hi im new on this thread. ok. have u done a compression test

Have you checked the timing belt.?
Has it had a new belt yet.?
It may have slipped/jumped.

Worn out clutches generally refuse to release making gear shifts difficult. Revving and poor acceleration, I would guess at oil on the clutch.

Put the car in gear with good solid chocks under front wheels and hand brake on Rev to about 1500 and carefully release the clutch. The car should stall. If it keeps turning you need a new clutch.

If the clutch is slipping you'll also need to fix the oil leak. Gearbox input bearing is common but the crankshaft seal can also leak. Best to change both and get the gearbox input side checked carefully for bearing wear. But saying that it should be fine at such low miles.

Parts are cheap and its an easy clutch to change so labour isn't too costly either.

Original post 4 years ago.

Hope its fixed by now.

An update would help others

koalar said:

Original post 4 years ago.

Hope its fixed by now.

An update would help others

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Booger! I never spotted that. Can we close the thread?

DaveMcT said:

Booger! I never spotted that. Can we close the thread?

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No need. Still might have info to help somebody in years to come

It's not really relevant to the OP but a friend had similar symptoms with a seicento. Turns out she had done a 3 (more likely 7!) point turn in a country lane and partially blocked the exhaust. Car was gutless and sounded like it was struggling to get enough air in.
Standard wheelbrace fixed it.
Similar symptoms to blocked catalyst, but cheaper to fix.

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No need. Still might have info to help somebody in years to come

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It's and old thread and we never got the final answer so anything we add is speculation. I meant close it to new entries.