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Juddering

heggie
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I have a ford focus 2012 1.6 diesel, it judders when pulling away in first gear, but only when the engine gets hot, can any body help

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    too little info

     

    could be loads of stuff

    engine mounts
    clutch plate hub springs broken
    oil contamination on the clutch
    but being a tractor, check codes and general servicing
    and clean the EGR

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    2 hours ago, Botus said:

    too little info

     

    could be loads of stuff

    engine mounts
    clutch plate hub springs broken
    oil contamination on the clutch
    but being a tractor, check codes and general servicing
    and clean the EGR

    The. Only other thing I can think of is I've had a coolant leak from the thermostat housing which is above the gearbox. 

     

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    1 hour ago, heggie said:

    The. Only other thing I can think of is I've had a coolant leak from the thermostat housing which is above the gearbox. 

     

    I bought an s-max ex auction with the juddering problem showing when starting to move from standstill.

    Lower revs when dropping the clutch successfully masked the issue, which disappeared in a short space of time.

    The car now shows just short of 250k miles on the clock without having any remedial work for this initial problem.

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