How do I top up clutch fluid? (S3 V6)
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Hi all
A really stupid question for a Sunday morning, but I need to put more clutch fluid in and I don't know where the cap is.
I've looked through the Steve Heath book, but does it tell you? Does it buggery.
I've posted a picture of my engine bay - can someone tell me where it is? Hopefully I can get an answer today as I'd like to have a weekend blast.
Some background information:
Car has been sat in garage for two months whilst I've been recovering from a knee operation. It's started first time, but I cannot engage the clutch and the clutch pedal feels really soft, so topping up clutch fluid seems like the obvious starting point.
A really stupid question for a Sunday morning, but I need to put more clutch fluid in and I don't know where the cap is.
I've looked through the Steve Heath book, but does it tell you? Does it buggery.
I've posted a picture of my engine bay - can someone tell me where it is? Hopefully I can get an answer today as I'd like to have a weekend blast.
Some background information:
Car has been sat in garage for two months whilst I've been recovering from a knee operation. It's started first time, but I cannot engage the clutch and the clutch pedal feels really soft, so topping up clutch fluid seems like the obvious starting point.
Cheers guys. Thought it was that cap but wanted to make sure.
When I take it off there is no liquid whatsoever!
Just topping up is unlikely to fix anything, will normally need bleeding, and ideally the leak fixing !OK. Some more dumb questions:
1. If I top it up, will I be able to get the car moving in the short term? It's parked nose in within a single garage, so access is limited.
2. Do I have to bleed it?
When I take it off there is no liquid whatsoever!
phillpot said:
Just topping up is unlikely to fix anything, will normally need bleeding, and ideally the leak fixing !
1. If I top it up, will I be able to get the car moving in the short term? It's parked nose in within a single garage, so access is limited.
2. Do I have to bleed it?
Thanks for the extra info, Jim.
Getting it out of the garage is not possible as my drive dips down into the garage.
It's recently had the clutch changed so I'm wondering if this is connected. The garage did smell strongly of car for a while (but obviously I was in no state to do anything about it as I was on crutches).
It's due a service anyway so I'm thinking that if I can top it up with fluid and get it working, then I can get it to the garage (who did the work in the first place) and get them to have a look at possible reasons as for why the fluid level has disappeared. As I mentioned before, I haven't driven it for a while, and my forum browsing has at least told me for next time that pumping the clutch pedal occasionally is something else I should be doing if the car isn't going anywhere for a period of time.
Getting it out of the garage is not possible as my drive dips down into the garage.
It's recently had the clutch changed so I'm wondering if this is connected. The garage did smell strongly of car for a while (but obviously I was in no state to do anything about it as I was on crutches).
It's due a service anyway so I'm thinking that if I can top it up with fluid and get it working, then I can get it to the garage (who did the work in the first place) and get them to have a look at possible reasons as for why the fluid level has disappeared. As I mentioned before, I haven't driven it for a while, and my forum browsing has at least told me for next time that pumping the clutch pedal occasionally is something else I should be doing if the car isn't going anywhere for a period of time.
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