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2001 Ford focus zetec - Car is over reving when accelerating - Pravsta

Iin Jan 2011 i had to replace the clutch master cylinder as the part conected to the pedal stapped as i was driving. Since i have had the car back in the last couple of months i have noticed that when i press the accelerator the car revs shoot up but the car does not move any faster until i slowly release the pedal. Why is this happening

2001 Ford focus zetec - Car is over reving when accelerating - mikej

Sounds like the clutch is slipping to me - not sure if there are any other causes of this though.

When the same thing happened to me, I needed a new clutch.