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I was driving one day and my clutch felt funny all day, I drove it probably 200Kms until it started screaming and resisting my foot. I stopped tha car and called Peugeot who advised the car had to be towed to the nearest dealership for a clutch repair. They replaced the clutch kit, flywheel, two driveshaft seals, spigot seal, and main engine seal after charging me the earth. When I picked up the car there was a very small knock on idle and when I depressed the clutch it went away. The mechanic convinced me that it was nothing to worry about and would go away once the new clutch had settled. Driving also made an unpleasant whine but I told myself the clutch had to "settle".
A couple of weeks later the noises were worse, there was oil leaking from under the car and the gear lever made unnatural movements while driving (but the car stayed in gear). I took it back to the dealership and told them to fix their mess, they told me it was normal wear and tear on the gearbox since the car has 142000KMs. My argument was that the only noise the car was making was the clutch noise, no knocking or whining was present before they working on the car.
I have since had the car checked by a third party and they notified me that from a visual inspection the oil is leaking from the main crankshaft seal. Is it possible that the engine oil could be leaking into the gearbox and that this has caused the gearbox to wear? I have taken the case to an arbitrator but they haven't started their investigation yet and I need to be driving my car.
I was driving one day and my clutch felt funny all day, I drove it probably 200Kms until it started screaming and resisting my foot. I stopped tha car and called Peugeot who advised the car had to be towed to the nearest dealership for a clutch repair. They replaced the clutch kit, flywheel, two driveshaft seals, spigot seal, and main engine seal after charging me the earth. When I picked up the car there was a very small knock on idle and when I depressed the clutch it went away. The mechanic convinced me that it was nothing to worry about and would go away once the new clutch had settled. Driving also made an unpleasant whine but I told myself the clutch had to "settle".
A couple of weeks later the noises were worse, there was oil leaking from under the car and the gear lever made unnatural movements while driving (but the car stayed in gear). I took it back to the dealership and told them to fix their mess, they told me it was normal wear and tear on the gearbox since the car has 142000KMs. My argument was that the only noise the car was making was the clutch noise, no knocking or whining was present before they working on the car.
I have since had the car checked by a third party and they notified me that from a visual inspection the oil is leaking from the main crankshaft seal. Is it possible that the engine oil could be leaking into the gearbox and that this has caused the gearbox to wear? I have taken the case to an arbitrator but they haven't started their investigation yet and I need to be driving my car.