My honda civic clutch keeps slipping

Well Katie, I don't want ruin your day, but your trans is failing. Not much you can do at this point except have it repaired/replaced. Honda's very rarely have electrical/control issues with their transmissions. Typically problems are due to a clutch pack or bearing failure, that contaminates the fluid and causes valves in the valve body to stick. Civics in particular are prone to forward clutch pack failures.

If it's an automatic it means the clutches inside the transmition are slipping. Sometimes you can change the trans. oil and filter and save the trany, but more times than not, by the time you hear it slipping (or reving) it's too late to save the transmition.

It does not have a clutch in the true sense of the word, it has a torque converter which are two two dishes with vanes in them and the one drives the other by means of fluid. If the fluid in the torque converter and the transmission is low or the linkages or downshift cables are out of adjustment, you will have the symptoms of a "slipping clutch".

good day Sir, try to check the spark plugs hope it will help you

Coincidence... in my opinion.

1. In your long drive, you may have set the a/c on "Max" or "recirculate" ... and set the fan on low. This can cause "freezing" the core inside the vehicle; this will create a lot of pressure in the compressor and the clutch will slip.
The "freeze" will cause the air to feel warmer; because the refrigerant is not circulating correctly.

2. Also, if there was oil or some other lubricant on the clutch, the clutch would slip, heat-up and fall apart.

3. The "fixed" a/c controls may have left the "vent" (non-circulating) control disconnected so that the inside core is unable to receive any "outside" warm air to keep the core from freezing... (possible)

Hope this helps ... comments anyone??

With no sight of the vehicle, I suspect that you get a lot of movement on the CLUTCH pedal before you feel resistance, when pushing down, or alternately NO free play at all when you press down. Both indicate clutch drag, which requires adjustment of, or replacement of, the CLUTCH CABLE, which ever the case may be.

Regards.DT

clutch,pressure plate and through out bearing all have to be replaced at the same time,always.If you still have the problem it's in your gear box.

IT IS HYDRAYLIC AND SELF ADJUSTING, SOUNDS LIKE U NEED A MASTER OR SLAVE CYLINDER.

its on ur clutch pedal

What the previous owner told you could be correct(that is 33mpg), B16A1 Vtec engine were made for power and fuel efficiency. Your clutch upgrade would not affect your fuel consumption unless you feel anything slipping during acceleration. I say you give your engine a good tune up and compare the milage again.