Mukhang nabasa lang ang clutch. Try to use it for a few more days. Baka my nakapasok na contaminants sa clutch housing (mud, etc.).

You are not supposed to step on the clutch when crossing water (unless you had to stop in the middle).

Old wives' tail lang yung tapak sa clutch and high rev sa tubig. Most cars wil happily idle even with the tailpipe underwater. Nakakaba lang sa una.