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Hi all, My 1.7 lump is chewing through oil at a rate of about 1 litre per 1000 miles, and spitting it outta the exhaust (oil catch tank proves no oil coming out the front). As a result, my lambda gets coated in oil and I have to replace that regularly too. Am I right in thinking that this...

So my mate called me yesterday to let me know he had seen a mint looking FRP driving through Pangbourne, near Reading, at around 2pm-2.30 yesterday. I originate from this area and spent the past year at home, never seeing so much as another Mk5 ZS let alone an FRP. Anyone on here? Nearby?

Hi Mate. I know the engine layout is the same but I don't know if the under-car exhaust path is. I have a mk5 fiesta zs with the puma 1.7 engine dropped in it. I have a miltek EVO 4-2-1 and a 200 cell sports cat and flexi mated up to my mongoose catback. Fitting should all be a doddle once you...

I'm guessing poorly fitted indicator?

Could it be a sticky/dying starter motor? Bumping it helps to free it up but over time it looses the will to live? Bit of a long shot, as the car is still working without being bumped, but I can't think of anything else, apart from possibly having loose earth cables somewhere?

Cheers Stu. Took the old girl to a tyre fitters today to get my two new Proxes TR-1's fitted up front, got them to check the gunk, and they said that it seemed like grease rather than oil, as it builds up into a thick layer whereas the oil would trickle off (and I'd expect to see some mess on...

Thanks Stu. I'm getting so fed up with this that I'm tempted to get into it good and propper, take off the strut brace, drop the engine (and change inner CV boot whilst I'm at it), and take all the covers off. The garage would have to do the same just to inspect so I think this is probably the...

cheers Stu. I think that's what I'm going to have to do, just get it all off by hand as I can't get a pressure washer on it here (unless I go to a hand car wash and stick the jet down through the engine bay...!) Power steering fluid is fine, not needed to top it up at all... unlike the oil...

Anybody? Getting desperate here :(

As you can see, the plug is actually in place (as suggested to look at by trublustu), but you can see how bad and localised the leak is. Oil is spattered up the back of the engine onto the firewall and all over the exhast manifold. Seems to be coming from this region rather than behind the cam...

Cheers for all the assistance fellas. Someone has mentioned to me that there is a hole in the area where I think the leak is coming from, where you put a pin to lock the crank in place when doing a cambelt change. He thinks that the screw/bolt or whatever normally sits in this hole wasn't...

Thanks for your reply, this has instilled a little more faith in the car for me! The rattling noise was cured by securing the driveshaft bracket. I'm going to be fitting a polybushed torque mount this weekend so I will see if I can get the top mount off and access the cambelt region a bit...

Cheers for the kind words everyone. As some of you may have seen on my posts around the forum, I'm suffering from the typical gearbox leak and engine oil leak too. Once I've got this sorted, I'm hoping to invest in a set of LM3 or SS4 cams, a ported head and inlet and then fit it all and get it...

Sorry for delayed reply all, spent a fair whack of time under the car today to cure an annoying mettalic rattling nosie (was driveshaft bracket which had come loose, so thankfully a free fix)! Whilst I was out with the car, I removed the top 4 screws of the cambelt cover/case - the only 4 I...

Evening all, please see picture above. Basically, where the blue arrow points to is where I have noticed oil being before now. I checked the plug at the top of the gearbox and made sure it is the correct way round. The blue circle shows where the drips all accumulate, and the blue dots signify...

Hi all, I'm wanting to source some silicone pipe to create a smooth induction hose from between my FRP style airbox, maf and my throttle body. I was wondering if anyone knew the external diameter of these parts so that I can source the pipe myself? I've been told that the MAF is 70mm?

Thanks for the info mate. I'm guessing I have to remove the belt and something else to even gain access to that part? I might just prise off the top cover of the cam belt cover and see if there is any oil scattered around on the actual belt. Rocker cover gasket I fitted with gasket seal, which...

Evening all, So I've had an oil leak onto the driver's side drive shaft that I've thought was just the CV boot coming loose, but after giving it a good prod with a stick, its still in place fine. There is oil spattered up the back of the engine bay (behind the manifold) which is why i thought...

Cheap ones off eBay don't stretch/fit correctly. I found one on my engine when i bought it and swapped it out for a Ford part and have had no issues since with it!

I had a thought whilst trying to sleep last night, went out this morning and checked it out, and what I suspected was correct. The fella that jacked up the car obviously didn't see the lower strut brace, and as a result, this is slightly bent and touching the bottom of the sump, causing the...