not been any sticky stuff on the leather parts after I sprayed them.