Recommended Clutch Fluid

obender66 · 08-16-2020, 09:39 AM

Bringing the thread back from the dead...
Any other alternatives to Motul? I am getting dissappointed with it- it is poo brown and yet again I had to take bleed screw out and poke the hole with sharp object to get fluid to come out. I completely flushed clutch less than 10k km ago. I had 5-6 track days since then.
I have SS clutch lines and all under car hard lines are wrapped in heat reflecting fabric.

JARblue · 08-16-2020, 01:43 PM

I don't think your issue is with the fluid. Sounds like you have a lot of crap still in the lines. That could be an indication of a failing master or slave cylinder

You could try Castrol SRF. But it's pricey.

Rusty · 08-16-2020, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

I don't think your issue is with the fluid. Sounds like you have a lot of crap still in the lines. That could be an indication of a failing master or slave cylinder

You could try Castrol SRF. But it's pricey.

The crap in the bleeder could be road dirt. You should also wrap the clutch line with insulation to keep the exhaust heat from it.

obender66 · 01-18-2021, 05:52 PM

Clutch slave cylinder is finally gone, started leaking and pedal got really soft. I flushed it (again!) and managed to drive for another 4 weeks until replacement parts have arrived. Was adding bit of fluid every week, no issues with shifting.
Looking back-it took it almost 2 years of agony, clutch dust in the system manifested itself in 2019. Total mileage 60K km.

08-16-2020, 09:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
obender66 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Toronto Posts: 61 Drives: 2016 370Z Base 6M GM Rep Power: 10	Bringing the thread back from the dead... Any other alternatives to Motul? I am getting dissappointed with it- it is poo brown and yet again I had to take bleed screw out and poke the hole with sharp object to get fluid to come out. I completely flushed clutch less than 10k km ago. I had 5-6 track days since then. I have SS clutch lines and all under car hard lines are wrapped in heat reflecting fabric. __________________ 2016 370Z Base/Setrab/AEM/Uprev/M7 Japan/Magnaflow/Quaife/Wilwood/300 whp 2003 G35 sedan 6MT(good bye-after 15 years together )

08-16-2020, 01:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I don't think your issue is with the fluid. Sounds like you have a lot of crap still in the lines. That could be an indication of a failing master or slave cylinder You could try Castrol SRF. But it's pricey. Rusty and Optimiser like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

01-18-2021, 05:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
obender66 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Toronto Posts: 61 Drives: 2016 370Z Base 6M GM Rep Power: 10	Clutch slave cylinder is finally gone, started leaking and pedal got really soft. I flushed it (again!) and managed to drive for another 4 weeks until replacement parts have arrived. Was adding bit of fluid every week, no issues with shifting. Looking back-it took it almost 2 years of agony, clutch dust in the system manifested itself in 2019. Total mileage 60K km. Rusty likes this. __________________ 2016 370Z Base/Setrab/AEM/Uprev/M7 Japan/Magnaflow/Quaife/Wilwood/300 whp 2003 G35 sedan 6MT(good bye-after 15 years together )

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