Looks like my Clutch Reservoir is empty

[Automattick]

Hey guys,

I have a 2007 vxr8 6.0L bought it off Elite just under a year ago and it used to VaughanP's car so has has i believe a new gearbox tr6060, new diff and an ls7 clutch upgrade.

I've noticed the last few weeks that the clucth and gear change doesnt feel so smooth so I thought oh i'll check the reservoir to see if its black and well its not black and uless that fluid is crystal clear its completely empty.

I do have a little squek from what sounds like the clutch pedal when changing gear sometimes.

Its going in to monkfish next week for its service so have a bit of a trip to get there so i'm going to top her up today and should I inform monkfish of the problem so they are prepared for it to possibly take a bit more time.

Do you think that there is a leak somewhere and the car has just over a month of warranty left that came with the car from elite would this cover any problems?

Thanks very much,

Chris

[gsd2000]

sounds like slave cylinder leaking

[stevieturbo]

Top it up before it runs dry as it will leave you stranded if it gets completely dry.

Wear/tear items like that, not sure if they're covered under warranty, but you could check and see.

If the fluid level has dropped, it has to be leaking somewhere.

[Wxmmechanic]

Mine was a pipe from master cylinder to slave cylinder
It's been done twice now once by vx and me second
Time done myself

[Automattick]

Hey,

Thanks guys for the help and info.

I bought some fluid and when I actually opened it up and looked in there was some fluid inside so it wasnt as dry as i thought. I didnt want to open it too many times as I'd read about the fluid absorbing water etc...

I topped it up pumped the pedal quite a few times, removed the fluid and then topped it back up. Done this quite a few times to be fair the fluid wasnt particularly dark, my brother in law said it was fine as it was but I still wanted to replace some.

I could also see the black dirty rim from i'm assuming before when the clutch went on the previous owner.

I'm going to keep an eye on it and ask MF when i see them thursday morning if they think it should be time for a change.

PS: I think your right about the extended warranties seems like that would probably come under wear and tear etc... I can't decide whether to renew since everything so far thats needed doing hasnt even been covered typical lol.

Thanks again guys.

[ARAF]

You could always speak to James at Elite to see what he thinks. From a personal point of view, he's a reasonable chap, and I can't see him turning from Jeckyll to Hyde in his business dealings.

[Automattick]

Hey Araf,

Yea I could do, can't fault James and Elite so I hope I didnt come across like a stab at them sorry to him if it did I rushed writting the post.
He'll be my first point of call if/when I go for a new VXR8 (if he'll have me haha). I've refrainded so far from mods and am contemplating saving the money to go towards a newer car in the future (Factory SC'd VXR8) instead of buying a fast102 and new cam/roller rockers I believe to try and make 500bhp NA but hey thats a while off for now.

James has been great with me and the car, sorted out the few niggles I had earlier on e.g. battery. I suppose he is the best person but I feel like I've bothered him quite a bit over the last year with the odd question here and there so am a little reluctant.

I do have the warranty book and has the usual exclusions so I'll just ring them if anything comes of it at the service this week or anything other than control arms etc... If all else fails i'll give James a mail.

All the best,

Chris

[preciousmetal]

Chris. Give me a shout when you have had the car looked at by MF and will help you out where I can. The only things I was aware you had go Kaput were the battery and washer reservoir which although not covered by warranty i sorted reimbursement direct from Elite. No offence taken

Hope trip to MF and service go well. At least you have a nice drive cross from S.Wales. you never know you might come back with a heart beat blower

[ARAF]

Automattick said:

Hey Araf,

Yea I could do, can't fault James and Elite so I hope I didnt come across like a stab at them

No, I'm sure he's fine.

You might have trouble with a factory s/c VXR8, as only the new ones are factory fit. However, both Walkinshaw and Monkfish offer the closest we will get to factory aftermarket work in the UK, and there's plenty of their cars around - Walkinshaw fitted the superchargers on the Bathurst S cars, but there's only a handful of them.

[Automattick]

Hey James,

Thanks for that ^^^,

Yea your right James those are the ones from the beginning but I thought I had chatted to you about the warranty and control arms aswell but perhaps I never did sorry. I think it's all down to my naivety when it comes to the warranty I wasn't sure exactly what would be covered and don't want to keep bothering you with my paranoia.

I think the greatest real cost so far which I fully expected has been replacing the tyres but hey that comes under the three things I'll never complain about with the car - Tax, MPG and tyres, if you complain about these then its time to change the car for a 1.6L lol.

To be fair since the battery change the car hasn't let me down it's been faultless engine wise etc.

The A/C did stop working a few months ago so I had my uncle regass it two weeks ago and its working fine now but i'm just a bit weary that there may be a leak and being AC I keep getting told thats a big expense.

Few other things but I'm going to stop worrying and see what the experts find in the service.

I've seen some of the picks on facebook of the SC's but my heart would get one in a heartbeat however the head is saying that after all the mods on my old car and how happy i've been with this one being so nice out of the box, there's not really any reason to touch it but it is a bug/an addiction which I've managed to kick so far.

Thanks again for the replies.