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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?

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?

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...

Evening all, Had a new idler pulley fitted to my car today, and I've noticed a lot more vibration through the wheel and seats, and since then I've noticed a rattling coming from the manifold region. Now I understand that the vibration may be due to fully polybushed front and rear suspension...

Evening all. I am talking about a fiesta mk5 but I think I'm right in assuming that the puma fits the same ap coilovers as my fiesta. The thread size of the shocks is a finer pitch than the original shocks, I was wondering if anyone knew of the nut size I will need to go over this. I've been...

Evening all, Now I've diagnosed the noise under the bonnet to be pulley related, I've had a look at which pulleys seem to be moving a little too much or noisey and i have found 3. The aircon pulley seems to vibrate a fair bit, and the crank pulley (am i calling this the right name, bottom...

I've got a leak coming from where the box bolts onto the bell housing in my 1.7 pumad fiesta. I checked the bolts and they weren't as tight as I'd had imagined they should be so I tightened them but no change. When I put the engine in my car (~1k miles ago) I filled the box up with oil from the...

Thought it about time i put up a project thread on here. Recently bit the bullet and bought a 1.7 MHA puma engine to fit into my Imperial Blue Fiesta Zetec S. Although it's a very common conversion, I have no mechanical knowledge - January this year i had to take my car to a garage to get a...

Afternoon all, I'll start by mentioning that i have a Fiesta Mk5 ZS with a 1.7 MHA early Puma 1.7 lump and box in it. Everything has been running fine apart from a couple of small teething problems, so I took the car out to Ford Fair last weekend with a load of mates. She was all very well...

Evening all, I've recently put a 1.7 MHA Puma engine into my Mk5 Fiesta Zetec S. Really enjoying the car now, it's really come to life. However, I have had an issue with what i can only describe as a lack of power/missfire, and it happens 95% of the time below 3000rpm, if it happens at all...

Evening all. Completed a 1.7 VCT puma conversion to my 1.6 fiesta zetec s a couple of weeks back. Loving the added power but got a couple of teething problems i'll post in the relevant section. Cheers