Sounds like the clutch disc is destroyed.
Most likely the clutch-look at disc surface.
A clutch.
clutch
The inner seals have failed. You need a new clutch slave cylinder.
if its a manual sounds like the clutch no it is an automatic
Easy....Read the manual.
sometimes the spring on the clutch plate breaks off and will not engage fully to the flywheel or the pilot bearing is sticking not moving freely I had this happen to me on a suzuki sidekick 1989 could not put into gear while engine running but could when the engine was off ,testing by putting it in first gear and starting engine while putting my foot on the clutch pedal ,,will work but if you can no change to seconde gear then you have a broken spring in the clutch area,, hope this helps
same exact car and engine just a different name go for it Isn't that easy, the Bellhousing its different, the Eclipse uses Hydaulic Clutch, and the shift cables are different too.
take the car to a mechanic you dont want to tackle the clutch on an eclipse it totally sucks. you will definitely save yourself time money and headaches by just going to a mechanic
yellow light on dash next to check engine light what does it mean 1990 eclipse 1.8
The clutch master cylinder is in the engine compartment and the slave cylinder for the hydraulic clutch is inside the manual transmission bellhousing
There is NO adjustment on that year. You either have a BAD Clutch slave cylinder are the clutch and pressure plate is worn out.