RX-8 Clutch PRoblem .. Help pls
 

hi , i have a problem with my Rx-8. its 2005 model 238Hp run: 10 000 km. and something gone wrong with its clutch ( as i think)
The problem is that when i press the Gas it is Accelerating slowly and the car is not running as fast as it should .. :eyetwitch like, i can't drive with high Rpg's , like the motor is trying but the Car isn't going fast..
the problem started when i drifted the car :banghead: there was horrible smell after the drift :uhh: ( it's my first car.. and because- i'm not a prof driver ) help me pls

[IMG]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/338...00aa252.th.jpg[/IMG] is that the problem ?

What makes you think its the clutch?
I'm assuming you're thinking that at higher rpm the clutch is slipping and not getting all of the power to the transmission?

Any check engine light? in terms of drifting... was the awful smell your tires or your clutch? Has the smell been back since your drifting games?

Does the car rev as it should when not in gear?

Check your plugs and coils. It seems to be the solution for these kinda problems.

^+1.

Clutch doesn't have much to do with it once you're in gear. Sounds like you are in limp mode, so the car is limiting your RPMs.
You must have a check engine light(CEL) on, I would think!
Try disconnecting the battery for 15 minutes, then reconnect. After this, turn the key to on, but do not start it. Turn the wheel all the way to the right, then all the left. Turn the car off, then start as normal. Sometimes if the DCS/TCS got tripped because you were drifting, then it will also go into limp mode. Need to learn the car before you start monkeying around.......in my opinion. If that doesn't do it, then it may be plug/coil time, but need to see if you have a CEL or not, and if so.........what the code is.

This is also what I was thinking... a slipping clutch wouldn't affect ability to rev and the clutch would stink as it burns. . . and coils and plugs are the starting point for nearly every power-loss problem :)

yes the clutch is slipping and not getting all of the power to the transmission - first it has a noise and then slowly gets the speed


the smell was of clutch - and the smell was for about 20 -30 minutes

damn you f8cked up your clutch in 1 try?

Beginning to sound like it!
He still hasn't said if he's got a cel or not.

sorry for my english but i don't know what the Cel is ????


:banghead::banghead: yes i know it was my fault - i learned driving on this car im just 18 . and in my country GEORGIA (TBILISI) there is Not any dealer of RX-8 to ask and solve this problem

Cel- Check Engine Light

not in 1 try but for about 3 tries ' but at first i couldn't notice .. :eyetwitch

Well, it sounds to me like you know what you broke and you know how you broke it... and it needs replaced.

i think nothing is broken - The car can still Go anywhere but the driving the car is too annoying ..

Is the Check Engine Light on? That's the light that looks like a little engine. If so, get the code read.

Ken

tell me where to find it and i'll tell u the code .. i couldn't find it :(

Do you see any lights popping up on the dash?

The Check engine light shows a yellow outline around the engine on the dash.

Its should be under the Oil Pressure gauge.

yes there is the CEL ON ITs lighting before Engine starts

Is it lit AFTER the engine is running?

:pat:

I can't take much more! :banghead:

Is it lit AFTER the engine is running?

no it isn't ' its only light's on in the beginning ..

F-

Enact Darwin Protocol

Okay.............are there any lights on the dash after start-up?


You may have a burnt clutch, but I still believe your car is in limp mode because you attempted some drifting and probably didn't turn the DCS/TCS off. If this is true, the do what I said in my very first post and see if it let's you have higher RPM's after you reset everything.

What I said was...................

Try disconnecting the battery for 15 minutes, then reconnect. After this, turn the key to on, but do not start it. Turn the wheel all the way to the right, then all the left. Turn the car off, then start as normal. Sometimes if the DCS/TCS got tripped because you were drifting, then it will also go into limp mode.
trhis will not do anything about your clutch however.

ok thanks ' i'll do it .. and post .. if it helps thanks all