master cylinder fluid
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master cylinder fluid
okay, my master clutch cylinder is leaking (i checked near teh clutch)
the actual container, in the top right hand side of teh engine bay....is pretty much close to empty, if not fully empty....
i know it says to fill up with either with DOT 3 OR DOT4....which one should I use?
does it make a difference?
what happens if i orginally had dot3 and now put dot 4? mixing the dot3 and dot4...does that do anything?
the actual container, in the top right hand side of teh engine bay....is pretty much close to empty, if not fully empty....
i know it says to fill up with either with DOT 3 OR DOT4....which one should I use?
does it make a difference?
what happens if i orginally had dot3 and now put dot 4? mixing the dot3 and dot4...does that do anything?
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DOT 4 has higher boiling points than DOT3, but otherwise they mix OK with each other. DOT 5 is BAD. DOT 5.1 is sorta OK to mix with 3 & 4. Confused yet?
Clutch hydraulic system doesn't get as hot as brakes, unles you got a turbo sitting right next to the clutch slave. Use either DOT 3 or 4. But it's usually good to bleed enough fluid thru the system so it's all fresh. That takes care of the mixing worries.
Clutch hydraulic system doesn't get as hot as brakes, unles you got a turbo sitting right next to the clutch slave. Use either DOT 3 or 4. But it's usually good to bleed enough fluid thru the system so it's all fresh. That takes care of the mixing worries.
