808havok_tsx

i got an oil+oil filter change from the dealer last week. very routine stuff. included in the service is "top off all fluids". all the levels are as recommended in the owner's manual EXCEPT the clutch fluid. it is currently at the "max" line.

since then, my clutch pedal is SUPER light and SUPER vague... BUT! the clutch is not slipping! i tried rev'ing it in 4th, 5th and 6th and the revs do NOT jump. car accelerates normally and speed seems to match revs.

having said that - 1st and 2nd gear doesn't seem to be as "grabby" and hard to launch as before. i'm actually a super duper smooth launcher now... i can still do a no-gas launch in 1st.

another symptom. on a hill, i knew exactly where the friction point starts so when launching on a hill, i could find that exact point and launch without rolling back. now, i ROLL BACK.

this could be absolute coincidence, but, since i've had this "problem", my mileage has gone DOWN. i used to average an MID indicated 26-27 mpg. now, i'm doing MID indicated 21-22 mpg. manual calculation (gas fillup / miles) yields similar results...

i'm kind of at a loss as to what the problem may be... will siphoning out some of the clutch fluid help? any ideas would be appreciated.

grat_master

Strange that mpg go down with a clutch problem. Clutches usually don't interfere with mpg.

I'll keep an eye on this thread !

808havok_tsx

yeah. its a weird "problem"... on one hand, i'm all of a sudden the smoothest manual tranny driver out there. on the other hand, the clutch is soo vague but at the same time its not slipping...

i also noticed that the "shift shock" isn't as hard so even if my clutch timing is off, the car doesn't buck hard. i'm so confuzzled...

MODS: i noticed i put this thread in the wrong section! pls move to "Problems & Fixes" at your earliest convenience.