Need Advice... Master/Slave Failing?

Spaghetti999

One thing I can mention is, the pedal returned maybe 1/3 of the way up, as opposed to being completely stuck to the ground. There was zero need to pull it up with my foot as CSC failures require.

I just test drove it, pedal functions perfectly fine. Drove it for 5 minutes, did notice a small drop in fluid. Should I just jump directly to swapping the CMC as a fluid flush alone likely wont fix anything?

Edit: I am clueless as to what the previous owner replaced the CSC with

vtec to vvel

If the pedal drops and doesn't return in any amount, this is not normal operations and likely the CSC going.

The fluid dropping is likely the CMC. Flushing it out may help it temporarily, but it won't make the problem go away.

Also, when the fluid drops, are you seeing fluid on the floor? If not, it's most likely making its way into the tranny bell housing, which in turn can get on the clutch and would need to be replaced also.

Check under the tranny. The aftermarket ZSpeed kit will have the fork mechanism on the outside of the tranny. I'm leaning towards that the CSC replaced was OEM, as the Z1/ZSpeed kit shouldn't go out after 30k miles.