Help lost my clutch fluid!!!

[skeletor]

Went to start my 2.5 yesterday, but had a flat battery as me being a div had left my lights on over night. Managed to get some jump leads onto the battery and got enough power in her to fire her up. Everything is all fine, get in put my foot on clutch and the pedal goes straight top the floor. Pumped it a few times and nothing, opened up the front and fluid is everywhere, it had all squirted out from the breather hole i think. Why would this Happen???????

Cheers
Jamie

[Adrian W]

How odd, the only thing I could suggest is a seized slave cylinder, so due to the pressure something had to give, but thinking it through I can’t understand how the high pressure fluid could mix with the low side. This all presupposes that the lid wasn’t loose! I would suggest bleeding it and see what happens

[skeletor]

Cheers Adrian.

It was very weird as i was out in the car the night before and everything was fine. Then the next day she's doing this. The lid was not loose.

I will bleed threw some new fluid tonight, if this does not change is it going to be a seized slave cylinder as you said.

[bernhund]

Blimey, hope its not the cylinder. It's an engine out job. My 2.5 was losing fluid and nobody could find it. It's because it was in the gearbox!
Took the shortcut and cut the chassis to save a few quid, but also took the opportunity to add a Quaife and a new clutch. £3k possible

[skeletor]

I hope it's not the slave cylinder then.

Ive recently had my gearbox out and replaced my diff with a quaife lsd.

[andygtt]

skeletor said:

I hope it's not the slave cylinder then.

Ive recently had my gearbox out and replaced my diff with a quaife lsd.

did you fit a new slave while you were there?

[skeletor]

Did'nt replace the slave as had no issues with it at the time.

[FUNKSTER UK]

skeletor said:

Did'nt replace the slave as had no issues with it at the time.

ooH err

Might be a lesson learned, Hope not but....

[Jim O.]

If it's leaking under the front clam, the first thing I'd check is the clutch line - check that the connection to the master hasn't come loose, or the line hasn't broken. Put some fluid in and have someone press the clutch pedal while you watch so that you can spot the leak. Hopefully it's something simple like a loose connection or even a master cylinder, not the slave...

[Gadgeroonie]

fingers crossed - lets hope it doesn't need engine out

[skeletor]

Tried bleeding the clutch fluid no luck.

You can see the clutch fluid go down when pumping the clutch pedal even when the bleed teet on the gearbox is locked off.

So what things should i check??

Master cylinder at the front.
Line for any breaks or leaks.

What else can i chack easily before i go taking the car apart.

[daddysumo]

skeletor said:

Tried bleeding the clutch fluid no luck.

You can see the clutch fluid go down when pumping the clutch pedal even when the bleed teet on the gearbox is locked off.

So what things should i check??

Master cylinder at the front.
Line for any breaks or leaks.

What else can i chack easily before i go taking the car apart.

If the leak is at the front then it's hardly going to be the slave cyliner is it ?
It must be around the master cylinder area,maybe leaky seals,loose pipe to the cylinder,fractured joint.
Fill the reservoir up,get someone to pump the pedal and spot the leak.