My Puma 1.7, more than a year on (A works in progress)

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Not done much with the Puma over the last few weeks apart from cleaning it and taking it to shows but I did a Idle control valve reset on Forscan as the idle didn't sound 100% right.



I was hoping the photo would turn out better but the green ticks on the left of the screen show that everything that could be checked was ok.
I've also still got a niggly intermittent ABS fault and warning light from the right rear sensor ring. Most of the time it's ok and then the light will come on again for a short time. I think that's a job for the winter and I will take the sensor ring off the hub and reset it as I think it's running slightly out of true.
A few of the shows I've done lately;
Locke Park Barnsly.



Brooklands Revisited



There should have been one from the RSOC National day at Donington but the weather was horrible so I didn't go (first time in a few years)

And Thoresby Hall show today



There was another Puma near to me belonging to a guy called Dave (I think, my memory is terrible for names so if I've got it wrong, sorry)
 
I went to the Squires Cafe all Ford show today and once again it was a good show apart from all the revving and popping from all the Focus drivers (and some Fiestas), when will they realise it's getting really old!





Jon Wilby was there with his FRP and Nick from Maxted garage was there with his own stand and a couple of trackday cars. There was also a white Puma powered by a rear mounted bike engine but I never got the chance to see that before it went. It sounded nice as it went out, though.
On the way home there was a lot of traffic but as I got nearer I got the chance to give it some stick but just before I got home I noticed....



So wondering what was wrong I hooked it up to Forscan



Hmmm, one of these days I'll manage to take a good photo of Forscan but anyway it was the old P0420 error code which going deeper into Forscan revealed...



A list of stuff including; spark timing retarded, oil contamination,cylinder misfiring, damaged HO2 sensor,downstream HO2 sensor improperly connected, fuel pressure too high, damaged exhaust or manifold or damaged Cat. So that's a bit more work for this winter! So I turned the EML off along with wiping the stored rear ABS code started the car and all seemed well again.



I also noticed on Saturday whilst cleaning the rear wheels of the car a smell of petrol and looking underneath I could see a stain on the tank around the breather so I'm hoping it's a slit/holed rubber pipe rather than rot around the breather stub but I'll find out later this week if the weather holds up.
 
Shes looking mighty fine Barry!

I'll be honest, I can't make out anything on that photo even with the missus's best glasses! :grin:
I did a wee Google of the code instead! :wink:
 
You have P0420 DTC ?

what ecu are you using ? you have one or 2 lambda sensor ?

what cat converter are you using ?
 
Hi Alex
I have an intermittent P0420 code which has only come up yesterday 2 years after I fitted a new Cat. Before with the old second hand FRP cat I used to get it about 3 or 4 times a year. I have turned the EML off using Forscan and it's ok now but I'd like to get to the bottom of the problem. The ECU is the DIVE 2 lambda ECU and the cat is a Magnaflow 200 cell sportscat. I also tried the hand on the end of the exhaust tailpipe trick today and it pressurises so no leaks.
 
Going back to the stuff relating to my PO420 error code from the other day the one thing that I forgot to mention was damaged ECT which is the engine coolant temp sensor so today I swapped the ETC for the one from my scrapper thunder.



Then after this I did an Idle control valve check on Forscan



A successful test and a successful photo and the tickover seems a little more steady.
 
Good work there Barry. Let’s hope the cat error goes away for another year!
 
i haved the same problem (P0420) on my previous 1.6 Puma with 2 lambda sensor and 4/2/1 + FRP cat ....

the only thing i do is to put an cellfix (like this http://www.showoffimports.nl/product.php?productid=32871)
and the mil light go off


on my actual 1.7, i do a better things ... change the dive ECU for a tape with FRP map ...and remove FRP cat for a homemade stainless decat with flexible ... for the emission test, i remove decat pipe for a sport cat .... and it's OK

For less than 200 £ you have a little extra bhp and no DTC if you want to decat your Puma
 
Hi Alex
It's not particularly the occasional EML light that worries me as the cause behind it, and I could tell a few weeks ago that the tickover was ever so slightly off so there was something not exactly right with it. The p0420 code indicates a faulty cat but it could be lots of things so it's just a case of working my way through. If I get an occasional EML but my car goes through the MOT that's ok by me. You're right about the De-cat etc but I want this car to stay legal.
 
tickover ??? sorry i can't traduce it in french :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol:

if you want, you can check a lot of little things:
oil breathe hose
clean maf with brake cleaner
check the intake temperature sensor
check lambda sensor or try to change them
check the electrical connector ....
especially the one that is attached to the gearbox .... under the ignition coil and the coolant hose
if coolant have leak in this location, you can try to clean it with this type of product or similar
https://www.toolstation.fr/shop/p55092?channable=e14473.NTUwOTI&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjsqY5NLd3QIVEEPTCh3zLgY3EAQYBCABEgJk_vD_BwE
 
Hi Alex
Tickover means idle ie the engine running by itself at low rpm.
It does seem better now I've replaced the engine coolant temp sensor and I've already cleaned the MAF and checked the plugs but I suppose time will tell. The car is off the road at the end of this month and won't get used again until April but thanks for your input.
 
Ok ... i think i 've understand :lol: :wink:

you can clean idle valve and put just a little quantity of liquid grease
check air leak on the intake

and i've already see broken intake manifold gasket (the O-ring in the teflon plate look like overcooked)
but i use a good silicone gasket like this
https://mongrossisteauto.com/etancheite-et-joints/672-loctite-5910-quick-gasket-joint-d-etancheite-noir-100ml-cartouche.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo5COtvzf3QIVyZTVCh0WfwA1EAQYBiABEgIERfD_BwE
and it's run fine (gasket from ford cost a fortune ... more than 70€ so i try a cheaper option
 
Hi Alex
Air leaks on the intake side are pretty easy to diagnose as when you rev the engine up the revs hold for a little longer than they should before returning to normal so I'm pretty sure that wasn't the problem but it seems alright now and as a 1 in 2 year occurrence I'm not particularly worried about it.
 
Well it's been nearly two months since my car turned a wheel but it seems to be holding up pretty well after Rob's (Robyorks) good advice about the regular use of polish. This years summer has turned up a couple of strange things though. The first one is the alarm sticker on the drivers side window. The sun seems to have burnt it as the white is starting to go brown now and as well as this the black backing to inside of the rear lights on the drivers side is turning grey. This is probably no coincidence as the car lives outside and the drivers side is always towards the sun where I park it in the drive



My scrapper Thunder is nearly stripped now with just the engine, box, panels and suspension to take off then I'll cut it in half and let the local Bulgarian scrapman take it.



And continuing my effort in trying to have every possible spare part for the Puma, James (XAF) got me the outer door seals brand new (not cheap) but now probably getting pretty rare.

 
Hi Barry your Puma looks great as ever.

Very useful to have the scrapper for spares. If I had the skills or the space i’d do the same. What do you think about saving Puma windows? I’ve seen some side windows for sale but not sure, as will be awkward to store. I’m assuming windows/screen will be unique to the Puma and will be pretty scarce in future? But then I suppose the classic car community must be able to find aftermarket glass somehow.

Will
 
Hi Will
Yes this is the second Puma I've stripped for spares now as I reckon it's the only way to keep a modern car on the road as a lot of the electronics are one off to that vehicle and will be completely unobtainable in just a few years time. As far as the glass availability goes apparently rear windows and rear side windows are unobtainable new already but I have a spare hatch and two sets of front and rear side glass. Windscreens, hopefully, are a different matter as you can still buy windscreens new for Ford Anglia 105es and escorts etc.
 
Not done much on the Puma lately as I've finally got the motivation and time to do some more work on the Westfield I'm building {not my blue one) but found out the other day that my local garage might stop doing MOT's soon so booked in my Puma for this Wednesday. All the lights etc are working ok but this winter I haven't been driving the car up and down the drive to de-rust the discs so I set about them with a drill and wire brush.



I'd also noticed that the bonnet safety catch had just about seized up so I gave that a good spray of WD40 and wiggled it till it freed off then gave it a blast of spray grease to keep it free.

 

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