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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 01:49 PM
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The s2k was fine when I've been driving it before but not, the clutch feels weird, engagement is near bottom of pedal ( a lot of useless travel in pedal) also, it seems really hard to out in reverse, first is stiff sometimes , also when I pump it a few times it will go in ,
Buy when I'm on the move, it's alot better?

Also the clutch fluid looked well dark, im guessing it'll be good to change that

What could it be?
Slave cyclinder?
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 10:14 PM
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First port of call would be to put new fluid in, simple job to bleed the clutch yourself, there are a few good how to threads on here.
I've heard if your clutch is on its way out it will bite high, not low like you have described.
Get under the dash and feel around the clutch pedal salve cylinder to see if it is leaking, should be Immediately obvious if it is.
Most problems can be worked out by a pragmatic process of elimination and is a great way to learn more about the car.. Good luck.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 12:54 AM
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Indeed; people (dealers) always neglect to change the fluid when they do the brake & it knackers (usually) the slave seals.

Possibly the master ones, too.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 12:56 AM
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Clutch fluid. Maybe a leak or maybe just old fluid. It can be changed without getting under the car. 20 minute job and will did it at least temporarily.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 01:15 AM
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Yep. Mine went like this. It suddenly got worse one day, and became pretty much undriveable. I barely made it home; every time I stopped it would take me a minute or two to manage to get it into first again - people behind me were not amused. I'd managed to get it to Honda that lunchtime who told me it needed a new clutch, which would be £1000 please.

£10 worth of brake fluid and the help of a friend who was brave enough to crawl under the car (I'm not), and now it's perfectly okay.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 01:54 AM
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I think as long as you put good fluid in and keep to service schedule it'll be fine, the seals discolour it giving prematurely impression of knackered fluid.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 03:39 AM
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Awesome, I'll get the fluid changed ASAP,

Hoping it's just that,

Any links to how to bleed the fluid
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 04:06 AM
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My master seals are a bit dodgy and slowly leaked fluid... after a while it wouldn't engage the clutch and would be almost at the end, to the point you wondered if the small pedal movement was even disengaging the engine from the gearbox.

Topped with fluid and sorted!
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 06:21 AM
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This thread has a few instructions https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/924...-fluid-change/ - apparently you can gravity bleed by undoing the nipple on the slave (you might want some tubing attached)
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 08:25 AM
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To bleed the fluid properly you do need to get under the car, that's where the bleed nipple is.
I did mine the other day, used a turkey baster to suck out most of the old fluid then filled up with ATE superblue fluid, very easy to tell when the new fluid is through.
Also used some silicone pipe which is used for fuel supply in RC petrol cars, perfectly flexible to be used on both the clutch bleed nipple and the brake nipples.
There's a great how to on here if you have a search.
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