dave4577 Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 My 2007 Picasso has 51,00 miles on it and has always been serviced by a main Dealer. Recently as I pulled into our drive there was a "clunk" coming from the drive take off and the pull away was jerky when I tried to move it. I was not sure if it was safe to drive it so took it to the nearest specialist (not the main dealer as it is 13 miles away). They diagnosed the clutch slave cylinder as the problem. They did upgrade the software in the car but it made no difference. I have an aftermarket warranty on the car which was taken out when the Citroen one expired. I intimated a claim as the contract appeared to cover the problem.They wanted a printout of the fault e-mailed to them which apparently is not possible with this diagnostic kit.The garage then ran a test with a piece of kit by Snap on. Which apparently shows that the clutch engagement is all over the place so confirming the original diagnosis. The warranty company want a fault code but apparently, according to the garage there is not one for this condition. So my question is are they right about no fault code? Also it seems that if I have to pay for it a clutch, flywheel and slave cylinder fitted is about £1500. Is that about right. Thanks for looking at my problem. Quote
coastline taxis Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 price is aboiut right as it will be a dual mass flywheel. Its a bit of a grey area because you could really just replace the slave cylinder and the job would be fine and the car run ok. On the other hand it is common practice to replace all of the clutch parts when doing any one part of it.. and the garage is right there are no codes for a slave cylinder malfunction Quote
dave4577 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks for your reply. I will start attacking the Warranty Company! Dave Quote
paul.h Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 I would check the slave cylinder for a leak, try bleeding it to see if that helps but if leaking or if an assistant notices the arm moving back in whilst the clutch pedal is held down, I would then replace it myself. A new one does not cost much and does not take long to fit but this may depend on which engine you have. Quote
dave4577 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 Again thanks for the response. The car is a 1.6 HDI. Is that good or bad news? Regards, Dave Quote
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