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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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havent driven the car in a while, but the clutch is hard to press in and out and there is oil on the ground, any idea, hydraulic fluid?????????
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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Sound like either the clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder is leaking. You need to get under the car and see where it's coming from. If it coming from between the engine and tranny then the slave has sprung a leak. :(

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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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Check the clutch fluid reservoir; it doesn't take much to empty it if there's a leak. Be aware, however, that the normal fluid level in the reservoir is only about halfway due to the bladder.

HTH, and have a good one,
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