wanted to go for the first drive this year...
wanted to go for the first drive this year...
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cramorra

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1,689 posts

264 months

Sunday 10th February 2008
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and was pretty impressed she started up on the first time (trickle charger thumbup) alas the alarm tone which would not go off meant bad news... alarm said no brake fluid, which was confirmed by a quick look in the reservoir - empty banghead
so no drive in the nice weather and thinking of towing the car away again - no leaks under the car spotted
What is the forum's feeling clutch ???(last owner fitted new one @20.000 miles), clutch action felt normal gears would go in apart from reverse (which was a bit scratchy- but is always when cold)- or brakes???? (but brake pedal did not fall to the floor- was rather hard in contrary)

should I risk to top up and see what happens???

Cheers
Oliver

cramorra

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1,689 posts

264 months

Monday 11th February 2008
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Nobody ever run out of break fluid???

FrancoTam

234 posts

233 months

Monday 11th February 2008
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I've never run out of brake fluid but all I know is that the clutch and the brakes run off of the same resevoir. It is designed in such a way that the clutch should fail first and then your brakes when it gets lower again on fluid. Just seems strange that your clutch still worked and felt fine?! Sorry I can't be any more help.