[Artisan]

Hi,
My first post and what a great site!! My wife has bought herself a 1999 1.7 Puma in Silver and apart from one niggle it’s brilliant, so much fun to drive and it looks great. The upside of this purchase is that at the moment if one of the kids needs taking anywhere she volunteers straight away. The downside is that someone has to fix the niggle and that’s me, so finding this site has been a godsend.

At the moment we have water ingress into the foot wells and I’m working my way through all the possible causes as mentioned in the forum ie. Grommet behind fuse box, cleaning A/C hose, checking bulkhead sealant and checking windows. Is there anyone out there that has actually cured this problem?

I’ve looked on the TSB board and can’t seem to find 078/1999 12/04/2001Water ingress Supplement to Guide to Windnoise and Water Leaks for Fiesta, Ka and Puma. Covers frequently-encountered Puma problem of leak through wiring-harness hole in bulkhead leading to wet footwells and soggy carpets.

Any ideas???


Art

[Artisan]

Hi Mat,

The water appears in both footwells near to the centre console.

Art

[Artisan]

Thanks matt,

I'll have a bash at that and let you know.

Art

[Artisan]

Thanks,

I'm just a 21 year old with 25 years experience :wink:

Art

[Roy S]

Hi Art

Hope you get things sorted

Rock on

[Artisan]

Well, slightly better news on the water ingress front. I had a look around the heater matrix as Matt suggested and found it full of water and general crud! So I cleaned it out and vacuumed it with a wet & dry vacuum, and it’s seemed to improve sufficiently for now. I’ll leave it a bit and see if it’s stopped completely.
Bye the way Roy, sorry to go off topic but great Avtar!! I saw Hawkwind several times in the Seventies and had the poster that came with the space ritual album signed by Stacia (wish I had kept it). Two of the support acts I can remember were Heavy Metal Kids and Dr Feelgood. Oh Happy days :rock:


Art

[poose]

Welcome to the forum,love the avatar really brilliant group.

[muppet]

welcome.

[jzr]

hi , i know u will love this site as much as i do, there r some top people on here an they know they stuff too

in the past they saved me about £300 by help me fix my remote locking an it took 2 mins to do

have fun

[Artisan]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome, I’m just off to get some oil for the puma as I stuck 15w 40 in it the other day and then read on here how important it is to get the right sort, so it’s an oil change day on Sat Doh!

I’ve also discovered Pumabuild from this site and it’s in Birmingham, can’t be bad, so when the next service is due I’ll be paying a visit.

Art