cd.thomson
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 05:56 PM |
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Ford ka red brown gunge
Hi guys,
a friend has just got out to her car and found red/brown gunge (she might mean a viscous liquid) over her clutch pedal.
Diagnosis?
Craig
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 05:58 PM |
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Dog pooh
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 06:01 PM |
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Any mechanical fluid possibilities? Hydraulic m/c? Brake fluid? Powersteering fluid? Clutch m/c?
I know nothing about these cars!
[Edited on 18/5/10 by cd.thomson]
Craig
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 06:12 PM |
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i think ka's have a clutch cable. and the brake MC is on the passenger side of bulkead.
have to agree with dog pooh  sounds most likely!
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balidey
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 06:36 PM |
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over greasing of the pedal linkage
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 07:10 PM |
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The clutch master cylinder is located just above the clutch pedal under the dash so that might be a clue
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plentywahalla
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 07:12 PM |
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How about heater matrix leaking rusty water? does it dissolve in water? therefore not oil based problem
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dlatch
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 07:59 PM |
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heater matrix would be my bet how old is it?
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adithorp
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 08:43 PM |
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Either, clutch fluid, but thats unlikely to be described as "red" (but not unknown), or, coolant from the heater matrix which would be
red.
adrian
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beaver34
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 08:53 PM |
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heater matrix leak i would bet, if it was clutch you would have the low fluid on the dash as they all feed from same res
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iank
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 09:10 PM |
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Try the sniff test. If is smells of rust it's probably heater matrix, if it smells of brake fluid then clutch cylinder, if you retch and throw
up it's dogs egg.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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tomblyth
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 10:06 PM |
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wrong time of month?
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/5/10 at 08:14 AM |
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Not unkown for the scuttle plenum chamber to rust through on Fiestas ---
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