89 Sentra Revving Problem

mparrish11 · Oct 10th, 2002, 04:35 PM

My 89 Sentra has a problem with revving when the car is being driven. It has the 1.6L 5-spd manual transmission and 150K miles. When I drive it, the car acts as if it doesn't want to go anywhere. In 3-4-5 gears, I can accelerate, but only VERY slowly. If I try to accelerate in those gears, the engine revs as if it is sitting idle and someone is revving the engine. Understand what I mean? I've checked the brakes and they are good. Don't know what else to check.... Any assistance would be GREAT!!

Matthew Parrish
mparrish11@attbi.com

RiceBox · Oct 10th, 2002, 09:12 PM

Get a new clutch. Yours is toast. Happened to my friend, if he tried to accelerate in 5th the engine would just rev.

mparrish11 · Oct 10th, 2002, 09:58 PM

Thanks for the info. I had a feeling it would be going that way. About how much do they go for in the shop? Also, if I could do it myself (with a mechanic friend, of course), what kind of mess would I be getting myself into?

Matthew

RiceBox · Oct 11th, 2002, 08:21 PM

I've never done a clutch before but I don't think it is that hard to do. Clutches for these cars are pretty cheap, but if you want something better ACT makes some performance clutches for this application. Good luck

monte87 · Nov 27th, 2012, 01:44 PM

whats the voltage reading on the maf sensor? its the top white wire of the connection. check it at idle, 1500, & 2500 rpm