MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: billlikecar on June 10, 2011, 04:45:54 am

i do not know where check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
any body ideas???/
 :drinking:

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: kevinm on June 10, 2011, 09:27:32 am

It's supplied from the brake fluid resevoir.

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 09:31:56 am

So Brake & gear oil is shared?

Thank you

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: kevinm on June 10, 2011, 11:04:30 am

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 09:31:56 am

So Brake & gear oil is shared?

Thank you

No clutch and brake fluid is shared. Gearbox oil is separate.

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 11:06:44 am

Aaaaah, thank you.

Didnt make sense when I thouht about it with brake fluid being topped up from the bulkhead resevoir and gear oil at the box.

Clutch oil is only? Dsg then

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: gazbutS3 on June 10, 2011, 01:29:17 pm

No the clutch fluid being referred to is the hydraulic fluid used to actuate the clutch mechanism, this fluid is shared with the brake fluid Mike :happy2:

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 02:02:09 pm

Quote from: gazbutS3 on June 10, 2011, 01:29:17 pm

No the clutch fluid being referred to is the hydraulic fluid used to actuate the clutch mechanism, this fluid is shared with the brake fluid Mike :happy2:

Makes perfect sense, having a mong morning  :ashamed:  Wheere abouts on the gearbox could this fluid potentially leak from?

Thanks again

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: alexperkins on June 10, 2011, 02:06:31 pm

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 02:02:09 pm

Quote from: gazbutS3 on June 10, 2011, 01:29:17 pm

No the clutch fluid being referred to is the hydraulic fluid used to actuate the clutch mechanism, this fluid is shared with the brake fluid Mike :happy2:

Makes perfect sense, having a mong morning  :ashamed:  Wheere abouts on the gearbox could this fluid potentially leak from?

Thanks again

Clutch master cylinder is a possibility

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: gazbutS3 on June 10, 2011, 02:08:50 pm

there is a connector at the gearbox where the pressure line joins the actuator/slave cylinder, I had a slight leak here that only became apparant on track days etc when the fluid got hotter, we changed the O ring and now its fine, saying that I haven't done a track day since  :laugh:

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 02:14:31 pm

If my brake fluid is low will certainly be investigating said places.  If not could be driveshaft oil seals again  :sad1:

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: alexperkins on June 10, 2011, 02:16:00 pm

Driveshaft oil seals are for gearbox oil mike and not the clutch hydraulic fluid  :happy2:

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 10, 2011, 02:18:02 pm

Quote from: alexperkins on June 10, 2011, 02:16:00 pm

Driveshaft oil seals are for gearbox oil mike and not the clutch hydraulic fluid  :happy2:

I know.  One has gone before  There's oil drops on bottom of my box and along my ARB.  Need a day off work to have a good look :(

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: alexperkins on June 10, 2011, 02:22:54 pm

If its oil its likely to be gearbox. Brake fluid is more like water rather than oil and doesnt tend to stick to things like oil does

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: billlikecar on June 24, 2011, 12:47:05 pm

wow cool and thanks for sharing ideas :signLOL:

Title: Re: Where do you check Clutch fluid on my Golf GTI?
Post by: bodger00 on June 27, 2011, 08:11:29 pm

Don't mean to go off topic here but has anyone changed their manual gearbox oil?