Q: My car won't rev pass 3k RPMs except when it is in 5th gear.

asked by on October 19, 2016

My car occasionally won't Rev past 3 rpms. I drive a bit hard. Shift high around 4 or 5 rpms. Occasionally have an issue starting the car so I have to push start. What could be causing this

My car has 180000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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