I just put in a new motor on my car and now the clutch is really soft.. What would cause this? We tried to bleed it, but the peddle is still way soft. It doesn't want to go in gear much at all.. i know the clutch was going to need to be replace sometime, but it still had some life on it before the new motor was put in...AND it had pressure.. not it doesn't have anything... does anyone know what might cause this?

Also, now that the new motor is in the car... it doesn't seem to run strong.. i have someone telling me it's the mas air flow sensor.? When we test drove it, if it was in nutural trying to coast it felt like it was bing bogged down.. like there is pressure slowing it down as if it was in gear/. any ideas?

thanks for the opinions and advise...

 

Maybe your screwed-up clutch is causing it to not run strong?

Shouldn't you consult with the mechanic that swapped your motor?

 

We have talked to him, but don't you think if before the clutch was removed and still had pressure and worked that after putting it back in it would still work and have some pressure? It doens't seem to have any at all. the clutch was some what warn but i fon't think it was that bad where it wouldn't work, and if it was that bad why would he put it back in, instead of saying this clutch wont work. your gonna need a new one?

 

Maybe the clutch isn't installed correctly, or the fluid is low.

 

he tired to bleed the clutch 2 times and it still didn't bluid up any pressure.

 

i had just found out that centerforce doesn't carry the clutch for a 02 anymore! it's been discontinued. does anyone know if that's true? a company who carries their products told me that. this was the part # CF459620

 

Umm, Road Race sells clutchs. If there was that much of a difference before and after I don't know if I'd go and spend like $350 on something that might not solve my problem though. Was the engine replaced with the same 2.0L SOHC or did you have it bored out or what? Did you blow it up, what?

 

well.. its a long story.. the just is that it sucked up water and somehow blow a rod... so i got a new motor and it's the same motor so thats not the problem... i have a mechanic shop of a co workers friend who is going to get me the clutch kit at cost... soo i donno im lookin at about $246 for that...

 

I know that when my clutch goes out, im buying all performance parts. might as well spend a little extra for that much more!

 

I have taken the car to a aamco transmisson shop. and they are telling me that after taking the transmission out of the car.. they state that the slave cylinder and the master cylinder has a small leak.. what would cause this part of the hydrolics to leak? any one know? hmmm i can't really afford all proformance parts after just buying a whole new engine and the clutch and labor and now these cylinders.. i'm almost 2000 in after only having the car a year and a half... any suggestions?

 

Things just break down after a while. You're not the first Lancer to have that problem.

There's no performance parts available. Just grab a new one from or a junkyard.

 

i have some people saying it just from wearing down and someone people are saying, that part should almost never go bad.. people have had their cars for years and never had a problem with the slave cyl. leaking.