I have the 2004 Honda Accord V-6 with the six speed 3.0 litre engine.
To my knowledge, the clutch in my car is the original one, and my car is getting close to 82,000 miles on the odometer. I always drive the car very carefully, I will drive fast for pleasure, but I never do things like burnouts and clutch dumps or anything like that. About two years ago when I purchased the vehicle, I learned how to drive manual transmission in the car. I imagine that I did not do it any favors while I was learning, however that was the only time any real wear and tear were put on the clutch. I also live in the Seattle area, so hill starts are an everyday thing. I was told I could reduce clutch wear by useing the handbrake trick, but I have always opted to do it the old fashioned way.
Other then that, I am just wondering how long it might be before I have to have the clutch replaced. Any ideas what the timeline is on one of these cars?
If you are putting your car into 1st gear and letting the clutch out all of the way, the car should stall! Are sure sure you didnt test this theory while it was in Neutral?
Perhaps you guys can give me another piece of advice.. I find it difficult to shift into 2nd gear in my V-6 Accord. I attempt to make the gear change like I would while driving any manual transmission car, but for some reason the car would ALWAYS jerk around when I would shift into second gear.
Anyway, I did find out quickly after I learned to drive my car that the best way to get into second gear smoothly is to shift at a low RPM out of first gear and into second, then while letting out the clutch, take an extra second holding it halfway before letting it all of the way out. I assume this does no extra harm to my clutch, however, I find it annoying when taking off at a stoplight that I cannot get going at a quick rate of speed without sacrificing a nice smooth start and into second gear. I constantly get annoyed when I get passed up by the car that was next to me because I am trying to make my gear change to second nice and smooth.
A quick update on this thread... I purchased my 2004 Honda Accord 6-6 with 76,000 miles, and sold it with 145,000 miles last February (if I recall the precise milage); all on what I believe to be the original clutch. Not to mention, my 2004 Accord was also the car I (in addition to my significant other) learned how to drive a manual transmission on, so it saw quite a bit of hard use from the learning process. Additionally, I never really got the hang of driving a manual transmission entirely smoothly on that particular car, as I found the six-speed transmission was extremely temperamental and cumbersome (seems to be a common issue with the 6-6 model). With all of that being said, the only issue I ever experienced was a failure with the salve cylinder, and that occurred only a few months before I sold the car.
Fast forward to my current 2006 Accord I4 with the 5 speed manual transmission, I am sitting at 108,000 miles with hopefully (knock on wood) a lot more to go before any issues start to appear. I find this car considerably easier to drive, and feel like the shifts are much smoother compared to my old Accord. I definitely try to make sure that I don't give the car too much throttle at a stoplight when I take off (no more than 1,500 RPMs). Occasionally I may accidentally give the car a little more throttle by accident (1,800 RPMs maximum), but never for the purpose of doing any sort of "launch." To make a long story short, I hope this car does just as well, if not better, than my old car.
Probably due to the check valve in the slave - I really have no idea why they implemented that. It makes shifting inconsistent because of the inconsistent engagement.
For anyone coming to this thread, here is the "how to" for removing it.
I think the check valve was definitely the problem. I owned that car for six years, and I never was able to shift into second gear smoothly. I almost considered getting an automatic for a while because I figured that I just was never going to get the hang of driving manual transmission while I had that car. I realized that it wasn't my fault after I test drove my 5 speed Accord for the first time.
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