Elmor001

It's a 94 del sol s with a manual.

Last month, I bleed the clutch fluid because it was getting difficult to shift. A lot of air bleed out, and that seemed to fix the problem then. Well last night, I parked the car, and this morning I tried to start it, and the engine won't turn at all.

Because it was slow to start last week, I thought it might be the battery, a bad alternator or a bad starter, but I tried jump starting the car and it still won't crank. This didn't rule out the starter, but when I got in the car to jump start it, I noticed that I could run through the gears without the clutch being pushed in. I then tried to pump the clutch to see if I could build up pressure, but I couldn't. The pedal just goes all the way to the floor. The fluid reservior is full and I don't see any leakage on the ground. Does this sound like a bad slave cylinder or a maybe a bad master cylinder? Is this why I can't start the car, because the clutch isn't engaged?

Please help because the car is almost out in the street as I write, and I don't wont the mail person to start complaining, lol.

canadaek

ya if you got air in the system there has to be a leak some where . could also be a bad clutch switch try jumping the connector see if it will crank (2 pin on clutch pedal) just make sure its not in gear.

Civic_4life

ya my old civic did that too, but mine was just the clutch sensor, so i just had local guy install remote start and alarm for me, i never leave my car in gear while parking so remote start is nice when you by pass the clutch sensor.

D16SiHatch

i would agree that it could be the clutch interlock switch that's preventing it from starting. doesn't matter if the clutch isn't disengaging when you try to start it. so long as you're in neutral it should start just fine. so either the clutch switch or possible the solenoid on the starter.

Elmor001

Anyone have a picture of what this clutch switch looks like and where it's at? I've fixed the brake switch before. Would this be similar?