I've noticed my Fabia III monte Carlo Estate 1.2 90 has developed a slight Juddering at startup around midday (I know it sound snuts), if I drive off and pull over it settles right down, seems just that first 10 seconds. Is this normal?

 

 

From a cold start first thing in the morning, zero juddering, it's a dream. Come lunch time 1pm it's juddery when started, but then 5pm start to drive home no juddering.

 

It's strange it only does it at about 1pm everyday... Maybe something to do with ambient temperature being higher?

 

 

 

juddering is not normal.. get the dealer to check the drive belt.. shouldn't be, but you never know.   If you had a diesel and the DPF kicked in, then you may get a judder in 1st or 2nd gear, but that's about the only normal thing..

On 2/24/2017 at 19:36, skodaTDI said:

juddering is not normal.. get the dealer to check the drive belt.. shouldn't be, but you never know.   If you had a diesel and the DPF kicked in, then you may get a judder in 1st or 2nd gear, but that's about the only normal thing..

Thanks for the advice, I'll get it checked at its next service. Its actually stopped doing it, as sods law would dictate! Maybe it was a tank of dirty fuel or something, if that even exists. 

 

I have noticed these 1.2 turbo charged engines have a variety of funny noises and feel when running. It can sound quite throaty when pulling off, sounds like a 3.0L V6, then in contrast it can be running quiet as a mouse, almost can't hear it, interesting.

Is it clutch judder when you pull away in 1st gear?

10 hours ago, glosrich said:

Is it clutch judder when you pull away in 1st gear?

Yeah, is that normal? I'm getting used to it but it's way different to my previous Mazda 2 1.3.

 

Also I noticed the 1.2 engine seems sleepy until it hits about 2000rpm then, then it takes off like a rocket! It's woken me up a few times pulling off in 1st, suddenly creeping then, woosh, It really blows along if I keep the revs high over 2000rpm through 2nd and 3rd. If it drops down it seems to lag. 

I've got the 1.2 110 in the Octavia, same engine just different output.

 

I heard a few people say they need you to maintain the revs as you pull away or they will judder. Mine didnt used to do it, just hitting 7k miles now, and its doing it, if I dont keep the rev up enough. I know they have a dual mass flywheel, maybe this makes this worse. the judder is that vibrating.

 

There is some turbo lag, yes they don't really start moving until 2k rpm.

 

Surely you had to keep the revs up in the Mazda, as it was like all 16v and all the power is up fairly high in the rev range?