My car is hesitating.

[Smitsu16]

Well yesterday I had a pretty bad day. It rained pretty bad as you all know in the morning and I parked my car in the yard. So I wake up and go out to leave to go to school and I more or less slide down my yard....then I drove over to the flat in our yard thinking I would get more traction and I got stuck! not just stuck, barried! I didn't even give it much gas it just kinda sunk. so we worked for 4-5 hours on getting it out and my yard is ruined... but to get to what i wanted to say is that my car is hesitating when I start in first I have to give it alot of gas for it to move like normal, and I just wanted to know what everone thought, Its like that for all of the gears. So what do you guys think it is?

[kmfdmk]

Hmm hesitation at the bottom of the throttle range across all gears.

If it's missing it might have jumped a tooth in timing. I can't guess much beyond that I'm not an expert in engine diagnostics. Potentially a vacuum leak/vacuum advance issue?

[Smitsu16]

So how would I go about checking it, just go to the dealer or what? But the only thing about the dealer is that they will give you a outrageous price for just checking it but it might be worth it in the long run. the only way it might have done that was when I was spinning out trying to get it out of the mud the highest I had it was upto 5grand I wouldn't push it any further then that, that was bad enough.

[InterceptorXR7]

3.0?

Id have to go with rusty in saying your timing is off (but again like rusty said, I cant be sure with descriptions on the internet). How many miles on the engine?

[RobbieNelson]

Did it throw a "check engine light"?

[Smitsu16]

I kinda feel like a big idiot...but all that was wrong was the clutch, it was crappy when I got it and I really didn't know, but thats what needed replaced. $700 :?

[Jay]

I fail to see how a clutch causes hesitation.. but ok. Glad ya got it fixed.

An wtf kinda clutch did you buy for $700

[Don juan futon]

I fail to see how a clutch causes hesitation.. but ok. Glad ya got it fixed.

An wtf kinda clutch did you buy for $700

Slippin' all the time. Pressure plate may not have been strong enough, etc.

[Smitsu16]

A guy did it for me in my home town, he quit his job a berdines in marietta for 25 years and started his own business in town (St.Marys). I'm not sure what kind of clutch it is, I think it is stock. I saw the old clutch and it was horrible, I haven't had the car very long, like a month and he said I just put the icing on the cake when I got it hung up. and yeah the pressure plate was warped... :?

[jdogg123]

You got ripped off.

I am sure one of the all "mechanics" on this site could have helped.

[Smitsu16]

I actually don't think so he put a stage 1 clutch in it for me pressure plate in all...

[RobbieNelson]

I actually don't think so he put a stage 1 clutch in it for me pressure plate in all...

Unless there is a company called "Stage 1" that makes quality clutches, saying you've got a stage 1 clutch doesn't really tell us much. The term "stage 1" should be used as a relative term. Such as... "my car is a stage 3 Callaway Corvette C5" or "my car is a stage 4 Buschur 1G DSM." Honestly, I don't like refering to "stages" at all.

BTW... My car is a Stage 42 Nelson Evo... lol

[InterceptorXR7]

your everyday clutch kit prolly costs around 150-200 dollars. Unless he had a hell of a time putting it in, he ripped you.

[Jay]

No mattere the make "Stage 1" usually reffers to a mild street/strip clutch. Usually with 15%-25% more holding capacity. I think just about every "ebay clutch assembly" is the same any more. Honestly though I dont see anything wrong with a cheap ebay clutch. Channell had one in his CRX an it worked great. I had one in both Civic's an they worked great.

Stage 1 clutch is a term like having a Stage 1 cam. Alltho there is bound to be a slight difference in dif make's idea of a Stage 1 it's still going to be about the same.

[Racerx300zx]

actually if you check shop prices, clutch jobs around the area run $400-$600, so it's not a terrible rip, aside from the fact that they're all ripping everyone off, but, that's my .02. Putting in a clutch can seem intimidating, but, it's really not too difficult assuming you have space, a jack (preferably a floor jack), jack stands, a block of wood, and a socket set. I know by the final clutch me and Kurt put in a certain red GSR we could do it in a couple hours (mostly joking, not working), and could almost sleep during the process.

And Robbie, I have a stage -55 Prelude, beat that!