Sometime after I change into some of the car it feels like there is a slight hesitation before my car picks up. Can some one help. Is it the clutch slipping. I dont feel the clutch hitting but it feels like very bad throttle response. Throttle cable maybe one of the other problems. Someone help.

 

try spaying down the clutch through the timing hole with some brake parts cleaner could be some dirt or oil in there. but something like this could be a million things

 

yeap....im totally lost...im just thinking about putting a new clutch in....but i dont have the time and money yet...

 

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What do u mean by changing into some of the car? Is ur check engine light on? How long have u had this problem?

 

Mine was doing this, but came to find out that my cam timing was a couple teeth off. Check your timing. Wouldnt hurt!

 

Timing seems to be good...checked it out after it came from the shop....it started when my car came from the shop from having new valves.....but i think it might be because the throttle cable might be to tight...can anyone help or give any other suggestions?

 

go driving, get to like 50mph, and put it in 5th.

press the gas a good amount. if the rpm's rise pretty fast, but the car barely accelerates.... time for new clutch

 

How can you not know what a slipping clutch feels like? The first time I ever experienced it, I knew right away what it was... it's just that obvious... If you step on the gas while moving, in gear (preferably higher) and suddenly your engine revs up abnormally but the car doesn't pick up speed to match those rpm's... then clearly your clutch is slipping.

Like I said, a clutch slipping is very easy to just "feel" it. You should know if that's your problem... otherwise, I'd look elsewhere.

 

I know how a slipping clutch feels like and i have seen it.....but in my case im not sure because you can slightly feel the car just loose a little power...like something is holding it back.

 

In that case, didn't you just answer your own question? Chances are... it's not a slipping clutch.

 

alrite...can a tight throttle cable cause these problems? thats basically wat i need to know.

 

dont think a tight throttle cable would cause that, mine was loose and gave lots of play in the throttle pedal but i just tightened it up. dont know how it would get tighter over time. if your get a little lag after gear changes i would think it would be something else like ignition or some the emissions crap thats on preludes, that stuff accounts for nearly all the problems i've ever heard on preludes. try cleaning that little piston thing (cant remember the name of it, EGR maybe) down below the intake mani/throttle body, theres a thread around here on it

 

alrite i just came back from the shop earlier...owners my buddy...he said it most likely is the spark plugs....not gaped rite...or not enough spark....but i dont know...i asked him about the clutch but he said that since i have a performance clutch on i should feel when its slipping and i should feel it pretty hard...help?i am leaning towards getting some new OEM plugs....i have some in rite now but do they come pregaped? Should I buy them?

 

OE plugs (platinum) come gapped (correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm almost sure they are), if i were you i'd start with a tune up, new plugs, cap & rotor, filters and if you can afford it new plug wires. it may be something more serious but go and do that and see if it makes a difference, if there's no difference at all then you know its something more serious and a trip to honda may be on the cards

 

i have like five set of plugs, caps, and rotors. Im tired of wasting money if i dont know the problem. But the last time i took my car to Honda they made me pay 95 dollars for an hour. And they didnt even look at it....it was sitting for like the whole hour and they just put it together and told me it was ignition problems when it was my valves....i was like WTF.....but then again im never bring my car to them again.

 

you keep saying its your valves? what was wrong with them?

start off with a tune up. make sure you valves were adjusted correctly with the right lash when they replaced them.

 

does it bog at all rpm's when you shift? or does it only do it at certain points like when your racing and you shift at 7700 or does it only do it when you driving normally

 

mostly around 2000-3000 not at high rpms....my radiator hose busted today...it had a little rip i found leaking everywhere...got it fixed though...also i pulled my plugs out today they were tight as hell....but it didnt help the condition with the lagg time with the rpms.

 

possible o2 sensor problem, o2 only adjusts below 5k, how old is your car, o2 have a service life of about 7 years, give or take

 

ive had it for one year and a half....its a 5th gen....raced almost anyone....but now my car breaks down so i have to race for money...but not alot of people want to...common its for cash....i doubt it could be the sensor...wouldnt the check engine light come on...also there was oil on my plugs too i think or gas....wait oil i think..

 

oil on your plugs is strange, go to a shop and get your compression checked, in the mean time start your engine then lift the oil filler cap off and see if there is a breeze or if its stronger, if its stronger then i would think its your rings but thats very uncommon, only unlucky ppl like me get that valve stem seals however are fairly common, in my experience anyway

 

smoke coming from close to injectors and throttle body close to the top of the head....smells like fresh burning oil from putting a new head on???wat is it...its been happening all day....it happened after i did my oil change??

 

when you changed your oil, did you change the filter and did you do it yourself? filter may not be tight enough or it could be cross threaded, thats all i can think off but even thats a long shot, is there anyoil seeping from any gaskets or seals on the head, if there is the block could be under pressure during operation

 

no oil or anything.....but i think its sort of burning my oil....

 

i'm leaning towards screwed valve stem seals, go get some seal conditioner and try it out, shouldn't cost more than $10. allthough that wouldn't normally cause lag after gear changes, to me that would be a fuelling or ignition problem, sounds almost like your pig rich for a while when you lift off to shift then when you open up again you start sucking in all that fuel and your engine stumbles, do you know anyone in your area with a wideband o2, it's probably something very simple.