Fluid for clutch?

justinhill · 09-19-2007

im stuck at work right now and i called checkers and he said to me i need to find out if my clutch takes oil or tranny fluid i have the act2100 please help asap i want to get home.

**Kracka** · 09-19-2007

You need a GL-4 fluid in your transmission; you need a DOT3/4 for your clutch's hydraulic system.

justinhill · 09-19-2007

so my clutch is stuck to the ground and will only come up if i bring it up by hand and the fluid in the little round container on driver side is gone so i would need the dot 3/4?

**Halon** · 09-19-2007

Yes. And you probably need to figure out where the old stuff went and why it's gone. If you have a hole in one of your lines, and it all leaked out, simply filling it will not fix it because it'll squirt right back out.

justinhill · 09-19-2007

how many quarts do i need?

**Kracka** · 09-19-2007

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Originally Posted by justinhill

how many quarts do i need?

Less than a quart, a pint bottle should be plenty. Filling it up isn't going to do anything b/c you probably either have a shot clutch master or slave cylinder, and with an empty bottle there will be air in your lines.

justinhill · 09-19-2007

the hole clutch and trany is brand new but oh crap nvm i hope i can make it home

Jakey · 09-19-2007

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Originally Posted by justinhill

the hole clutch and trany is brand new

Doesn't matter. Follow what Kracka said.

**Goat Blower** · 09-19-2007

Brake fluid, doesn't really matter the grade. Far less than a pint, even with bleeding.

**Kracka** · 09-19-2007

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Originally Posted by justinhill

the hole clutch and trany is brand new but oh crap nvm i hope i can make it home

What does a new clutch and transmission have to do with an old worn out clutch hydraulic system? These are the parts that connect your clutch pedal to the actual clutch and they are fairly common failure points on a DSM.