Some Kind Of Slipping...help Me Please, I Just Got My Car Back!!!

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Feb 18, 2003 | 08:56 PM
  #1  
GAHHHH! i just got my car back today, and after like a 1/2 hour of driving, i noticed a problem...when i step on the gas, maybe put it halfway down, or even just tap it...i watch the tach needle just JUMP, and HEAR the engine rev up, and then the rpms come down to a little above where they were when i tapped the gas...and then i accelerate semi normally...the car really doesn't do it that much when i am in 1st, but the further on in the gears i get, the WORSE it gets (in fifth its like i am sitting in two inches of snow and just spinning when i hit the gas)...its almost like what it would look like if you spun your tires, and then they caught, and you accelerated out of it...but they are NOT spinning...i dunno what to do, take it back to the stealership and say, you missed something, fix it, or what..i am so ****ed, and worried...what do you think the problem is...the clutch seems to engage fine, although i am a newbie, and might not be able to tell...PLEASE HELP!!!

SOMETHING must be slipping tho...sighhhhhhhh
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Feb 18, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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I think your clutch is gone, or maybe the shop didnt line up the tranny and motor the correct way.
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Feb 18, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!
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Feb 18, 2003 | 09:59 PM
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it's the clutch, i promise... my car is doing the same thing right now... i need a new clutch bad!!! change the clutch before it get worse and you can't even put the car in gear.
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Feb 18, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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Originally posted by 98maxsel
it's the clutch, i promise... my car is doing the same thing right now... i need a new clutch bad!!! change the clutch before it get worse and you can't even put the car in gear.
the clutch doesn't engage hard tho... at least i don't think so
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Feb 18, 2003 | 10:26 PM
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dam i hope you solve the problem, i heard u just got your car back from the shop too.

FREE BUMP
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Feb 18, 2003 | 11:22 PM
  #7  
would GLE-5 tranny oil make the clutch slip or something? I'm just curious.... i don't know if the transmission system even allows oil around that area lol.

oh yeah, i've been having a leak for the longest time around the drive-axel seal, is it possible some of that oil could get around/into the clutch if it isn't already suppose to be there. Thanks!

i hate differential bearings!
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Feb 19, 2003 | 12:06 AM
  #8  
no oil or liquid of any kind should be in the clutch housing. that will cause slipping.
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Feb 19, 2003 | 05:19 AM
  #9  
any other poosibilities, besides a shot clutch?
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Feb 19, 2003 | 07:20 AM
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Originally posted by 97blackSE
any other poosibilities, besides a shot clutch?
Not really. Everything else from the engine to the wheels is a direct mechanical link, unless all the gears got stripped somehow. That is highly unlikley though and the common thing here is slipping, which happens in the clutch.
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Feb 19, 2003 | 07:25 AM
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Originally posted by MacGyver265


Not really. Everything else from the engine to the wheels is a direct mechanical link, unless all the gears got stripped somehow. That is highly unlikley though and the common thing here is slipping, which happens in the clutch.
The thing is that his clutch didnt slip before the accident. It only started slipping after the accident.
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Feb 19, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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Originally posted by SonicDust187
The thing is that his clutch didnt slip before the accident. It only started slipping after the accident.
I think you are right about the tranny/engine alignment.
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Feb 19, 2003 | 10:46 AM
  #13  
Could this be throttle hesitation. You push the gas down and a second later the rpms go up and then your speed increases? If this is the case your throttle cable could need adjustment or your throttle body needs cleaned.
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Feb 19, 2003 | 10:54 AM
  #14  
throttle cable could cause this? how would you tune that?
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Feb 19, 2003 | 01:10 PM
  #15  
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Originally posted by 97blackSE


the clutch doesn't engage hard tho... at least i don't think so

it doesn't matter,,, it will start to get worse... this is what happened in all the 5 speed cars i've owned... i'm 99.9 % sure it's a bad clutch... mine is doing the exact 100% same thing, and i haven't been in a accident. just doing crazy burnouts.
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