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Old 04-21-2012, 04:42 AM
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Hey guys as any body else experienced this probelm:

when i first bought my S2 i replaced all the fliuds with orginal honda fluids

The clutch fluid i noticed went black after i drove it so i changed it again and went black straight away
no hard driving or bein silly just normal driving
now ive noticed after driving it, it smells like the clutch is burning
gear change no problem i cant see it slipping
but why is the clutch fluid black and its started to smell a little bit
ive owned the car coming upto a year and bought it with just over 82,000 miles
and its just coming up to 85,000 miles Hardly any milage weekend car
any help would be apperciated thanks
Old 04-21-2012, 05:09 AM
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Going black is normal mate the seals discolour it, I must of flushed and bled through 1/2 litre, got it a lighter colour then in a short period it slowly turned back to black.
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Originally Posted by s2konroids
Going black is normal mate the seals discolour it, I must of flushed and bled through 1/2 litre, got it a lighter colour then in a short period it slowly turned back to black.
thanks its smooth black not heavy looking or dirty i done the same 1/2 litre the second time around
might change the clutch fluid again in a couple of weeks
thanks anyways
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Don't bother just leave it and change it when you need to, it will always be black.

IKWYM its not a dark thick black.
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