question slave cylinder flush fluid
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Le Mans Master
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question slave cylinder flush fluid
the dealer told me i need to get the - recommend flushing fluid in slave cylinder on my 2000 c5 six speed with 40,000 miles.... what you think? also what is approx cost?
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Slave cylinder
The fluid in the clutch hydraulic system should be changed as you would your brake fluid. I believe that the dealer will charge you for about 5 hours of labor. There are several threads in this fourm on replacing the fluid yourself, by removing the old fluid from the master cylinder and replacing it with new fluid. This process is repeated several times until the brake fluid remains clear after several days of use.
Doug
Doug
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The fluid in the clutch hydraulic system should be changed as you would your brake fluid. I believe that the dealer will charge you for about 5 hours of labor. There are several threads in this fourm on replacing the fluid yourself, by removing the old fluid from the master cylinder and replacing it with new fluid. This process is repeated several times until the brake fluid remains clear after several days of use.
Doug
Doug
Use a turky baster to suck out the old fluid.
Le Mans Master
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That sounds too inexpensive to me. I would be skeptical as to how much of the system they could drain or flush in the less than an hours time? They may just remove the fluid in the reservoir and top off the level? 
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The fluid in the clutch hydraulic system should be changed as you would your brake fluid. I believe that the dealer will charge you for about 5 hours of labor. There are several threads in this fourm on replacing the fluid yourself, by removing the old fluid from the master cylinder and replacing it with new fluid. This process is repeated several times until the brake fluid remains clear after several days of use.
Doug
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what fluid came in the clutch? DOT 3 or DOT 4. I just purchased this car & need to take car of this before I have a problem. I have always heard not to mix 3 & 4, so what do I use?
also what is used in the brake system?
also what is used in the brake system?
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Factory fill is DOT3 in brake and clutch. AFAIK, you're fine to mix DOT3 and DOT4, but avoid the DOT5 silicone-based stuff. I've been using the turkey baster (actually mixmizer syringe) method to keep fresh Prestone DOT4 in both.
