Starts juddering when attempting to accelerate from a stop

2008 VAUXHALL CORSA
85,000 MILES • 1.3L • TURBO • 2WD • MANUAL
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CALLUM MCCALL
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I recently bought the car listed above cdti after it had been sitting in a car lot for eight months and I’m having trouble starting my journeys. It starts fine and sits in idle nicely, but when trying to pull away the revs do not build and the car judders. When I pull over, take it out of gear and rev the engine to about 4,000 or 5,000 a few times and then try to pull away it is absolutely fine. Is it just build up and needs a good drive or is there more to it?
Jul 20, 2019 at 8:21 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like you have a sticking injector which might be okay in a few miles but to be sure lets run the codes to see what comes up, here is a guide to help.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please run down these guides and report back.

Jul 21, 2019 at 4:07 PM