Trouble moving off smoothly - Scenic II 2006 1.6

xabi

Im having trouble getting a smooth start off in 1st gear. I give it some revs, start to release the clutch, car starts moving but i get a jolt when i release the clutch fully, i need to give it loads of revs 5K or so to get a smooth take off. Gear change in every other gear is 100%. Its as if im lifting my foot off the throttle when fully releasing the clutch - any ideas?

Thanks.

carchaeologist

Knackered clutch?Or a dual mass flywheel problem?Do they have one of those?

Fishtits

Vacuum leak?

carchaeologist

maybe its just because its renault?

Hal1

xabi wrote: »

Im having trouble getting a smooth start off in 1st gear. I give it some revs, start to release the clutch, car starts moving but i get a jolt when i release the clutch fully, i need to give it loads of revs 5K or so to get a smooth take off. Gear change in every other gear is 100%. Its as if im lifting my foot off the throttle when fully releasing the clutch - any ideas?

Thanks.

That sounds like it could be a clutch related problem.

JHMEG

You sure you're starting off in 1st and not 3rd?

skyhighflyer

JHMEG wrote: »

You sure you're starting off in 1st and not 3rd?

Sounds like this could be the case. I've done it before in unfamiliar cars.

xabi

skyhighflyer wrote: »

Sounds like this could be the case. I've done it before in unfamiliar cars.

:rolleyes: I can drive.

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xabi

JHMEG wrote: »

You sure you're starting off in 1st and not 3rd?

Do you think i would come onto a message board asking this type of question if i didnt know 1st from 3rd.

Tea drinker

xabi wrote: »

Do you think i would come onto a message board asking this type of question if i didnt know 1st from 3rd.

He doesn't know you, so it's quite possible

rugbyman

Some years ago i had a Celica, prob a mark 3. I had the exact same problem and boy was it the simplest thing to cure, and the last i would have thought of.
The was a split in the air intake. This would only open when the clutch was released and the engine moved on its mountings, thus opening the split and letting a lot of air in.
immediate cure, a squirt of masticy stuff.

regards, Rugbyman

BrianD3

Hard to say without more detail. Not necessarily a clutch problem though, how is the engine running? If you had a faulty plug coil (known issue on petrol renaults) then you'd need lots of throttle and clutch slip to move away smoothly but you'd also experience lumpy running all the time.

I have also come across a car which ran OK but with light throttle input when idling in neutral, the revs would drop . Moving away smoothly required lots of throttle. I never heard what caused this. Possibly due to a sensor or a throttle pot.

You might find help at
www.renaultforums.co.uk

skyhighflyer

xabi wrote: »

Do you think i would come onto a message board asking this type of question if i didnt know 1st from 3rd.

I would have thought that such a person would have been quite likely to post on here actually, but sorry for trying to be helpful.

xabi

Thanks all,

Its running perfect otherwise - its going in next week to have its display replaced so will have them take a look. Would something like this show up on a diagnostic machine?

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Max Headroom

BrianD3 wrote: »

Hard to say without more detail. Not necessarily a clutch problem though, how is the engine running? If you had a faulty plug coil (known issue on petrol renaults) then you'd need lots of throttle and clutch slip to move away smoothly but you'd also experience lumpy running all the time.

I have also come across a car which ran OK but with light throttle input when idling in neutral, the revs would drop . Moving away smoothly required lots of throttle. I never heard what caused this. Possibly due to a sensor or a throttle pot.

You might find help at
www.renaultforums.co.uk

As above..we have a 03 Megane..first thing in the morning the car judders on start off ..needs a a few minutes to warm up then its fine..i'm guessin a fuelling problem...

kazul

Does it have a conventional or an electric parking brake?

xabi

kazul wrote: »

Does it have a conventional or an electric parking brake?

It has the electronic parking brake, does this with it on or off.

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