The engine of your car is complex, it is not always easy to interpret all the signs it sends us. On the other hand, it is definitely crucial to try to stay on alert for the slightest symptom of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious problems. If you have the sense that your clutch is slipping on your Citroen C3 Pluriel, you’re right to have started researching. It’s a defect that must be taken into account rather quickly, otherwise you could end up with an unusable car. To help you in your way our team has decided to compose this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the issue and ensure that it is indeed the issue you are victim of. To accomplish this, we will first have a look at what a slipping clutch on Citroen C3 Pluriel is and how to verify that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what actions can be taken to correct the issue.
What is slipping clutch on Citroen C3 Pluriel and how to detect it?
A Citroen C3 Pluriel with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Citroen C3 Pluriel is the part that permits your car to shift gears. It is located between your gearbox and your engine. It is the part that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will receive the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Citroen C3 Pluriel slips because it is made up of notches that engage in the flywheel, and with wear and friction it wears out. It is said that the clutch slips when its teeth are too worn for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to detect clutch slipping on an Citroen C3 Pluriel?
There are many ways to find out that the clutch of your Citroen C3 Pluriel is slipping. You can accomplish all of these checks without any help.
You can simply find out that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may also encounter a burning smell.
To verify the first observation, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first one, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your vehicle gently, in the event that your engine unit rises in revs but the Citroen C3 Pluriel remains stationary it is the symptom of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your car should stall, if not, your clutch is most likely dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Citroen C3 Pluriel?
Limit the wear of your Citroen C3 Pluriel clutch
We will at this point give you some tips to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Citroen C3 Pluriel. Firstly, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, whether or not the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will eventually lead to a full change of the clutch kit. One more point not to be neglected, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must permanently be adapted to the speed of your engine unit. In the event you are at a standstill accelerate slowly, if you are at medium speed accelerate gradually when you release the clutch pedal of your car so as not to make it slip against your engine flywheel.
Replacing your Citroen C3 Pluriel clutch
At last, in this last portion, we will address the repair part. In case the clutch of your Citroen C3 Pluriel is useless, you may be stuck at a standstill and have no other alternative than to contact the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transmit power to the wheels. If this is the case, take note that you will have to change the complete clutch kit, this repair necessitates quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros according to the engine and the mechanic.
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