I have a '95 Prelude 2.3L This is my fun car and typically sits during the week. I do start the vehicle every other day and let it run for about 5-10 minutes. Any way this last friday I sat down started the car just fine, pushed the clutch in and the pedal stuck all the way down and didn't spring back nor did it allow me to put the tranny in gear. Does anyone know where I should start to look to fix this problem. I like to fancy myself kinda handy and would love to fix this myself but if it is out of my league I will take it in. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx,
Bob

 

i had the same prob, check the fluid in your clutch I think yours is hydraulic.... if you have a leak in the master cylinder for the clutch it will leak when it sits, if the fluid is low or drained then fill it up with fluid and then push the clutch by hand up and down if it wont come back up yet and it should be back up........ did you check the fluid? if not check it and see if that was the prob, you know where its at right?

 

I don't but I am going outside right now to see if I can find it.

Thanx,
Bob

 

Ok, so looked all over the engine bay and I could not find where to check the fluid level. Would anyone be able to tell me where it is located?

 

it's on the left side.. closest to the back of the engine bay....

 

Thanx,

Bob

 

if you still cant find it, it is on the driver side, it is the smaller of the two containers, and has a lid on it that you have to unscrew, did you check it out yet?

 

Ok I did figure out which container was the correct one and I filled it appropriately. I gave it more than enough pumps but still no return on the clutch pedal. I looked at it with my father and he thinks that the slave cylinder needs replacing. Does anyone have an idea on what this will cost in parts and labor.

Bob

 

You're going to have to pump the air out of the system, or you may need to replace the master and slave cyclinders

 

So I might be able to pump it for awhile longer to get the air out of the system? Or am I misunderstaning you prelude 1897?