Hey guys, I got an NRMA report done today on a car im looking at purchasing. there wasnt much faulting the BA Falcon ute, but there was a 'defect, requires immediate attention' box ticked. Apparently the clutch fluid is discoloured. Now im not sure what this means. Is it bad? Am I gonna be paying big money to fix it?

The car has 12k kms on it so its basically brand new, I duinno, has the previous owner done 4k clutch dumps that would cause the fluid to change colour? I rang a mechanic friend of mine and said its no drama but I thought id ask u people here, maybe u have had a similar experienec with discoloured clutch fluid.

cheers

Matt

Heard of this a lot,good ford enginering,dont know what the cure is though

vik

They all do it

Doesn't affect the clutch operation in any way.

Apparently there is a updated clutch hose .Probably more insulation on the hose to prevent the heat from the exhaust/turbo affecting the hose.

They all do it

Probably more insulation on the hose to prevent the heat from the exhaust/turbo affecting the hose.

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Yeh l remember on my XC GXL it always use to come off from the heat of the extractors until .....l ripped it off and replaced it with a Steel Braided one.

yep... I get it on my ute... point it out when you take it to a dealer and they will flush the system for you.... although it gets flushed, it does keep discolouring though

They all do it

Probably more insulation on the hose to prevent the heat from the exhaust/turbo affecting the hose.

Yeh l remember on my XC GXL it always use to come off from the heat of the extractors until .....l ripped it off and replaced it with a Steel Braided one.

I can remember taking a 351 XC for a run thru the hill .After about 1/2 hr of enthusiastic driving the clutch pedal went to the floor..Wasn't that just the greatest feeling

They all do it

Probably more insulation on the hose to prevent the heat from the exhaust/turbo affecting the hose.

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Yeh l remember on my XC GXL it always use to come off from the heat of the extractors until .....l ripped it off and replaced it with a Steel Braided one.

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I can remember taking a 351 XC for a run thru the hill .After about 1/2 hr of enthusiastic driving the clutch pedal went to the floor..Wasn't that just the greatest feeling

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Tell me about it 43 Degree heat at Phillip Island trying to fixed the thing, and Girlfriend not happy :lol:

They all do it

Probably more insulation on the hose to prevent the heat from the exhaust/turbo affecting the hose.

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Yeh l remember on my XC GXL it always use to come off from the heat of the extractors until .....l ripped it off and replaced it with a Steel Braided one.

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I can remember taking a 351 XC for a run thru the hill .After about 1/2 hr of enthusiastic driving the clutch pedal went to the floor..Wasn't that just the greatest feeling

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Better than the brake pedal

vik

Pfffft...

In times of need, real men change gears without the clutch in XC's........

Pfffft...

In times of need, real men change gears without the clutch in XC's........

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And l'm sure you've done it plenty of times :lol: