Was the car making a ratling noise when idling. Did the noise go away when the clutch pedal was pressed down. If so my car does that and it annoys me. Had it back at the supplying dealer and they said nothing was wrong. Im convinced it shouldnt do it though. Never heard the noise on any other mini
yes,thats what the car was doing.had the clutch and release bearing changed under warranty,only lasted a few months though.will ask what was done this time when they phone me back.
I thought it might be a noisy release bearing on mine. I was told by Menzies that all the minis do it. However all the folk that i have spoken to on mini runs say that their cars dont do it. Menzies courtesy car didnt do it either, funnily enough.
all the recent getrag box equipped mini's do it it is a fault that has been raised on PUMA but so far there is no recognised solution to te problem, this was as of about 8 months ago i think... i don't know if they have released a special measure for it yet as i haven't had to check recently
My S was doing the same noise as yours as soon as i put the clutch in the noise went - took it too the dealer (eastern in edinburgh) they sorted it under warrenty. The cause was a faulty release bearing which had also leaked oil on to the clutch plate so they replaced the whole clutch. Kick ass and get it sorted:mad:!quote:Originally posted by ianking
I thought it might be a noisy release bearing on mine. I was told by Menzies that all the minis do it. However all the folk that i have spoken to on mini runs say that their cars dont do it. Menzies courtesy car didnt do it either, funnily enough.
It was Menzies that said there in nowt wrong wi my motor and apparently they are the best dealer around. Im no convinced wi that statement either though.
i would give eastern a shout they have been quite good until now (touch wood, i can't understand car dealers these days, they just don't seam to give a monkeys about customer service anymore
Customer Service is very important to us, and im sure this is the case throughout the entire dealer network.
turns out the car needed a new flywheel as well as a clutch,(variable flywheel causing the noise)as for the damage a company called flying colours are coming to repair it anyone heard of or used them?
i have herd of them never used them let me know how u get on as i have a few stone chips i want sorted
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