1990 Honda Civic DX Tranmission Problem
08-15-2011, 08:49 AM
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1990 Honda Civic DX Tranmission Problem
Greetings all,
Not sure if this is the right forum area, but I could not find a area for the 1990 Civics...but anyways.
I have a 1990 Honda Civic DX (2 door hatchback) that is having some transmission/clutch issues. The car has approx 188,000 miles on it and I do not know if the clutch has ever been replaced. The car burns oil, but other than this new issue, it runs and drives great...and still cant beat the gas mileage!
The problem is that when I shift from 1st to 2nd gear, it does not act like the clutch is fully engaged...I still am moving, but the engine revs as if I am in neutral, but if I let up on the gas and then re-accelerate, it seems to then work fine... All other gears 1, 3, 4, 5, dont seem to have this issue. The issue aslo seems more apparent when going up a hill if that makes any difference.
I have looked into getting the clutch replaced but its not too cheap ~ $600 (including a rear seal replacement). I would do it myself but it seems one has to little take the whole engine apart to do... I have also read that it might not be the clutch as its only doing it in one gear...
Any suggestions / advice? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Not sure if this is the right forum area, but I could not find a area for the 1990 Civics...but anyways.
I have a 1990 Honda Civic DX (2 door hatchback) that is having some transmission/clutch issues. The car has approx 188,000 miles on it and I do not know if the clutch has ever been replaced. The car burns oil, but other than this new issue, it runs and drives great...and still cant beat the gas mileage!
The problem is that when I shift from 1st to 2nd gear, it does not act like the clutch is fully engaged...I still am moving, but the engine revs as if I am in neutral, but if I let up on the gas and then re-accelerate, it seems to then work fine... All other gears 1, 3, 4, 5, dont seem to have this issue. The issue aslo seems more apparent when going up a hill if that makes any difference.
I have looked into getting the clutch replaced but its not too cheap ~ $600 (including a rear seal replacement). I would do it myself but it seems one has to little take the whole engine apart to do... I have also read that it might not be the clutch as its only doing it in one gear...
Any suggestions / advice? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
08-15-2011, 01:56 PM
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Re: 1990 Honda Civic DX Tranmission Problem
Wrong forum. This is classic honda's (pre '88). You need civic/EF. https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/ Good luck
08-16-2011, 07:46 PM
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Re: 1990 Honda Civic DX Tranmission Problem
Clutch is toast..
Post any further questions about your EF in the EF/CRX forum. They get answered sooner..
Post any further questions about your EF in the EF/CRX forum. They get answered sooner..
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