superwhite18
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Hi everybody, not posted for months (sorry!) but been extremely busy with exams, moving out etc. My old username was Sei S, and if some of you can remember I had an unfortunate accident my beloved Sei was written off. Ive just about to come to terms with it, it was my first car!! Anyway, an update on all that mess with insurance companies and solicitors, theyve finally admitted full liability, paid up for my car will shortly be getting paid for expenses, and then by Christmas possibly some compen. :bang:
In the mean time I bought a 55s Punto 1996 mk 1 1.1 5 door, which had initial teething problems despite being serviced and MOT'd from the garage where i bought it (cough) dodgy (cough). However, I took it to a trusted garage and in fairness all it needed was the coil being replaced and it solved all the problems. Everythings been fine until this morning.
Started the car and it was the most awful noise ive heard, really hard to explain but ill give it a go. It was metally clunking noise when started and while engine was running it sounded almost... blocked. Foot on accelerator gently and it was a loud noise with everything vibrating. Took a look under bonnet and it was vibrating quite bad and there was a bit of smoke coming from the engine but this stopped and only happened the once and theres been no smoke since. The way to "cure" this is to put the acc. to the floor and it makes another awful noise like a pop but it seems to unblock the problem and the vibrations cease and the noise returns to the normal low rumble self. The car runs fine when driven even when drove hard. However, soon as i turn engine off and back on again the process is repeated.
Im in Liverpool at the moment (uni) so dont know any garages (looks like ill prob. learn quickly) and the ones ive been too are all busy and arent taking any more work on for a few weeks. So does anyone know what can be possibly wrong with my car, and if anyone knows any decent garages in the liverpool area it is appreciated. At the moment im even considerin taking it to the Fiat dealer, but this is last resort only!
In the mean time I bought a 55s Punto 1996 mk 1 1.1 5 door, which had initial teething problems despite being serviced and MOT'd from the garage where i bought it (cough) dodgy (cough). However, I took it to a trusted garage and in fairness all it needed was the coil being replaced and it solved all the problems. Everythings been fine until this morning.
Started the car and it was the most awful noise ive heard, really hard to explain but ill give it a go. It was metally clunking noise when started and while engine was running it sounded almost... blocked. Foot on accelerator gently and it was a loud noise with everything vibrating. Took a look under bonnet and it was vibrating quite bad and there was a bit of smoke coming from the engine but this stopped and only happened the once and theres been no smoke since. The way to "cure" this is to put the acc. to the floor and it makes another awful noise like a pop but it seems to unblock the problem and the vibrations cease and the noise returns to the normal low rumble self. The car runs fine when driven even when drove hard. However, soon as i turn engine off and back on again the process is repeated.
Im in Liverpool at the moment (uni) so dont know any garages (looks like ill prob. learn quickly) and the ones ive been too are all busy and arent taking any more work on for a few weeks. So does anyone know what can be possibly wrong with my car, and if anyone knows any decent garages in the liverpool area it is appreciated. At the moment im even considerin taking it to the Fiat dealer, but this is last resort only!