02 civic 5 speed clutch problems. help?
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02 civic 5 speed clutch problems. help?
I put gas and restarted my car and when I pressed the clutch and it had no resistance and didn't come back out. I looked under the hood and there was some oil on the ground and some under the hood. My clutch brake fluid reservoir looked like it had some water in it. Can someone help?
Re: 02 civic 5 speed clutch problems. help?
The oil on the ground was probably hydraulic fluid from your clutch cylinder. Inspect the master and slave cylinder for leaks. Also follow the hydraulic line that goes from the master cylinder to the slave.
Water in the system is not good. May have gotten in and caused the seals to leak.
Water in the system is not good. May have gotten in and caused the seals to leak.
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Re: 02 civic 5 speed clutch problems. help?
Water would be absorbed by the brake fluid in the reservoir (brake fluid is hygroscopic).....unless someone put wrong fluid in it. I'd bet the clutch reservoir went empty and the system now has air in it. Agree about the leaks. I'd refill the clutch reservoir with brake fluid and pump the heck out of the pedal, hopefully it would build up/pump the air out and work again without bleeding the system OR you could find where it's leaking from.
If someone put something other than brake fluid in the reservoir, all bets are off.
If someone put something other than brake fluid in the reservoir, all bets are off.
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