Citroen ZX diesel

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Fri 16 Mar 2007 16:26
Citroen ZX diesel - Licinius
Hi guys

My wife has an L plate ZX 1.9D. When cold & releasing the clutch to move off for the first time the car judders badly. As you move up through the gears for the first time (1st to 2nd to 3rd) it judders but drives ok once moving. The prob goes away after 5 mins or so when the car has warmed up.

For instance, once the car is warm I can pull up at a junction in 2nd & pull away again with no problems & move smoothly up & down the gears with no issues.

Any ideas on what the prob maybe? The car itself is only worth approx £350 so I'm not in the habit of paying for garage repairs. I'll keep it going for a long as a I (a diy mechanic) can maintain it.

Thanks in advance
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Sat 17 Mar 2007 20:34
Citroen ZX diesel - gtired
hi, my first thought was clutch plate, but problem disappeares after its warm..thats tricky!
Does it not occur at all when the car is warm? is there a noise from anywhere when the problem is happening? or just juddering!
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Sat 17 Mar 2007 21:49
Citroen ZX diesel - Licinius
Thanks for your reply gtired. No theres no noise (I've listened very carefully) just a very heavy juddering. The car moves sweetly through the gears once warm & the only time you get a juddering again is with prolongued driving on the clutch in first gear to park.



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Sat 17 Mar 2007 22:30
Citroen ZX diesel - David Horn
Same thing happens on my Xsara, but only when it's really cold outside, and when pulling away in first on a hill. Done it for the last 30k so not especially worried.
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