clutch fail? (slave cylinder at fault)

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:45 pm

Washed the car this morning and went for a spin all was fine
Got in her to pick the mrs up as its nice (beats driving the Bora)

Fired her up nothing there at the pedal?
318 is m42
Any help thanks

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:10 pm

Have you checked the clutch fluid?

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:21 pm

Just looked empty

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:29 pm

If you're losing fluid then one of your cylinders has probably failed. If you haven't noticed all the fluid pouring into your footwells, then it's probably the slave cylinder.

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:33 pm

If you haven't moved the car, have a look underneath to see if you can see a puddle of fluid. If yes, the slave cylinder has gone. If nothing under the car, check around the clutch pedal. If the carpet is damp/oily then the master cylinder has gone.

Either way, its best practice to change both at the same time - the newer cylinder usually causes the older, weaker cylinder to fail fairly soon after.

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:48 pm

Clutch slave fluid can leak into the box and leave no trace on the floor, as with mine

There are wiki articles on clutch cylinder changes if that helps. Also, I discovered thanks to the zone you can drive without a clutch in an emergency - not advisable long term

(Works in my 59 plate Fiesta too

)

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:48 pm

Cheers
tiny bit on drive nothing I can see inside

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:57 pm

Good, cos the Wiki's only got a guide for swapping the slave

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... _Cylinders

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:01 pm

Will this damage the Clutch then leaking into it opposed to onto drive.

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:16 pm

So anyone in Yorkshire want to do a priced job

Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:04 pm

milescook wrote:Clutch slave fluid can leak into the box and leave no trace on the floor, as with mine

There's a small slot, about an inch long, right at the bottom where the bell housing meets the engine. The escaped fluid should emerge from there.

Post Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:19 pm

thanks for the replies

just ordered them both as price was only £50 total

Post Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:34 pm

Did the slave sat very easy
Master after work 2day bit of a pain but all done
Just need to bleed the system Tuesday
Thanks guys for the replys