Damn clutch hydraulics!

[CarsSuck]

Cluth master or slave has failed on my '89 325is. Total bummer considering I just did the whole timing belt, water pump ordeal and completed replacing every coolant hose in the engine bay. That and i just installed the MarkD chip and 19#ers last week. I was actually really suprised it worked well enough to get me home from work. As soon as i parked, i tried to put it in first ( weak ass ebrake) and couldnt. If thats not luck (or my car loves me back?) i dont know what is.

So no fluid in the footwell means master, right?

[Jordan]

Slave

[CarsSuck]

Well that would save me $50 bucks. I guess ill call BMA for a quote on one, see if it beats my dealer discount.

[RobertK]

If it's the slave cylinder it's an easy fix.

[Avus E30]

easy fix but watch out the clutch master cylinder went out at the same time on me.

[thejimlab]

Mine has been eating fluid for a couple days now, leaves little puddles everywhere. Clutch still works fine, just have to keep adding brake fluid. Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend.

[erik325i]

Slave

Could still be the master. Just because there is not a massive puddle at your feet, doesn't meen that the master is still fine.

-Erik

[Axxe]

Mine has been eating fluid for a couple days now, leaves little puddles everywhere. Clutch still works fine, just have to keep adding brake fluid. Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend.

I had that, thought all i needed to do is add fluid, and then one day, bam, wouldn't hold fluid anymore (seal went on vacation). Replace it ASAP so you don't get stuck.

[thejimlab]

I just took a better look, it's my clutch master cylinder. Dammit.

[RobertK]

You can usually pick one of those up at a local Advance Auto Parts for $35.

[thejimlab]

You can usually pick one of those up at a local Advance Auto Parts for $35.

I really wish that were true

[CarsSuck]

Well im just gonna do both the master and the slave. If one is okay, it wont be for long and i dont want to get stranded somewhere terribly inconvenient. I can get the slave for that much and the master for about $50 because my brother is a mechanic and gets wholesale prices. Anybody know off the top of their head who the OEM was?

[Jordan]

Febi or FAG?

[Axxe]

FAG IIRC for clutch hydraulics. Actually, I'm 100% sure that FAG is the slave, I'd assume master is the same.

[318isbmw]

thankfully when mine went out it was after not driving the car for a week and it was in the garage at home.