I went out for a drive tonight and I noticed something strange. When I VTEC'd and shifted to 2nd, when I was in 2nd it stayed at a certain RPM almost like it didn't have the willy to get up all the way. Anybody have ANY idea what this could be??? Opinions much appreciated.

Phil

 

was your car warmed up?

 

Yeah... This had been 20 minutes into my drive...

 

slipping clutch?

does it do it all the time or was it a one-time deal?

 

It's done it before, but it doesn't do it all the time... CLUTCH?!?! oh no

 

Clutch would be my first guess. Sounds like it is slipping.

 

Is this an expensive and complicated problem??

 

It's definitely not a complicated problem, this is just a wear and tear item. I dont know how much replacement runs though as I have not had to do it on the S yet (clutch is still holding up with 35k miles on the MY '00).

 

Sounds like the clutch is gone!
OEM replacement,labour included=+/-$1200.

 

Talked to few people from UMW and it sounds like the clutch delay on the AP2