Modern vehicles represent an increasing budget, whether it is caused by service or the unforeseen breakdowns associated with all the new technology built in cars. We usually stress pretty quickly about the tiniest signal of weakness, and that is a good thing, because a problem on a Citroen Cactus has to be taken care of fairly quickly, in any other case it will get worse and affect ancillary parts. Today we are going to discover the solutions available to you if you are victim of a Citroen Cactus that vibrates at idle. First we will try to discover why your Citroen Cactus is vibrating when idle, and secondly what to do if it you have vibrations idle.

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Why is my Citroen Cactus having idle vibrations?

So we begin our guideline with the origins of a Citroen Cactus that vibrates at idle. For this we will have to take a look at the organs that can bring about this tremor. We will mainly focus on the fact that your Citroen Cactus only shakes at idle, if you feel vibrations at acceleration on Citroen Cactus vibrations don’t be reluctant to browse our guideline which refers to this problem. We can already eliminate some auto parts as possible the cause of this problem. In fact, as you are at a standstill, usually in neutral, we can already clear the vehicle’s transmission, running gear, bearings, suspensions, clutch and flywheel. You should be conscious, on the other hand, that diesel engines usually vibrate much more than petrol engines, specifically older vehicles.
However, the bad information is that the reason your Citroen Cactus is shaking at idle is straight in connection with your engine. The main causes of this vibration are oftentimes in connection with the fuel supply of the automobile, the ignition or the engine silent blocks. Here are the main origins of this vibration and their outcomes on the behavior of your Citroen Cactus:

  • Injection: If the injection of your car is damaged and it causes trembling, you should experience some kind of coupling in the engine, as if the car was grazing.
  • Ignition: If, on the other hand, it is the ignition of your car that is struggling, regardless whether it comes from a spark plug or the complete ignition, you will experience problems in the behavior of your engine motor. Indeed, there will be sparks that don’t happen and it may be that one or more of your cylinders doesn’t function.
  • Engine silent blocks: The least frustrating trigger of a Citroen Cactus shaking at idle is indeed the engine silent blocks. They are a kind of soft plastic pad that dampen all vibrations and shaking of your car’s engine. When they wear out, they usually lose their action and consequently the vibrations brought on by your engine intensify

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What if my Citroen Cactus is vibrating at idle?

Let’s go forward to the next step, now that you have managed to identify the origin of your problem or at least to reduce the possible causes, we will explain to you that there are solutions available to solve each of these problems.

  • Injection: If your injection is the trigger, the first thing to do will be to use a strong cleaning product that you will add to your fuel, it will cost you about ten euros, but if the problem is slight and only a few impurities obstruct their proper running, you can handle it without going to your garage area. If this is not enough, you will have to reflect on a whole cleaning of the injection
  • Ignition: If it is your ignition that is causing your Citroen Cactus’s idle vibrations, you will have to pass the automobile through the diagnostic kit to get more information on the exact problem. And consider a replacement of faulty parts, or an ECU adjustment
  • Motor Silent Blocks: The last cause of vibration at standstill on your Citroen Cactus is that the vibration arises from your motor silent blocks. This is the repair that will cost you the least. Indeed, changing silent blocks should not cost you more than 200€, go to your garage area to make this change and prevent your Citroen Cactus from shaking at idle.

Here are the main motives and solutions to solve your problem of vibration at idle on Citroen Cactus, if additionally to shaking it does not hold idle, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

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