Clutch Fluid

[my7vette]

How often should the fluid in the clutch slave be changed? I have a 2006 SRT Coupe with 15K miles.

 

[MarcRoth]

I would change when it starts to darkin in color. Should be clear, then gets darker when it has heated over time. So no real time frame just by eye.

 

[my7vette]

Thanks. I have the car in the shop replacing the syncs.

 

[Bill Pemberton Woodhouse]

15K .........in all likelyhood it needs changing by then . I would get it done , as we often have folks who think their clutch is getting bad, and a change of the clutch fluid gets them back to new.

 

[Steve-Indy]

Do as Bill P. suggests...but make SURE that they use DOT 4 fluid, and NOT DOT 3 as is mistakenly embossed on the clutch reservoir cap.

 

[my7vette]

Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure of the DOT 4

 

[Malu59RT]

Do as Bill P. suggests...but make SURE that they use DOT 4 fluid, and NOT DOT 3 as is mistakenly embossed on the clutch reservoir cap.

WOW! Glad my mechanic used DOT 4, as I had no idea that was a mistake.

 

[Steve-Indy]

Our 99, 01, 03, 08, and 10 ALL say the same thing..."DOT 3"...just like on our 95 and 96.

Guess they had a few extra caps to use up before moving on !!!

 

[Bill Pemberton Woodhouse]

Steve from Indy way is correctomundo --- definitely use a DOT 4 !!

Listen to this guy , newbies, he is a wealth of very good information and a confirmed Viperholic!

 

[vancouver-gts]

Our 99, 01, 03, 08, and 10 ALL say the same thing..."DOT 3"...just like on our 95 and 96.

Guess they had a few extra caps to use up before moving on !!!

My car is a 99 and the 99 owners manual state Dot 4 in it for the clutch

 

[Roffey]

Have a '95 RT - DOT 3 or 4?

 

[Steve-Indy]

Roffey, either will work (DOT 3 was used up thru 1998 as the factory fill), but DOT 4 has better stats. I use DOT 4 for all Vipers.

 

[Roffey]

Thank you kindly, sir!