First thing I would do is check that you are not overfilling the gearbox. The oil in the gearbox should be level with the bottom of the oil filler plug hole at the rear of the gearbox when the car is on level ground, i.e fill it up until oil starts to come out and that should be the correct level. M...

Hi, The car is a Lancia Ardea - not an Aprilia, It is fitted with a 903cc V4 Engine and was the baby version of the Aprilia and the early cars had the hatch like yours, later ones had proper boot (trunk) lids. Access to the boot (trunk) on the early ones is gained by folding the rear seat back forwa...