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The clutch is prone to boiling hence their recommendation of a very high temp DOT-4 fluid. I think the ATE would be fine and I used it in the clutch

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Old 08-06-2013, 01:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The clutch is prone to boiling hence their recommendation of a very high temp DOT-4 fluid. I think the ATE would be fine and I used it in the clutch for quite a while without issue but the Motul gives a little more headroom.

The clutch fluid gets contaminated pretty quickly I've found, so flushing it regularly is more important than using a brand new container each time.
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The clutch is prone to boiling hence their recommendation of a very high temp DOT-4 fluid. I think the ATE would be fine and I used it in the clutch for quite a while without issue but the Motul gives a little more headroom.

The clutch fluid gets contaminated pretty quickly I've found, so flushing it regularly is more important than using a brand new container each time.
one day at the strip and my clutch fluid was shot...black and the clutch pedal was sloppy.
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