The engine of your car is complex, it is not always easy to interpret all the symptoms it sends us. However, it is absolutely important to try to stay on alert for the slightest sign of weakness in your vehicle to limit the risk of serious problems. If you have the sense that your clutch is slipping on your Citroen C4 Cactus, you’re right to have started researching. It’s a defect that must be taken into account quickly, otherwise you could end up with an unusable vehicle. To help you in your way our team has decided to prepare this article which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right decisions to avoid aggravating the issue and make sure that it is indeed the issue you are victim of. To get this done, we will first have a look at what a slipping clutch on Citroen C4 Cactus is and how to check that this is what is happening to you, and then, what actions can be taken to correct the issue.

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What is slipping clutch on Citroen C4 Cactus and how to detect it?

A Citroen C4 Cactus with a clutch that slips

The clutch of your Citroen C4 Cactus is the part that allows your vehicle 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 collect the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Citroen C4 Cactus 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 C4 Cactus?

There are many ways to find out that the clutch of your Citroen C4 Cactus is slipping. You can carry out all of these experiments on your own.
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 as well encounter a burning smell.
To verify the first statement, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first gear, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your car delicately, if it turns out your engine motor rises in revs but the Citroen C4 Cactus is still stationary it is the sign of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your vehicle should stall, if not, your clutch is probably dead.

What should I do if my clutch slips on my Citroen C4 Cactus?

Some advices to avoir the wear of your Citroen C4 Cactus clutch

We will now give you some recommendations to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Citroen C4 Cactus. Firstly, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very light you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will eventually produce a complete change of the clutch kit. One more point not to be missed, do not over-accelerate when you start your car, your acceleration must permanently be adapted to the speed of your engine motor. In the event that 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 C4 Cactus clutch

Finally, in this last portion, we will talk about the repair part. In case the clutch of your Citroen C4 Cactus is dead, you might be stuck at a standstill and have no other alternative than to call the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transfer power to the wheels. If this is the case, be aware that you will have to change the complete clutch kit, this repair needs quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros according to the engine and the mechanic.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Citroen C4 Cactus, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C4 Cactus category.