hello guys and girls from the fiat forum, i hope i'm posting this in the right place, and if i'm not please excuse me as this is my first post.
OK. The story...
I bought my car, a 51 plate Fiat Punto, 1.2 8V (i think its the base model) last december from a auction. As i was trying to get out the auction car park, i noticed that the reverse gear doesnt work, the gear goes into place, but when i try to go, it makes a bang! and feels like it drops out of gear. all the other gears worked fine. After taking it home, my local garage told me i needed a new gearbox, so a new (well refurbished) gearbox i got. The guy gave me 6 months warranty on it too. After a new exhaust and a new (refurbed) ECU later, the other day while i was driving, in third gear, weird nosies started coming out, it felt like as i pressed the gas pedal the gear was slipping, i am still able to go, but not normal, with this scraping noise, this happened in other gears too while i continued my journey. After stopping in a Tesco car park, i called the AA and while i was waiting for it i thought i'd turn the car round so it'll be easier to attach the towing gear on. When i put it in reverse, it went for like a foot, then bang! it felt like i drove straight into a wall (it didnt stall however) i was like WTF! i got out to check, maybe i went into a pole, but nothing was there. This was similar to my first gearbox problem. After the AA guy came, he layed under and had a browse, did nothing, and was confused. He sat in and we went round the car park, it wasn't slipping out of gear but there was a noise, like a belt had snapped and it was hitting on something click click click click as the car moved, AA guy said it sounded like it was coming from the wheel :idea: Anyway, he couldnt be arsed to put the towing equipment on, so he said you drive home and i'll follow u just in case something happens. I got home safely but i felt my car was in pain.
Does anyone know what this might be? Can anyone suggest where i may look, or check to find the problem, i have never touched a car before so have no knowledge of this subject but am willing to learn, so please someone guide me to the right direction.
OK. The story...
I bought my car, a 51 plate Fiat Punto, 1.2 8V (i think its the base model) last december from a auction. As i was trying to get out the auction car park, i noticed that the reverse gear doesnt work, the gear goes into place, but when i try to go, it makes a bang! and feels like it drops out of gear. all the other gears worked fine. After taking it home, my local garage told me i needed a new gearbox, so a new (well refurbished) gearbox i got. The guy gave me 6 months warranty on it too. After a new exhaust and a new (refurbed) ECU later, the other day while i was driving, in third gear, weird nosies started coming out, it felt like as i pressed the gas pedal the gear was slipping, i am still able to go, but not normal, with this scraping noise, this happened in other gears too while i continued my journey. After stopping in a Tesco car park, i called the AA and while i was waiting for it i thought i'd turn the car round so it'll be easier to attach the towing gear on. When i put it in reverse, it went for like a foot, then bang! it felt like i drove straight into a wall (it didnt stall however) i was like WTF! i got out to check, maybe i went into a pole, but nothing was there. This was similar to my first gearbox problem. After the AA guy came, he layed under and had a browse, did nothing, and was confused. He sat in and we went round the car park, it wasn't slipping out of gear but there was a noise, like a belt had snapped and it was hitting on something click click click click as the car moved, AA guy said it sounded like it was coming from the wheel :idea: Anyway, he couldnt be arsed to put the towing equipment on, so he said you drive home and i'll follow u just in case something happens. I got home safely but i felt my car was in pain.
Does anyone know what this might be? Can anyone suggest where i may look, or check to find the problem, i have never touched a car before so have no knowledge of this subject but am willing to learn, so please someone guide me to the right direction.
