Hi, the main seal of my 2005 Mini Cooper S was just replaced by the local Mini dealer. Initially, they diagnosed the oil leak car has 16,000 miles on it as coming from the oil pan and it was replaced twice. I did a little research and urged the dealer to inspect the main seal, but they promised me that it was not the ms and finally after the second oil pan gasket replacement didn't fix the problem, they identified it as the ms leak. Needless to say that I have lost confidence in this dealer, but since it was a Mini dealer, I figured they were the experts. After a week at the shop, i went to pick up the car and the clutch had little resistance when pressed, very spongy I've owned six manual transmission cars before, so I notice the difference and nothing like it was when I dropped it off. I insisted that they fix it before I would come back to pick it up. They now are telling me that it is normal and that it will gain pressure over time. I think it's a bunch of b.s. and I have not picked up the car. I am not a mechanic, but I would think that the clutch should perform as it did prior to the main seal replacement. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Mike

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I have to agree, the clutch change should not change. If they replaced the rear main seal, the transmission has to be removed. I would have them look into it, or maybe a different shop.

- Nick