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Hey, I am still quite a newbie when it comes to the puma engine, however I am halfway through a top end strip down and rebuild at the moment. The answer to the movement is yes, there should be movement (around about 30 or so degrees in the anticlockwise direction). As for those bad noises, i...

If it is any good let me know. The pc version works but is inconvenient to be honest. I would much much rather have a book propped up on the work bench rather than a laptop with a poor battery running windows 7 and XP and a difficult to read manual :/ What I have works, but I have found much...

Thank you for the detailed information, it is much much more than I was expecting! :) Your feedback has given us a bit of hope that the valves might not be damaged after all!... but my mind won't rest until I get the head off and can see it for myself. Our main problem has been acquiring the...

Wow, these 1.7 zetecs are a pain. Bought a 1.7 Puma R as a project. She needed a cam belt change, so that was done, and we fitted a new belt tensioner which we were assured would work just fine and was just a newer style. Turns out we were b/s-ed and when we flicked the engine over to check she...

Great tip! thanks for that :) I will get to work with some toothpaste tomorrow!! :D

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Headlamp-Headlight-Restoration-Scratches-Restorer/dp/B004XZQF8O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345506176&sr=8-1 This is the one that I used. It is about the same as I paid, and would recommend. However, be sure to look up instructions on youtube, or google search the...

Thanks very much man! I will get looking!!

Well I cannot be sure where the leak is coming from. It obviously has to be either a seal or gasket, so I would suggest you do the best you can to clean her up, run the engine until up to temperature, and then maybe for a couple more minutes and then see if there is excessive amounts of oil in a...

That was my question, do they differ from the fiesta ones? Although, that is a point. Are there different styles for the puma? I just imagined that there would be a wider range made for the fiesta as it is such a popular model.

Not too shabby!! You didn't do too much damage on that last chicane i hope! ;)

I don't know of anybody who has tried this, if you know that the Focus flywheel is the correct size and will fit correctly, being lighter it will definitely increase acceleration. If that is what you are looking for then continue to look into it and if you can, give it a go! But don't forget to...

Hey there, and welcome to Project Puma, I personally live on a small island called Jersey in the Channel Islands (down near France). So as you can imagine getting any parts down for such an exclusive car is a pain. However, the best thing about the Puma is that it is so similar to the fiesta...

Hello all, Now I have never owned a ford fiesta, but I am told that it is identical to the Puma. I am particularly interested in the dash, and how similar it is as I am looking to replace the air vent directors. They are getting old and one fell out when it was adjusted, so am thinking of...

Ok, an update! We haven't had many hours free to continue work recently but today we finally got the crank bolt out! It was incredibly stiff and took a 17 stone man pushing with all of his strength with a 2 foot cheater bar to crack it, whilst another was in the drivers seat stamping on the...

yeah, it is the stuff they call the 'sealer'. With the Turtle Wax kit you get a wipe with some special 'sealer' in it. Once the headlights are sanded and clear again you seal them with the wipe and it keeps them from dulling again!

Hey man, nice work! May I suggest Wordpress to you for your website. It is a very useful tool and I use it for all of the websites that I have created and look after. Best part, It works as long as you have a browser. So I would imagine you are all set to go! ;) L1

Odd to have no reply.. I have used the Turtle Wax Headlight Restorer Kit on my Punto, but to no avail. They are pretty shot. It did work very well on a friend of mine's Clio when I did her headlights. So I would give that a good review. Now looking into getting some new headlights for the Punto...

Hey JonB, Do you have a copy of the picture in the Haynes manual? I have a pin on the way down, but it would be great to have a picture to go on if that is possible. Cheers L1

You have a couple of options, either make it a snug fit against the wheel arches and she won't move, polygrip is a good option if you don't want to drill any holes and screw her down. In the Connect there is some metal gauze between the cabin and the rear section, so we put in some uprights and...

I have done cam belts before, just new to the Puma. Was able to remove he lower pulley without the use of these 'special' tools on previous engines.