REQUEST: DIY Clutch Fluid bleed/swap/replacement.

Footloose301

Ok, so I finally stopped being lazy and decided to swap out the clutch fluid with the good stuff, Motul 600.

The clutch fluid under the hood was pitch black and has piece of who knows what floating in it. My buddy hit the clutch a couple times and held it down and it release a very dark black old fluid from the bleeder valve. We did this maybe 12 times while adding in the new stuff. After the new stuff started draining on my end, under the car, we decided it was good. We then lowered the car and checked under the hood again and the new stuff looked a lot better, BUT there was still black particles floating on the top of the new Motul 600 so I used a blue paper towel to soak up and clean a bunch of it, did that 4 times or so, making sure it didn't go below the "MIN" level, and refilled each time.

The clutch feels great for the 2 miles or so that I used it, very springy and tight it seems. However, I decided to launch the car a couple times around ~3500rpm.

1st Launch: Dropped the clutch from ~3500 or so and wheels spun nicely, 2nd gear went in great, but seemed like the clutch wasn't grabbing well. The car still drove fine.

2nd Launch: Dropped the clutch from ~3500 again and the wheels spun and went into 2nd nicely and then the clutch felt sloppy again. If began to engage just a couple inches from the floor like the problem I was already having after spirited driving. So I took her easy for a mile or so back to the house and by the time I got back home it felt fine again.


Any tips or pointers?

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2010 40th Anniversary 370Z