What causes a sudden drop in engine RPM during car acceleration?
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The reason is clutch slippage. Symptoms of clutch slippage: loss of power, increased fuel consumption, and accelerated wear. Below are relevant explanations: 1. Clutch function: The clutch serves to disconnect the driving wheel's power, but during vehicle movement the driven wheel still maintains rotation, requiring the synchronizer to coordinate engagement between the driving and driven wheels. After gear engagement is completed and the clutch is released, it resumes providing RPM and power to the driving wheel. 2. Clutch location: The clutch is located within the flywheel housing between the engine and transmission, with the clutch assembly secured by screws to the rear plane of the flywheel. The output shaft of the clutch is the input shaft of the transmission.