not sure if this belongs in troubleshooting or drivetrain, so mods feel free to move this. When i take off in first it feels fine but around the end of first gear it starts kinda jumping around 3500 rpm or so. Also doesnt pull as hard in first as when i first got the car. Is this a clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing problem ? im kinda new to the clutch and drivetrain in this car, i have a short shifter and pulley but thats all for drivetrain. IF anyone can help me figure the problem out id appreciate it.

 

try putting the car in 5th gear and floor it, if the car revs up, its the clutch. However this might be the beginning of a clutch failure and its not that bad yet...

 

put it in 5th while im driving or at idle?

 

Driving, do at idle and you'll stall.

 

well i can put it in 5th gear, not sure what you want me to do, i drive on the highway everyday and it drives fines as long as im just normal driving. But like i said when i blast it thru first and floor it, it kinda jumpes. . . not off the line wheel vibration later in rpms like 3500 or so. Help experts?

 

This is my test:

Turn on the car, put it in 5th, let the clutch out slowly. If the car starts to move, the clutch is ok. If you're able to let it out fully and the car hasn't budged, your clutch is shot.

 

Easy test (worked for me)

Get on the freeway. Put the car in 5th gear. While cruising along at 50mph, punch the gas to the floor.

If:
The car just chugs along and picks up speed - clutch is OK.

The car doesn't gain speed but the tach revs like you're in neutral - need new clutch.

 

i did both tests and it was fine, its only in first gear, and only above about 3000 rpms. help experts?

 

misfire

 

nope, not according to obd2 its not. . . . . . maybe a diagnostics check?

 

obd II is not always reliable. i had a dead cylinder at one point and it didn't throw a light. sometimes it doesn't catch it; especially with our cars. the only time i ever got a code for misfire was when 2 cylinders where not firing at all. i'm just giving you my 2 cents. if you don't want to go with it; that's fine. just trying to help out.

 

wasnt trying to down yor 2 cents, but all my sparkplugs are fine, the coil packs and wires are fine. no strange idle, no strange acceleration other than in this gear when i get on it it feels really jumpy after 3500 rpms, like its slipping. . . . . any other idea's comotose? any help or other suggestions?

 

sorry i was in a irritable mood

how's the clutch pedal feel inside the car? if it's starting to get mushy you might have a leaky slave cylinder. also; check the clutch/brake fluid. i'm still a little sick so i need a little bit of time to think about this. my comprehension is slow right now.

mark

 

do you have trouble getting it into gear to begin with?

 

nope, but now its starting to idle strange when its cold, its only slipping in first gear. what the hell is going on with my lancer, its goes into the gears great, just stupid first gear and that jumping feeling.