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by Thrillhouse
Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Ford Puma ST Chat
Topic: ST hybrid!?
Replies: 41
Views: 5383

Re: ST hybrid!?

Chocky wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:21 pm Kuga MHEV has a 2 litre diesel. The 1.5 litre Dragon is in very short supply: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Brid ... gine_Plant
It's also made in Craiovia
by Thrillhouse
Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: Ford Puma ST Chat
Topic: ST hybrid!?
Replies: 41
Views: 5383

Re: ST hybrid!?

matthen wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:13 pm I can see them dropping the 1.5 and offering this with a manual. If the Puma is the only thing using the 1.5 triple, they'll knock it on the head.

Maybe the ST will be the first full electric model... That would certainly be different.
I believe the Kuga uses the 1.5 triple as well
by Thrillhouse
Tue Feb 28, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Forscan / APIM Modifications
Replies: 141
Views: 52628

Re: Forscan / APIM Modifications

Has anyone got a way to turn off the seat belt reminder when you get in the car. Not the chimes as such but the little pop up on the dash that comes up that turns your seat into a tick mark when you plug your seatbelt in? Find it slows down the dash loading too much when I turn the car on
by Thrillhouse
Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:59 am
Forum: Main Ford Puma chat
Topic: Erratic miles remaining gauge
Replies: 8
Views: 2526

Erratic miles remaining gauge

Is anyone elses miles remaining gauge as erratic as mine? Filled up a full tank Sunday, 301 miles showing, did a 27 mile journey to work, it rapidly climbs and when I finish my journey it's on 368, stays that way for the 27 mile drive home and doesn't budge. Drive the 27 miles this morning and it ra...
by Thrillhouse
Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:14 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Lead Times
Replies: 17
Views: 7874

Re: Lead Times

The chip shortage is a bit of a perfect storm. Apparently there are 2 main factories in China that produce these components ( I heard this from someone else so please don’t shoot the messenger !! ). One was destroyed by fire, the other at constrained capacity due to COVID. Car manufacturers reduced...
by Thrillhouse
Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Lead Times
Replies: 17
Views: 7874

Re: Lead Times

The chip shortage is a bit of a perfect storm. Apparently there are 2 main factories in China that produce these components ( I heard this from someone else so please don’t shoot the messenger !! ). One was destroyed by fire, the other at constrained capacity due to COVID. Car manufacturers reduced...
by Thrillhouse
Wed Sep 01, 2021 2:19 pm
Forum: Main Ford Puma chat
Topic: Fuel consumption Puma
Replies: 34
Views: 8583

Re: Fuel consumption Puma

St line x 125 manual

Over 2500 miles I'm getting 40.7

Daily commute on a roads and M25, sometimes spirited driving but never too crazy on the revs
by Thrillhouse
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:18 pm
Forum: Main Ford Puma chat
Topic: Vibration from passenger side rear door
Replies: 10
Views: 2824

Re: Vibration from passenger side rear door

Can I take it go any dealer or just the one I bought it from?
by Thrillhouse
Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:34 am
Forum: Main Ford Puma chat
Topic: Vibration from passenger side rear door
Replies: 10
Views: 2824

Re: Vibration from passenger side rear door

kevmond wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:45 am Hi,
Try a little bit of LM grease within the door latch on the door.
open and close the door a few times & wipe the excess off the latch and striker to prevent greasy clothes.
Finally got round to trying this and I'm sad to say it's still there. It's actually driving me crazy.
by Thrillhouse
Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Main Ford Puma chat
Topic: stereo differences between puma st-line and st-line x
Replies: 12
Views: 3654

Re: stereo differences between puma st-line and st-line x

Sparks wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:51 pm
Thrillhouse wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:00 pm Hopefully in the ST line you won't be able to hear all your door cards rattling that you get in the st line x from the b&o sound system.
What rattles?... :?
Not a clue, spent so much time trying to find the rattle when I play bassy music that I've given up.