SiR_RB Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 On Sunday I took the car out and found it extremely hard to put it in 1st, literally had to use 2 hands to get it in, lucky I could get it home safely Today I took it to work and it left me at a set of lights with no clutch pedal ! Noticed fluid was below the L line, so I topped it up and got it to work, Now I just got home and it started playing up again, checked fluid and it's on Low again It's not leaking inside the engine bay, and it's not leaking where the clutch pedal is either Slave is a nismo unit looks dry and not to be leaking ? Anyone have any ideas what it could be or what to check ? When I topped it up the clutch pedal/shift was perfect Could it leaking past the master cylinder and into the booster ? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Yes well.....given that it's a GTR and therefore has a clutch booster, it won't leak back into the cabin until it has filled the booster and wrecked the seal on the firewall side of it. So that will be where the fluid is. Rip it off, take it to be kitted. Pronto. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7408077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Running standard lines? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7408684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiR_RB Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Thanks guys Standard lines, including the rubber hose coming off the slave Just ordered a new braided hose and new master cylinder Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7408732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 The rubber clutch hose on my car split and caused the pedal to die, although a lot quicker than yours. Maybe check that out if you want. I replaced it with a braided hose, bypassing the standard block thing underneath the driver's floor. Not sure what it that did. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7408822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiR_RB Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Il have a look The braided hose I got only replaces the rubber line and keeps the rest of the factory lines Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7408880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james32gtr Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Happened to me couple of months ago, new slave kit and was good as new Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7409268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Il have a look The braided hose I got only replaces the rubber line and keeps the rest of the factory lines Probably the better option. I wonder if the standard hard lines help with pressing the clutch pedal. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7409418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiR_RB Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Issue was the stock rubber line coming off the slave Put a nismo one today, bled it, all good ! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7410237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Yay I win 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7410875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiR_RB Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Lol Old perished rubber served itself well for over 20years Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7411174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iruvyouskyrine Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 In r32 gts-t (not sure if Gtr are the same) they have a clutch cooling loop. Same principle as power steering cooling loop in front of your air con condenser. It's pretty rubbish and makes it difficult to bleed. I ditched mine in favour of a braided line straight from master to slave. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 In r32 gts-t (not sure if Gtr are the same) they have a clutch cooling loop. Same principle as power steering cooling loop in front of your air con condenser. It's pretty rubbish and makes it difficult to bleed. I ditched mine in favour of a braided line straight from master to slave.Yep, same on my GT-R (did the same thing). Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 It's actually not a cooling loop so much as a pulsation dampener. Hence the rectangular box in the middle of it. Supposed to make the pedal feel "better". Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iruvyouskyrine Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 That's odd. I felt better when mine was in the bin. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Commonly the case. They don't seem to help with uprated clutches, and how many Skylines are still running around on a stocker? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I did find that it was slightly "nicer" to press the clutch with the standard crap in. But I have a very heavy clutch. Matter of time before the clutch bracket snaps... Figured it was more of a damper design than a cooling loop. Oh well, weight saving . Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sm3g Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Issue was the stock rubber line coming off the slave Put a nismo one today, bled it, all good ! Where did all your oil go? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Where did all your oil go?Usually on the floor 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/449680-loosing-clutch-fluid-from-somewhere/#findComment-7412572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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