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Clutch resorvoir keeps being low

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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 08:40 AM
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Default Clutch resorvoir keeps being low

A month ago all of a sudden one night my clutch pedal felt weird.
It would go a lot farther down than usual and had hardly any travel. I pulled in the store bought brake fluid and filled the low resorvoir.
It was fine for 3 weeks then did it again.

It wasn't empty , just low enough to affect the pedal

What's leaking and where?
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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Either the master or slave cylinder (or both) is leaking. Check up on the firewall near your clutch pedal to see if it's wet with fluid, that's the master leaking. Pull the boot back on the trans where the hydraulic line goes to see if the slave is leaking. If it's the master, replace both since **** rolls downhill.
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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Your Clutch Master Cylinder is most likely biting the dust and leaking on the inside floorboard where the clutch pedal attaches to the firewall..
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by spAdam
Either the master or slave cylinder (or both) is leaking. Check up on the firewall near your clutch pedal to see if it's wet with fluid, that's the master leaking. Pull the boot back on the trans where the hydraulic line goes to see if the slave is leaking. If it's the master, replace both since **** rolls downhill.
Read my mind lol.. And I agree, whenever the master has gone bad I've always replaced both..
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 10:02 AM
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Default Re: Clutch resorvoir keeps being low

Like these guys said check ur floor board and I too always replace both there inexspensive at advance or auto zone
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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You can get oem ones for decent price at import RP as well. The Advance/Autozone ones seem to be a little less reliable in my experience.
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 11:09 AM
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I ordered both of mine off ebay from a whole saler for my EG6 and they both lasted the 4 years I owned the vehicle and gave me no issues at all.. But that's your call
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 03:10 PM
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Default Re: Clutch resorvoir keeps being low

Come to think of it the brakes have always needed to e pushed harder than normal to stop
Although the brake fluid hasn't been low
Is that related ?
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 03:34 PM
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Are you asking if the brakes are connected to the clutch? No... maybe your booster is failing?
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 03:52 PM
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Just wondered if the 2 problems could be related
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 04:40 PM
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Nope.
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