Changed Hydraulic Fluid.
Changed Hydraulic Fluid. All I have to say is wow.
I bought my 99 with low miles on it, and I could tell all the fluids (besides motor oil) were original. I currently have no place to work on my car at my house, but my clutch fluid was darker than burnt engine oil.
Driving normally I would get a sticky clutch and terrible feel.
I have yet to actually bleed the system but did it this way since I needed to get it done asap for the time being:
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
All I can say is wow... feels amazing, and the clutch pedal pops back out with force and no more sticky clutch and I can shift perfect at WOT. Amazing what a simply change can do.
That is all, haha.
I bought my 99 with low miles on it, and I could tell all the fluids (besides motor oil) were original. I currently have no place to work on my car at my house, but my clutch fluid was darker than burnt engine oil.
Driving normally I would get a sticky clutch and terrible feel.
I have yet to actually bleed the system but did it this way since I needed to get it done asap for the time being:
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
All I can say is wow... feels amazing, and the clutch pedal pops back out with force and no more sticky clutch and I can shift perfect at WOT. Amazing what a simply change can do.
That is all, haha.
That's why whenever someone mentions the're having issues with their pedal pressure, we usually recommend flushing/bleeding the fluid in the hydraulics first. It's the easiest thing to do when compared to swapping out the master cylinder or slave cylinder and a lot of the time, it fixes the issue.
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My 98 was mostly original fluids save for engine oil and a lot of miles. You should consider giving the hydraulics a full bleed, not just swirl around old and new fluid.
It doesn't take a lot of space to change fluids out, most can be done by simply jacking the car up enough to get underneath.
It doesn't take a lot of space to change fluids out, most can be done by simply jacking the car up enough to get underneath.
No I plan on it. But I would have to do it outside where it is below freezing and rains all the time and am working 40 hr weeks and full time college student.
I did this just for the time being, and it is decent.
I did this just for the time being, and it is decent.
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It is a required maintiance to keep the fluid clean IMHO.
Keeps alot of problem from occuring, + getting the most effect & action from the hydraulic's as possible.
Which is the most important thing to our clutch/transmision wear & performance.
Keep the fluid clean, you be much better off !
Keeps alot of problem from occuring, + getting the most effect & action from the hydraulic's as possible.
Which is the most important thing to our clutch/transmision wear & performance.
Keep the fluid clean, you be much better off !
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Be careful keeping a large bottle for a long time as it will pick up moisture out of the air, and now you're causing more problems than solving.
I have to admit that I've been bad about changing the clutch and brake fluids in my car. I think I'm going to pick up a remote bleeder this Spring as well as some type of thermal wrap for the resevoir line going to the slave cylinder. That and changing the clutch fluid often should be a good recipe for maintaining a firm clutch and brake peddle.
I have to admit that I've been bad about changing the clutch and brake fluids in my car. I think I'm going to pick up a remote bleeder this Spring as well as some type of thermal wrap for the resevoir line going to the slave cylinder. That and changing the clutch fluid often should be a good recipe for maintaining a firm clutch and brake peddle.