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I have just bought a Mini Cooper 2005 Park Lane model and within a week the clutch has started to slip. The car shudders when you pull away in 1st gear and intermittent shudder when your going60mph. The car is booked in for Monday for a clutch repair.
Two days ago I noticed the coolant overflow tank was empty. I filled it up and it kept falling with no sign of a leak. Then today after a 30 minute drive and parked by the side of the road it overheated. I lifted the bonnet and appeared to have mild steam coming up from the right side of engine near the thermostat. I checked and couldn’t see any leaks or the heat was drying it. The fans kicked in to cool the car. Later on I went out to check the car and the coolant in overflow has gone down dramatically and I can see fast drips coming from the front under the centre of the bumper. I have tried to feel for a any leaks, but I’m not a mechanic and being a women google is my friend.
I am not going to drive it in case I do more damage, I’m praying it’s not the head gasket. There is no sign of any milky consistency within the oil. I have checked both the dipper and the engine refill cap. It appears to be brown oil and no sign of water that I can tell. No white smoke that I can see either. No loss of heat in the car. I can hear a whirring sound when the bonnet is open this seems to come from the left side of the engine. Very slight sound. When you put the car into assembly you hear a slight clunk and whirrsound as though it is starting something up and sounds a little blocked.
I feel so stupid, none of these were picked up last Sunday and the car is going horribly wrong and feel as though I have a bought a banger. The owner said there were no faults on the car. It has done 111k.
is this car beyond repair due to no point paying out because of the car worth or investing the money to get fixed. Sell it for spares and repair, swallow the loss🤷♀️
So sorry for long message. 🙈
I have just bought a Mini Cooper 2005 Park Lane model and within a week the clutch has started to slip. The car shudders when you pull away in 1st gear and intermittent shudder when your going60mph. The car is booked in for Monday for a clutch repair.
Two days ago I noticed the coolant overflow tank was empty. I filled it up and it kept falling with no sign of a leak. Then today after a 30 minute drive and parked by the side of the road it overheated. I lifted the bonnet and appeared to have mild steam coming up from the right side of engine near the thermostat. I checked and couldn’t see any leaks or the heat was drying it. The fans kicked in to cool the car. Later on I went out to check the car and the coolant in overflow has gone down dramatically and I can see fast drips coming from the front under the centre of the bumper. I have tried to feel for a any leaks, but I’m not a mechanic and being a women google is my friend.
I am not going to drive it in case I do more damage, I’m praying it’s not the head gasket. There is no sign of any milky consistency within the oil. I have checked both the dipper and the engine refill cap. It appears to be brown oil and no sign of water that I can tell. No white smoke that I can see either. No loss of heat in the car. I can hear a whirring sound when the bonnet is open this seems to come from the left side of the engine. Very slight sound. When you put the car into assembly you hear a slight clunk and whirrsound as though it is starting something up and sounds a little blocked.
I feel so stupid, none of these were picked up last Sunday and the car is going horribly wrong and feel as though I have a bought a banger. The owner said there were no faults on the car. It has done 111k.
is this car beyond repair due to no point paying out because of the car worth or investing the money to get fixed. Sell it for spares and repair, swallow the loss🤷♀️
So sorry for long message. 🙈