Over the past few months my car has been going a bit weird.

When travelling in 30mph, if I put my foot down on the accelerator, the revs would go up, but I wouldn't get any increase in speed, just a loud noise! After about 5 long seconds the car would pick up speed and the revs would decrease. Also when sat at traffic lights the revs seem really low, they hover just below the 1000 mark and it feels like it will cut out.

After talking to a few people they said I needed a new clutch.

I got the clutch replaced and fitted today. I've just taken the car out for short test drive but due to speed restrictions only got up to about 50mph - the initial problem of high revs but no speed seems to have improved. Although not 100% like it was before. I will need to take the car onto a duel carriage way or motorway to really see if it has been fixed.

But the low revs when sat at traffic lights is still there, if anything it seems a little bit worse than before.

Were the two problems unconnected?

If so, do I have a leg to stand on if and when I take it back?

Any input would be great, thanks.
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Hello and congratulations for this site.
I would really appreciate it if you could give me your advice!
Im going to take the car to the mechanic tomorrow to fix a blown head gasket.
(symptoms are reduced performance, bubbles of gass coming through the water
in the radiator and overheating)
I have had overheating problems all the summer of 2008, took it 3 times to the mechanic,
changed water pump, radiator, radiator cup and thermostat. By the third time summer was almost over so temperatures were not so high and did nt have any overheating issue
until yesterday (begining of new summer of 2009...).
The car was overheated as it did last summer, so i let it cool down and then opened radiator to add some water and noticed that this time there were bubbles forming up, many bubbles, so including reduced performance i quess its 100% a case of a blown
head gasket.
Sorry to bother you with all these details, bottom line is since the mechanic is going to open a certain part of the engine to replace the gasket, does this give him the chance to chek also anything else at that part of the engine?
And do you have any suggestions?
I really need your help cause i have spend a fortune on this car because i love it so much
but so far i have nt been able to use it with pleasure any summer :(
Please forgive my bad english, i am from Greece.
Thank you for your time and for reading my topic!
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i have got a fiat punto 2000 on an 'X' it is a 1.2 8 valve. the problem i get is on the odd occasion after i have been out in it i stop the car and turn off the ignition perhaps to pop into a shop and when i return it fails to start it turns over very slowly as if the battery is flat (but i have had it checked)but once i have bump started it its perfectly ok and will go on for weeks without missing a beat starting every day no problem then just as before it will do it again for no apparent reason i wondered if anyone has had a similar problem or can shed any light on mine
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I?m sure this will have been covered before, so apologies for any previous.

Having travelled on a long hot trip about a week ago when it was hot, I?m still left with some of the baked-on remains of bugs. ( even after lots of rain. ) It?s a black car so they seem to show.

I?ve tried hot water & sponge, and non-abrasive kitchen cleaners, but there always seems to be some left on.

I?m trying not to scratch the surface of course, so I?m being careful.

Any products or techniques that have proved effective, without scratching?

( I?m not going for an old pan scourer on the new motor ! )
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