After boiling my clutch fluid at R9 I have decided to change it out.( and the brake fluid as well) A search has directed me to a replacement fluid however I did not see what quantity I should have on hand prior to the procedure. Anyone know?
And change it regularly! It doesn't matter what brand you like, as long as you change it regularly. When I was racing Porsches at the local PCA events, Tech Inspection required it be changed at least every 6 months. ON a mostly street-driven car, I'd change it at least every two years. Curiously, neither the FGT owner's manual nor shop manual give a replacement interval for the brake and clutch fluid, therefore, you likely have the original fluid in your car. CHANGE IT NOW. Also Ford specifies DOT 3, which is the lowest boing point for glycol fluid. You can (and should, if you track the car) go up to DOT 4 or DOT 5.1, but NEVER DOT 5 (that's a silicone fluid).Use the Castrol SRF its the best.
Use the Castrol SRF its the best.
Castrol is a good fluid and has a high boiling point. We like Motul RBF 600 and have had very good results with it. (This is a little easier with the Motul as it is pretty clear going in - whereas the SRF is dark by definition.)
....and buy a PowerBleeder. Makes changing a one-person snap. $60. (order the correct adapter for brake and clutch reservoir). Happy bleeding.
http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Produc...8&qid=1415640718&sr=8-1&keywords=powerbleeder
I made my own...
Some little voice in the back of my mind is nagging me about this statement. I have never heard of anyone boiling clutch fluid before. Brake fluid, yeah, happens regularly. But the clutch slave cyclinder shouldn't be getting that kind of heat. So, lemme ask again, are you SURE you boiled the clutch fluid? Could the symptoms be due to something else, like air in the lines due to low fluid? Do the lines pass over something hot that is causing the boiling? Some other hypothesis? Or does the slave cylinder really get that hot???After boiling my clutch fluid at R9 I have decided to change it out.( and the brake fluid as well) A search has directed me to a replacement fluid however I did not see what quantity I should have on hand prior to the procedure. Anyone know?
Some little voice in the back of my mind is nagging me about this statement. I have never heard of anyone boiling clutch fluid before. Brake fluid, yeah, happens regularly. But the clutch slave cyclinder shouldn't be getting that kind of heat. So, lemme ask again, are you SURE you boiled the clutch fluid? Could the symptoms be due to something else, like air in the lines due to low fluid? Do the lines pass over something hot that is causing the boiling? Some other hypothesis? Or does the slave cylinder really get that hot???
Some little voice in the back of my mind is nagging me about this statement. I have never heard of anyone boiling clutch fluid before. Brake fluid, yeah, happens regularly. But the clutch slave cyclinder shouldn't be getting that kind of heat. So, lemme ask again, are you SURE you boiled the clutch fluid? Could the symptoms be due to something else, like air in the lines due to low fluid? Do the lines pass over something hot that is causing the boiling? Some other hypothesis? Or does the slave cylinder really get that hot???
And I'll bet that's becuase their brake fluid hasn't been changed in, oh, 9 or 10 years.DBK, I, and many others witnessed first hand how several GT's experienced boiling brake fluid on a "spirited" group drive up Angeles Crest Hwy several years ago. Perhaps the oddest thing is that none of the GTs equipped with a transaxle cooler had the problem but most of the cars without the coolers lost their pedal somewhere during the drive.