Puma Millennium

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Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Potto said:
The smoked indicators and yellow brake calipers were a giveaway, however the fact that the yellow was still bright and vivid and also the fact that it had no rust gave it straight away. Pumas with no rust are like rocking-horse poo nowadays.

When it was bought new by the first owner (previous to my brother) it was one of his 4 cars, he was a proper petrolhead as well. It only did about 20k miles in the first five years IIRC and was garaged all that time hence the reason it looks in such good condition.
Car collected and driven back without too many problems, though it does sometimes seem to almost cut out when driving along, so that will need investigating.

It now does have some surface rust on the OSR arch, though not much, but it is on it's way, for sure.

Interior is in decent condition, exterior has the usual problem of differing fade rates on the panels - the drivers side is three different shades, though it's not too noticeable. I probably only see it because I'm used to looking at car's paintwork with a critical eye!

Certainly notice the difference polybushing makes - car has little give in the suspension at all, going over cats eyes produces a noticeable "thwack", but it isn't too bad.

Exhaust sounds good, and the interior is OK as well - haven't had chance to see if it's with it's Milly mats still yet! (Found a few of your posts on PP!)

T66ORA

3,474 posts

256 months

Friday 23rd May 2014
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Rollcage said:
How did the alloys and lowering affect the general feel of the car?
The Puma Racing springs were made by Eibach i believe, so the ride remains decent, the wheel and tyre combo probably don`t offer any great improvement if i`m honest, but it looks a lot better imo.

Rollcage

Original Poster:

11,327 posts

191 months

Saturday 24th May 2014
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Some photos -












Barchettaman

6,283 posts

131 months

Saturday 24th May 2014
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Looks like a lovely example.
What are you planning to do with the other one, or are you running a fleet of Pumas? (Or should that be a 'pride'?)

Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Saturday 24th May 2014
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I imagine the first one will be moved on at some point, when it is MoT'd. I don't really need two of the same car!

Kidders

1,060 posts

162 months

Saturday 24th May 2014
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You can see that plastic shroud on the steering column has got hot..

Rollcage

Original Poster:

11,327 posts

191 months

Saturday 24th May 2014
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Kidders said:
You can see that plastic shroud on the steering column has got hot..
Yeah, hardly surprising though.

(I didn't spend ages staring at the dashboard shot trying to work out what you meant.No, not at all wink )

Kidders

1,060 posts

162 months

Saturday 24th May 2014
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Cover it with heat reflective/GRP backed tape which is what I've done on my Fiesta ZS and retained some of the original heat shield too. Mine's a Piper manifold and its very close.

Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Tuesday 27th May 2014
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A big box of bits is on it's way - plugs, coils pack, leads, TPS unit, camshaft sensor and fuel filter, ready for a service over the weekend. TPS being replaced as I think it might be causing some of the poor running problems.

Also ordered some yellow/black gel badges to replace the standard Ford ones.

billy939

375 posts

143 months

Wednesday 28th May 2014
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T66ORA said:
Great cars, had mine 6 years, but has been sat down the drive for over a year now.Its a early car Nov 99 number 64.
Treated it to some OZ racing super T and 195/45x16 rubber, Racing Puma lowering springs and a Fiesta RS1800 leather gear knob biggrin








And before lowering, Moon Buggy has landed biggrin



Edited by T66ORA on Monday 19th May 22:13
My old Puma Millennium had those very same wheels on, although not in as good condition. For a little fun runabout it was excellent. I bought it for £595 on 112k, kept it 4 months and sold it for £550 to a mate. He then came into a bit of money, bought a Fiesta ST and gave the car to his brother who is my neighbour so I still see my old milly everyday! smile
The handling was brilliant and so chuckable. The only issues I had were the tiny fuel tank and how long the gears were, felt like 2nd gear took an age to get through! :L

Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Having fitted all my new parts, the car is now running really badly. Pretty much undrivable at the moment! Not really sure what the problem can be right now, it's very strange.

It now is very difficult to get cleanly off the line or drive at all in fact - feels like the fuel is being cut, it just stops firing for a few seconds and then chugs back to life. I'm wondering if the new camshaft sensor is faulty, as I'm getting P1381 fault codes for it - valve cam timing over advance.

The new gel badges have arrived, they look quite good - just hoping they are the right size!


Max M4X WW

4,790 posts

181 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Does it have a de-cat or sports cat? Does it do the crackle on overrun? (excluding first gear!)

Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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It has a 200 cell sports cat, and yes it does the crackle on the over-run. Sounds great! Very happy with the exhaust, has a nice tone but isnt stupidly loud.

Max M4X WW

4,790 posts

181 months

Sunday 1st June 2014
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Rollcage said:
It has a 200 cell sports cat, and yes it does the crackle on the over-run. Sounds great! Very happy with the exhaust, has a nice tone but isnt stupidly loud.
That's it! Mine came with both and I preferred the noise/power with the sports cat.

Rollcage

Original Poster:

11,327 posts

191 months

Tuesday 24th June 2014
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Poor running was traced to a cheap MAF, presumably an Ebay Chinese copy one, as it looks new. Replaced with a Ford one and the car is now running as it should, thankfully.

It has a bit of an oil leak, which is possibly down to a leaking rocker cover gasket, which I will hopefully get round to before the MOT runs out next month.

Also, bought a pair of metal arch repair sections, which are now available on Ebay and are very reasonably priced. These will get used on the first Milly I bought, which is still sat waiting for some attention at my mates workshop. If they are any good, I'll get a couple of sets now for future use, just in case!

sinbad666

184 posts

207 months

Tuesday 24th June 2014
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My Puma has the same issues. Although my MAF was unplugged for some reason? I gave the Idle Air control valve a good clean and that helped too. I bought my Thunder for £200 with 12months MOT and 2 months Tax. Ive given the bay a clean and added a Bluetooth head unit. I'm yet to tackle the arches, where did you get these from?

Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Tuesday 24th June 2014
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I'm sorry? A Thunder for £200? Top buy!

Arches are on Ebay, on my phone at the moment so difficult to post a link.

ETA link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131214558010?_trksid=p20...

Edited by Rollcage on Tuesday 24th June 12:43

T66ORA

3,474 posts

256 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Due to lose of storage, sadly had to put mine up for sale on Gumtree.
£395

Rollcage

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11,327 posts

191 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Thanks for the links, interesting reading.

Mine was reversed into and pushed a good 4 feet down the road just before it's MOT, but thankfully a quick strip down and re-alignment of the bumper and headlights proved enough to get it a new MOT with a clean bill of health. Went straight through!





Furious about the knock though. can't get it back right at all!