Few Things Thats Gone wrong in the past weeks that ive had the car its a R Reg 60Sx 1242cc Punto 56,000

1. Clutch Grinding When Released
2.Strong Smell of Fuel Inside the car
3.the pipe from the manafold to the expandable metal thingy is rattleing to s**t and its soundin quite ill

is the strong smell of fuel anything to do with the pipe from the manafold?? Please Help Me!!<font color="navy"></font id="navy">

i dunt no, but im pressuming its the clutch release bearing for number one, tht happened for me
actually at the same amount of miles aswell :S

cheers m8ty

1. probably a clutch bearing
2. check condition of fuel filter. This is located under car on driver side just behind front door...the original alloy ones can corrode and leak...don't smoke when looking.
Also check all hose clips attaching fuel filler pipe to tank.
3. i assume this is the exhaust down pipe probably needs replaced

cheers peetie

Smell of petrol may be caused by fractured fuel feed pipe on top of petrol tank.
under the rear seat ,in the middle is a coverplate.
Unscrew this to gain access to top of petrol tank.
If the feed pipe is fractured petrol will spray out under pressure from the fuel pump when the ignition is on.Mine went at around your milage.
Cost of part is around £110 + fitting.Whole sender/fuel pump needs to be replaced.
I got one in good nick from a breakers yard for £10.
Seems its yet another common problem with puntos. 4 puntos is scrap yard, only one still had this part still fitted.!!

I had the same problem but i found that the fule pipes were stretched to reach the sender unit thus bending the plastic pipe. Something had to give.