Busted clutch whats the problem?

Discuss topics related to the CA18DE and CA18DET series engines.
User avatar
Nicksemianiw
Posts: 721
Joined: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:06 pm
Car: JDM 89 Silvia K's

Post

1989 Nissan Silvia.

So all of the sudden when I went into my car yesterday my clutch dident want to work, the clutch feels mushy and I can't put the car in gear. The pedal also doesent come back up all the way. I only get like 1-2 inches of clutch feel at the bottom near the floor. Is it the Clutch slave cylender? if so where can I get one that will work?


User avatar
ilovecoupes
Posts: 243
Joined: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:34 pm

Post

try bleeding the hydraulic system.

User avatar
MeanGreenS13
Posts: 3390
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:59 pm
Car: 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
Location: Ocala, FL
Contact:

Post

with the age of our cars... just replace the slave and master for the clutch... your going to need to eventually and its under 100 to replace both plus about 40 minutes of work. one of those is most likely your problem, i had that issue driving around one night, had to revv high and jam it in 2nd to get moving lol

User avatar
r34 gtr
Posts: 8909
Joined: Sun Dec 29, 2002 9:33 am
Car: 98 Nissan Frontier XE 4x4
95.5 Audi URS6 Avant 5spd
03 BMW 330i ZHP 6spd
89 Nissan 240SX base CA18DET
Location: Creepin' in your crawl space
Contact:

Post

Probably just the slave cylinder. My clutch seems to eat them once a year or so. Luckily, just go to Auto Zone and ask for one for any year s13 240sx. They are $11.

Liquid_Neon
Posts: 690
Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:06 pm
Car: 2000 Toyota Echo, 1988 Pulsar NX SE Turbo
Contact:

Post

simplest answer... is the resovoir full?

dot3 brake fluid my friend.

User avatar
Nicksemianiw
Posts: 721
Joined: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:06 pm
Car: JDM 89 Silvia K's

Post

The resovoir is full.....hmmm

User avatar
r34 gtr
Posts: 8909
Joined: Sun Dec 29, 2002 9:33 am
Car: 98 Nissan Frontier XE 4x4
95.5 Audi URS6 Avant 5spd
03 BMW 330i ZHP 6spd
89 Nissan 240SX base CA18DET
Location: Creepin' in your crawl space
Contact:

Post

Get under there on the passenger side behind the front wheel and see how your slave cylinder looks. The rubber clutch hose going to it will often blister up really bad so you can't actually put any fluid pressure to the cylinder, if that makes sense.


Return to “CA18DE / CA18DET Forum”