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Quizás el problema es el embrague nuevo.

Quizás el problema es el embrague nuevo.
Perhaps the problem is the new clutch.
From Lesson 354:Degrees of doubt (quizá, tal vez)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Quizás el problema es el embrague nuevo.

ser
to be
el problema
the problem
nuevo
new
quizás
perhaps / maybe
el embrague
the clutch

Questions & Answers about Quizás el problema es el embrague nuevo.

Why does quizás trigger the indicative es here instead of the subjunctive sea?
Words expressing doubt like quizás can use either the indicative or the subjunctive. Using the indicative (es) means the speaker feels quite confident in their guess—they think it is highly likely that the clutch is the problem. If they had used the subjunctive (sea), it would imply they are much less certain.
Is there a rule for when to use quizás instead of quizá?
They mean the exact same thing and are totally interchangeable. However, people often naturally say quizás when the next word starts with a vowel (like el in this sentence) because the 's' helps link the words together smoothly.
I sometimes mix this up: why is it el problema when the word ends in an 'a'?
Words of Greek origin that end in -ma are almost always masculine in Spanish. It is a handy rule of thumb to remember for common words like el problema, el sistema, and el tema.
Why is nuevo placed after embrague? Would el nuevo embrague mean the same thing?
Placing nuevo after the noun (el embrague nuevo) emphasizes its physical quality: it is a brand-new part. If you put it before the noun (el nuevo embrague), it simply means the newly acquired or newly installed clutch, which could technically be a used part.

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