The engine of your car is complex, it is not always easy to interpret all the symptoms it sends us. On the other hand, it is certainly essential to try to stay on alert for the slightest indication of weakness in your vehicle to limit the risk of serious complications. If you have the feeling that your clutch is slipping on your Honda Fit, you’re right to have started researching. It’s a defect that must be taken into account as soon as possible, otherwise you could end up with an useless vehicle. To help you in your way our team has chose to write this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and confirm that it is indeed the issue you are victim of. To accomplish this, we will first have a look at what a slipping clutch on Honda Fit is and how to check that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what actions can be taken to correct the situation.
What is slipping clutch on Honda Fit and how to spot it?
A Honda Fit with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Honda Fit is the component that permits your automobile to shift gears. It is placed between your gearbox and your engine. It is the component that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will receive the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Honda Fit slips because it is made up of notches that engage in the flywheel, and with wear and friction it wears out. It is said that the clutch slips when its teeth are too overused for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to spot clutch slipping on an Honda Fit?
There are some ways to identify that the clutch of your Honda Fit is slipping. You can execute all of these examinations yourself.
You can simply identify that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may as well experience a burning smell.
To validate the first statement, you can stop, pull the hand brake, engage the first gear, accelerate moderately by releasing the clutch of your car lightly, in the event that your engine rises in revs but the Honda Fit remains stationary it is the indication of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your vehicle should stall, if not, your clutch is almost certainly dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Honda Fit?
Limit the wear of your Honda Fit clutch
We will right now give you some ideas to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Honda Fit. Firstly, it is good not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later lead to a total change of the clutch kit. Another point not to be omitted, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must permanently be adapted to the speed of your engine. If you are at a standstill accelerate slowly, if you are at medium speed accelerate gradually when you release the clutch pedal of your car so as not to make it slip against your engine flywheel.
Replacing your Honda Fit clutch
Finally, in this last part, we will address the repair part. In case the clutch of your Honda Fit is dead, you may possibly be stuck at a standstill and have no other alternative than to phone the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transfer power to the wheels. If this is the case, take note that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair requires quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros depending on the engine and the garage.
If you want more guides on the Honda Fit, go to our Honda Fit category.
