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Old 12-28-2009, 07:25 PM
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Hey im a new v owner just bought it a few days ago. Its an 04 with 50k on the clock. Heres the problem the thing drove fine for about 500 miles then I noticed the clutch pedal acting weird.

I checked the fluid and it was empty so i filled it last night. Just looked at it today and its low. Whats the deal? Is it leaking? Is it Boiling? I dont see anything leaking.

Help me out. Thanks
Old 12-28-2009, 07:33 PM
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Sounds like a leak, unless there was just an air bubble left when you filled it the first time. If it is a leak, the possibilities include the reservoir itself, the hose/line or connections, or the slave cylinder inside the bell housing. Good luck.
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Its most likely the slave cylinder. I would check under the car for fluid to be leaking from in-between the rear of the engine and front of the transmission.
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Ya I'm not seeing any leaking under the car. The fluid in the resevoir was clear yesterday and today its like an orange color. If that makes any difference.
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sounds like nobody payed attention to the fluid level..as the clutch wears the fluid will go down.. over time the res with empty out...flush the system with fresh fluid to clean out all the old burnt out stuff and it should feel 10x better
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Thanks for the advice ill check it out tomorrow.



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