Hey, Ive been having problems with my civic. Every once in a while, were talking once in about 2 months, ill have problems shifting gears. Ill have it in gear and after i shift, it will be as though i still have it in neutral. You can hear the rpms increase but its as though the gear isnt engaged, or atleast not all the way. I dont remember what gear exactly but its always a low gear, either when i shift from first to second or second to third. Itll do it a few times in one day and then not again for like 50 days. I just had the clutch replaced about 1k miles ago so im not sure what it could be. Throw out bearing? thanks for the help guys

 

kinda sounds like you need a clutch.

did you follow the break in instructions?

 

I didnt do the work, My mechanic had to resurface my engine head (blew a head gasket and it overheated) and while he was doing that he supposedly replaced the clutch. He seems like a good guy though, I dont think hed expletive me over. I just want to make sure i stress that it is not a frequent problem, it rarely happens

 

Also, totally unrelated problem...the car idles a little rough when the ac is on, would that be a belt problem or the pulley? i dont know much about cars but i dont mind doing a little research or doing the work myself if it isnt difficult but i could use a push in the right direction

 

i would clean your iacv. as far as the clutch thing. sounds like it's worn out.

 

but if the clutch is going out wouldnt it grind when im going into gear if the clutch isnt fully engaged?

 

anybody else?

 

a clutch will usually slip before it grinds, except when you're revving the **** out of it.

i'd go back and tell him the clutch he just installed slips. if you followed the break in procedure, and he' s a decent dude, he should replace it.

 

alright, thanks man. Im taking my zx in for a tuneup tomorrow, so ill talk to him about it then. and how do i go about cleaning my iacv?

 

really, i wouldn't even worry about he iac. if you really want to clean it, i think it's like two 10 mm bolts. hose that bitch down with some carburetor cleaner and stuff a little pipe cleaner in the manifold. it'll smoke like hell on startup though, so don't do it in the garage unless you want to get smoky. pokey

 

i shouldnt worry about the rough idle? i just dont want it to escalate into something else or stall out or something. thanks though man, ill take a look at it