Leaking Clutch fluid

[Whitesack07]

Hey guys, my old vx is leaking clutch fluid bad, like i can fill it up, and drive to town and back (20km round trip) and when i get back its near empty, could the slave cylinder be stuffed or could just the hoses be stuff connecting it all?

Thanks in advance

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The slave cylinder is subject to the most heat and crap, so I'd be looking at that first.

 

[Whitesack07]

Car has done 260ks so i was asumming it was going to be the slave cylinder and thats where i was going to start at, was just curious if anyone else may have thought it could have been something else, thanks for your help

 

[Big-Al]

I'd be looking at the master cylinder as it's a lot easier to get to than the slave cylinder. Agree that it is most likely to be the slave.

 

[hotrod]

wouldn't be hard to spot if there that much fluid leaking, check for wet hoses and all the couplings too.

 

[EYY]

Probably the slave cylinder. Will be leaking into the bellhousing

 

[Bowen]

You'd notice if it was master there'd be **** on your carpet where your pedals are . Slave is cheap to reco or replace and easy to get to dont bother going to mechanic

 

[profat]

At 260k I would replace both just to be on the safe side. Whilst its most likely the slave cylinder..... the pressure of fitting a new unit could cause the master cylinder to fail in the near future.....(the optimal word here is Could)

 

[Whitesack07]

Thanks heaps guys, an I don't think ill do the master cylinder at the moment, I'll just do slave for now, and I'll be doing it myself not going to a mechanic that's for sure haha

 

[BlackVXGTS]

First thing to do would be to check if there are any leaks at the slave cylinder (actually called a clutch actuating cylinder in the V6). The "slave" cylinder has an hydraulic connection from the master cylinder, and a valve bleed to get any air out of the system when the fluid is replaced. Make sure it's not leaking from either place.