UGH!!! losing brake (via clutch) fluid again!!!

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  • sefb222
    E30 Fanatic
    • Apr 2007
    • 1206

    #1

    UGH!!! losing brake (via clutch) fluid again!!!

    a few weeks back, i replaced that little plastic elbow that goes from the brake fluid res into the clutch master.

    it was cracked, and was leaking fluid into the car. messy as shit. gross.

    it was working great for a few days, but i noticed that my brake fluid level keeps dropping down, gradually.. before, it was all at once, like it was just dumping into the driver's footwell.

    now it's disappearing slowly, and i'm losing clutch pedal pressure.. every few minutes, i have to grab the edge of the pedal with my foot, and lift it up, and that restores the clutch power for another few minutes.

    i assume that since that little elbow was broken, and thus removed, i now need to bleed the clutch.


    BUT, would not bleeding it cause air to feed back up into the res, forcing the fluid out of the cap?

    :hitler:
    Originally posted by Holland
    There should be a restraining order to keep kids 100 feet from that car at all times. Plus execution on the sight to anyone who places a shopping cart within 200 feet of the thing.
  • jlevie
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2006
    • 13530

    #2
    BUT, would not bleeding it cause air to feed back up into the res, forcing the fluid out of the cap?
    No. That problem points to a leak in the clutch circuit (master, lines or slave).
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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