I have a 1990 honda accord with like 200and something thousand miles on it and resently a few weeks ago i went to my car to go to work and found my clutch pedel on the floor i had no pressure what so ever i couldn't even pump it does anyone know whats wrong

 

Does it have a fluid leak?

 

check the fluid level. my guess is theres none. now that could be a few things, but hopefully just the fluid got low. I know it sounds wierd, but that happened to me, and nothing was leaking (master cylinder), and I just refilled and have been fine for like the last 6 months.

 

yup, your clutch master or slave cylinder probably went bad and started leaking, try filling it up then bleeding out the system to see if it's leaking or not, if it is replace it.

 

the fluid only lasts about 2weeks

 

Find where it's going, that'll be a big clue. If its not leaking out anywhere, then look under the carpet in front of the pedals. If the clutch master cylinder leaks thru its shaft seals, then it soaks into the padding under the carpet. If that's it, you need a new MC.

 

The first place to look for a fluid leak in where the brake pedal pushrod comes through the firewall. You need to get a flashlight and look under the dash and push on the brake pedal to locate where the pushrod is coming through. You can be sure that if you see fluid running down the inside of the car from where it comes through that the clutch master cylinder is shot. If you do indeed see this ... my suggestion to you is to replace it AND the clutch slave cylinder on the transmission. If you opt to only change the master cylinder ... the slave cylinder now becomes the weak point in that system and in a few days or weeks ... you will be changing it to. Better to just get it over with and change them both.

I have changed many of these at work and they are not the most fun ... but they are also not real hard either. I take a shortcut when changing ti ... but it would take a long time to spell it out in here. If you are not able to do something like this ... my suggestion is for you to take it to a reputable shop and have them do it for you.


[Modified by mwkirchner, 6:06 PM 3/21/2003]