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Clutch replacement

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  • 21-05-2018 12:10pm
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    homosapien91
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭


    Hi, question coming from someone a bit clueless when it comes to car repairs but I think my clutch may be going , as I said i'm a bit clueless so could be something completely different! Basically when I change gears the car stalls for a second before accelerating ( only seems to happen in low gears ) driving to work this morning the car stalled a few times when I was taking off after being stopped in traffic going from neutral to first gear. Does this sound like a bad clutch or can anyone shed some light on what it could be?

    I will be taking it to my mechanic just want to get an idea of what it could be, car is a Fiat Punto 1.2 litre engine. Thanks!


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    gavman1
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭gavman1


    When ye say it stalled do ye mean the engine cut out and had to be restarted or do ye mean your accelerating but not moving?


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    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users Posts: 5,109 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    homosapien91 wrote: »
    Hi, question coming from someone a bit clueless when it comes to car repairs but I think my clutch may be going , as I said i'm a bit clueless so could be something completely different! Basically when I change gears the car stalls for a second before accelerating ( only seems to happen in low gears ) driving to work this morning the car stalled a few times when I was taking off after being stopped in traffic going from neutral to first gear. Does this sound like a bad clutch or can anyone shed some light on what it could be?

    I will be taking it to my mechanic just want to get an idea of what it could be, car is a Fiat Punto 1.2 litre engine. Thanks!

    When you say it stalls for a few seconds b4 accelerating, does the engine race at the same time?


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    homosapien91
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭homosapien91


    Got sorted thanks


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    Harcrid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Harcrid


    Can you share how it was fixed in case anyone else has the same issue in the future?


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    homosapien91
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭homosapien91


    Harcrid wrote: »
    Can you share how it was fixed in case anyone else has the same issue in the future?

    It was actually a blockage in my exhaust and an air pocket in my coolant system so nothing at all to do with the clutch! As I said in the first post I don't know much about cars and Google had me thinking the worst!


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