Something strange happened to my new clutch fluid, I have a theory but would like everyones input |
Something strange happened to my new clutch fluid, I have a theory but would like everyones input |
Jul 25, 2009 - 2:06 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '08 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Hey everyone heres the backstory:
upon taking my 99gt our of winter storage, I gave it the once over to prepare for the thousands upon thousand of miles i was going to rack up this summer. I changed the oil, checked all the fluids/filters/plugs ect and everything seemed to have held up very well. The car ran like new From there i drove the car around all day and there were no issues whatsoever (even after several light thrashings on a twisty road in my area). The following day I was coming back from my friends house and my clutch pedal stuck to the floor. uh oh there goes my slave cylinder, or so i thought. It ended up being my clutch master. I changed both. I also bled the whole system about 4 times thoughout the the whole troubleshooting process. In the end the celi swapped gears effortlessly again on to my question: the fluid i filled the system with was DOT III CLEAR fluid (as stated on the master cyl cap). now however, this clear fluid has turned a fantastic shade of brown compare this with my brake master cylinder where i used the same brand around the same time i did my clutch ( i was on a roll) nice and clear so why would the fluid in my clutch system turn brown, while the fluid in my brakes stayed looking like new? at first i thought that it may have been some gunk inside the lines that has since broken up, but that doesnt make sense since i bled the system FOUR times. should be as clean as it gets in there could it possibly be that the master and slave cylinders are wearing in, thus dirtying up the fluid a bit? input and opinions are appreciated -Luke -------------------- |
Jul 26, 2009 - 2:32 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '08 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
both the master and the slave have been replaced with new autozone units. I tried getting toyota parts but they could only get the master and that would take over a week (i needed the car rlly badly). also, keep in mind that i flushed the hell out of the system to clean it out because it was dark before as well.
the idea that one column of fluid is darker than the other due to the depth of the reservoir is a good idea but does not apply in this case. were talking about an inch or two of difference, not the several hundred feet that it would probably take to make such a dramatic effect. you cant tell in the picture but the fluid gets its color from tiny microscopic specs of...black. what rubber line? theres a rubber line? what you're saying makes alot of sense hurley, care to eloborate? This post has been edited by enderswift: Jul 26, 2009 - 2:39 PM -------------------- |
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