Aaron Whitehead

I drive a 1990 Honda CRX Si I was driving down the interstate in 5th gear and all the sudden my car isn't accelerating its just revving up so i pull it out of gear into neutral and then put back into 5th gear and drives fine for about 5 minutes then all the sudden it does it again but this time its not coming back i don't know what it is i can start my car up and everything but when i put into gear it goes no where and i can also put into gear without engaging the clutch pedal with no grinding what so ever?

kraquepype

So, it sounds like you can put the car in gear, with the engine running, car stopped, and with the clutch pedal up? If that is the case, there is likely something very wrong between the engine and the transmission.

The clutch material could have slowly worn over time to the point that there is no longer enough for the pressure plate to grab on, but there would certainly have been warning signs. The center of the clutch plate could have also failed.

You won't know for sure until that trans comes off and you can see the clutch. Do check the simple stuff first though, clutch cable (Is it still attached? How does the clutch pedal feel?), shifter (Is it loose? What does it feel like when selecting gears?). From the sound of it though it likely isn't that simple but it doesn't hurt to check.

Aaron Whitehead

scelestus

If your clutch actually disintegrated, it's unlikely you'd have any engagement at all, and your car would probably sound almost as bad as one of these. Check the clutch cable first, like kraquepype said.

Tiirnako

I agree with both of them. I'd check the clutch cable first as well.

DaX

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I've had a rear main seal leak soak a clutch disc with oil and cause all the friction material to soften then disintegrate around the rivets, ultimately leading to the friction material coming off the disc and just piling up in the bell housing.

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Aaron Whitehead