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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Okay so one day my clutch started acting all weird, not going into gear and really weird clutch feel. So I checked my fluid resovoir and it was like completely empty. I added some fluid to the max mark and pumped the clutch couple times, did a clutch bleed, felt better.

My clutch feels fine now, but for some reason the resovoir has been getting low all the time. Like literally every couple days it goes from the top to the bottom, and I just keep adding fluid in fear that the clutch will die on me again. Why do you guys think this is happening? Is it a master cylinder leak? I kept looking for leaks in my engine around that area and on the ground in the morning and I don't see anything..
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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check in the footwell. could be the clutch master cylinder. are you sure the bleeder is tight?

there is a picture (6th picture) showing where it will weep fluid.

http://forums.s2kca.com/showthread.php?t=1...ighlight=master
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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You are looking at the clutch RESERVOIR. The master cylinder is INSIDE the car, attached directly to the clutch pedal. I guarentee it is leaking. I feel like a broken record telling everyone this . Also, while you're in there doing that fix, you might want to do the clutch slave change as well...
I only did the clutch master and a few months down the road, my clutch slave started leaking (slowly...but leaking)

I think since youre already there and youre gonna have to bleed everything, pop for the extra money get the whole shebang.

1) Clutch master cylinder
2) Clutch slave cylinder
3) Clutch slave boot
4) maybbe clutch hoses?

Check out majestichonda for the prices..best deals and its generally cheap!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:56 AM
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How many hours labor is this job typically?
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:47 AM
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i did my cmc in about 1 and a half hours.its very easy.1 brake line and a cotter pin and two nuts.then bleed slave valve.i ordered mine from cfl honda .paid $85. for the cmc and he even sent a bottle of brake fluid.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbosr1,Jan 11 2010, 08:47 AM
i did my cmc in about 1 and a half hours.its very easy.1 brake line and a cotter pin and two nuts.then bleed slave valve.i ordered mine from cfl honda .paid $85. for the cmc and he even sent a bottle of brake fluid.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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Okay thanks guys. How much would it cost to replace those things mentioned?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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like I said...go majestichonda to check the prices...they're the cheapest I've found, plus its OEM parts. shouldnt be more than 400 bucks. prolly closer to 200...
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