Annoying and probably expensive problem :(

[Cuchulain]

Not sure how best to describe this but over the last week or two when you have the clutch at biting point the pedal is vibrating quite badly, it's like engine feedback. It's making clutch control reasonably difficult due to it, does it sound like the clutch is on the way out?

I've read some stuff where they infer this kind of probably could be down to a duff engine mount but there's no noticeable vibration other than through the clutch pedal and I'd have assumed the whole vehicle would be shaking if that were the case.

 

[rodenal]

Could be flywheel, could be clutch, unlikely to be engine mounts unless you can replicate it when already in gear. As you say you'd feel that through more than the pedal too

Best just to take it somewhere that you trust and have them check.

 

[sovietspybob]

Sounds like clutch judder, on some cars its really common and nothing to worry about but it can be a sign of a worn out clutch.

Is it worse when you first drive the car or is it all the time through the journey?

It can be caused by moisture on the clutch disc in some cars, or a fluid leak or sometimes it can be the clutch diaphragm spring so it doesn't engage true so its more like this -|\- than this -||-

 

[Orionaut]

What is the car? Does it have a DMF??

 

[Cuchulain]

Sounds like clutch judder, on some cars its really common and nothing to worry about but it can be a sign of a worn out clutch.

Is it worse when you first drive the car or is it all the time through the journey?

It can be caused by moisture on the clutch disc in some cars, or a fluid leak or sometimes it can be the clutch diaphragm spring so it doesn't engage true so its more like this -|\- than this -||-

It's at its worst when you first drive it. I've checked the fluid level and it's not dropped at all (I've assumed it takes it from the brake fluid reservoir) and it's only suddenly started doing it in the last week or so.

 

[Cuchulain]

What is the car? Does it have a DMF??

It's a Xsara Picasso, pretty sure it does have a DMF.

 

[teenwolf]

if its clutch and flywheel then it will be expensive to fix.

citroen are doing a fixed price on clutch at £399 but this does not include the flywheel.

 

[Cuchulain]

Sorry, turns out it doesn't have a DMF. Clutch kits are around £85 from ECP so I'd probably get it done by an independent rather than suffer at the hands of our local Citroen dealer.