The Dude Abides Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Ive noticed lately that my car is harder and harder to put into gear. yes the clutch is all the way to the floor but even after its warmed up it takes a bit of effort to put it in there. And its a fairly new clutch. Also maybe its related maybe its not but the thing seems to be fallin on its face lately. Sometimes i half to keep my foot on the gas to keep it running till its warmed, other times i dont. Sometimes i let it warm up and can take off like usual. What ever power is suspost to be there its there. Other times it feels like its bogging down, falling on its face. I go from first and its ok then suddenly when i go to second theres no power. I have new plugs and wires (ngk). And i have cleaned the maf. Any ideas. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 clutch cable stretched o2 sensor cts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 cts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 coolant temp sensor They have a bad habit of having the wire harness and connector going into it get corroded ..When this happens it can cause some interesting issues ( cause the ecu is confused since it uses the cts basically as settings like a choke would do). The sensor itself does go bad sometimes ..but its usually the plug first..you can try cleaning it..feel for brittle wires ( cause the corrosion will go out the wires aways)..I its too bad and the wires feel brittle just snip it off back to where it feels good...splice new wires and a new T connector on. As for the tranny..check your gear oil:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 And where may i ask is the cts located at. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joostvdw Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 your clutch may need to be readjusted, since it's a very new clutch things need to settle down properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsubaru Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 And where may i ask is the cts located at. Ben Here's a picture of the CTS. Just scroll down to the post by Skip: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83125&highlight=temp+sensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks for the reference AZ but THE Dude does not tell us what car/engine/fuel system he has. The picture I posted is for an EA82T A.K.A. MPFI fuel system. If Ben means his DL-- it will have SPFI. The temp sensor in the SPFI will be the pig tailed sensor in the goose neck, they arely have contact problems as the contacts are enclosed/sealed in the connector. People corn-fuse (sic) the connector problem. The MPFI unit sits back and burried in the heat / jungle, the connector cap heat cracks and water gets in. This is what leads to the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 My guess is that its a clutch cable that going bad, and seeing how christmas is coming, is going to break then. Murphy does so love wrapping paper. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Sorry not to elaborate further 1988 dl 1.8 spfi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Classic symptoms of a clutch cable that needs to be adjusted. For the hesitation, I was going to suggest cleaning the MAF, but sounds like you already did that. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Another thing you shoud have checked if you just put a clutch in it, is the clutch fork. They have a tendency to crack where it pivots on the tranny since they never get lubed when the clutch gets changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 jAhh ur giveing me to much credit i didnt put the clutch in. My brother had someone put it in before i bought the car. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Classic symptoms of a clutch cable that needs to be adjusted. For the hesitation, I was going to suggest cleaning the MAF, but sounds like you already did that. Z So i dont need to replace the clutch cable just adjust it. how do i do that. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 not necassarily. If its the original cable, and you can spare the money, you may think about replacing it. you cant really tell if it needs adjusting or its failing untill the cable goes snap, or it wont hold an adjustment. Usually its a good idea to replace the cable with the clutch, especially if there are a lot of years on the cable. I am guessing since its a fairly new clutch, the cable may be failing. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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