Hello - newbie to the forum looking for advice
We have a 61 plate 500 1.2 lounge. 33,000. Was in for its major service at the dealer - along with new brake pads.
Got the car back and there was a rancid smell from the car... hard to place - rotten with a chemical / burning edge to it... but not obvious burning. gets stronger if you roll the drivers window down whilst driving.
As soon as we started to drive we noticed the clutch was fecked. Bitting point was high and slipping - revving in 2nd etc. It went in with NO clutch problems and nothing was noted by them. raptly to although i know the air inlet pipe makes a noise... it honestly felt like a different car and a million times worse.
Does anyone have any idea what might have happened? Im not mechanical but could they have spilled oil where the clutch plates are? i know they took the car out and drove it about repetitively up and down a near by street as i have an insurance black box...
Im taking it in and getting them to fix it at their cost... hopefully they don't start their nonsense... Any advice would really help!
Thanks!
Andy
We have a 61 plate 500 1.2 lounge. 33,000. Was in for its major service at the dealer - along with new brake pads.
Got the car back and there was a rancid smell from the car... hard to place - rotten with a chemical / burning edge to it... but not obvious burning. gets stronger if you roll the drivers window down whilst driving.
As soon as we started to drive we noticed the clutch was fecked. Bitting point was high and slipping - revving in 2nd etc. It went in with NO clutch problems and nothing was noted by them. raptly to although i know the air inlet pipe makes a noise... it honestly felt like a different car and a million times worse.
Does anyone have any idea what might have happened? Im not mechanical but could they have spilled oil where the clutch plates are? i know they took the car out and drove it about repetitively up and down a near by street as i have an insurance black box...
Im taking it in and getting them to fix it at their cost... hopefully they don't start their nonsense... Any advice would really help!
Thanks!
Andy