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1994 Honda Civic EX
1.6 L VTEC
Standard Transmission
FWDThe car had the clutch and all necessary components replaced roughly 2 months ago, so i’m wondering if THIS has to do with the issue ?
On 1st start up (wether it be morning or after work) the car rides, shifts and responds normal. I live about 20-25 minutes from work, and this is when the problem happens. Right before I get home (or right before getting to work) after exiting the highway and get to the city streets, the car feels as if it loses throttle response ?
I will stop at a red light, I engage the clutch (no noises or hard shift) go to take off and the throttle ? has MINIMAL response, and by that I mean, when I press the gas the RPM’s go up, but the vehicle barely moves. It does NOT do this when the car is cold, only does this when the car is warm. The car DOES have an idle issue (looking into that now) but could the idle issue cause the lack of a power response issue ?
Confused as to what is really going on, and hoping someone has had a similar issue & had it fixed ?
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If the engine rpms are going up than the engine is responding properly. It sounds like your clutch is slipping. Do you feel a vibration when accelerating?
What are the symptoms of the idle issue?[quote=”thisisbuod” post=131512]If the engine rpms are going up than the engine is responding properly. It sounds like your clutch is slipping. Do you feel a vibration when accelerating?
What are the symptoms of the idle issue?[/quote]No vibration, just the car making a lot of noise going no where.
The car idles from 1k-2.5k RPMs when stopped as well, almost certain it’s the IAC valve.
[quote=”americantractors123″ post=131538]+1 on a slipping clutch. Did the shop replace of machine the flywheel?[/quote]
I’m honestly not sure, they did replace the slave cylinder, that much I know.
Edit: I’m erasing my old suggestion and substituting something more likely to be happening. There is a rod in the end of the slave cylinder that engages the throwout arm. This rod can come out of its cavity when the slave is being installed but still rest on the edge of the piston in the slave. Now the rod is too long and could hold the clutch disengaged. Unbolting the slave from the transmission and centering the rod in the slave cylinder would be the fix.
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