I'm in the middle of driving to my dad's house and the car hit a point where it felt like I downshifted. I keep going and now it's getting worse. I pulled over cause im worried about getting stranded on the side of the road. Is my clutch going out?
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Feels like downshifting while driving in 5th
I'm in the middle of driving to my dad's house and the car hit a point where it felt like I downshifted. I keep going and now it's getting worse. I pulled over cause im worried about getting stranded on the side of the road. Is my clutch going out?
Location: Leonardtown, MD
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My VIN: 03572
Your engine is probably loosing power rather than thinking the clutch is slipping in 5 th gear. When a clutch slips, your RPM increase without seeing speed increase.
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What could be causing that? I'm about 60 miles from home now
Location: Leonardtown, MD
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I'm guessing it happened suddenly. Just guessing something happened to the lambda and now your engine is running lean to cause power loss. Do you still have a stock RPM relay? Do you have any tools with you?
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Stock rpm relay and I got some open end wrenches. I'm currently at a truck stop.
Location: Leonardtown, MD
Posts: 9,008
My VIN: 03572
Can you tell if the FV is buzzing when the engine is running? Since I'm just guessing the lambda stopped, would not want to suggest a fix if it's working anyway.
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