# 1999 saturn sl1 revs engine when clutch pressed in

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-saturn-sl1-revs-engine-when-clutch-pressed-in/37602>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sl, saturn, engines\
**Created:** [October 5, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-saturn-sl1-revs-engine-when-clutch-pressed-in/37602 "2009-10-05T00:31:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![eldoman321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@eldoman321](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eldoman321)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-saturn-sl1-revs-engine-when-clutch-pressed-in/37602/1 "2009-10-05T00:31:05Z")

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Whlie Im driving my RPMs rev up to 3,000 when I press in my clutch instead of lowering RPMs

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-saturn-sl1-revs-engine-when-clutch-pressed-in/37602/2 "2009-10-05T11:30:01Z")

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Should we all assume that you do actually release the gas pedal when you push in the clutch? If not, then your car is behaving pretty normally.

If so then I could start by cleaning the throttle body and checking the throttle linkage & mechanism.