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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3646   
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glad its fixed DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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7th Dec 2014 7:48pm |
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| Windowlicker Member Since: 24 Aug 2014 Location: East yorks Posts: 290 
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Sorry dude , but she has done it once this month, so headaches will be on the menu for a while
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7th Dec 2014 9:01pm |
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| NickH Member Since: 01 Nov 2014 Location: Halifax Posts: 204  
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 2003 Td5 90
2013 sport hse 2012 700 raptor quad 2012 siromer 4x4 tractor |
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7th Dec 2014 9:54pm |
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| flying_low Member Since: 08 Apr 2011 Location: Masai Mara Posts: 19  
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Hi there!
I know a late post this, but reading thru the forum dealing with a different issue and this caught my eye. Have just had to replace the clutch slave/release bearing and Master cylinder in one go, due to something very stupid.. At some point in the last 3.5 yrs I must have topped up the fluid in the reservoir. I can't remember doing it so I'm even leaning towards I've never touched it. After my girl suddenly lost all drive, a long process of troubleshooting that looked mainly at the transfer box led me to the colour of the clutch fluid. It was black-ish and more importantly -smelt of rubber like a new inner-tube. Turns out that any contamination of brake fluid with any petroleum or mineral oil etc etc will slowly start eating away the seals in the system. Very expensive.. And if it happened in the braking system- potentially very dangerous! I learnt the hard way. Luckily only expensive to repair, not the braking system affected!! Anyway I would suggest to you to check the fluid you bled out of the system (what a strange bleed screw huh?!) if you still have it lying around somewhere. Smell it and if it smells fairly strongly ofrubber then you know what happened. If things are running fine I wouldn't worry, but if you even remember that it smelt if rubber, I'd re-bleed again just to wash out any residue. If there is/was no smell I river in the fluid and it was simply dark brown then it was only water and you're fine. Just thought if it helps save someone the head banging I went through... ! Oh, after replacing slave and master on clutch found that the loss of drive has probably been caused by a failed intermediate shaft between transfer box & G Box. Taking T box out tomorrow to check. I'm rambling, sorry. Hope your fluid only had water in it hope you can check to be sure! Cheers! 2011 110 Tdci 1982 Range Rover V8 Classic (Gone) |
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19th Jan 2015 9:17pm |
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| Windowlicker Member Since: 24 Aug 2014 Location: East yorks Posts: 290
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Hi flying low ,
Thanks for taking the time to post up your findings  I am fairly sure I still have the fluid in the bleed bottle in the garage, I will pop out and have a sniff
I can't say I recall any obvious smells , but to be fair after rolling around underneath ,wet and cold , with the wife asking me ,"did you say up ,or down? " every time I asked her to operate the clutch pedal , and with the stupid bleed nipple that may or may not have snapped off every time I twisted it , I mainly didn't take the time to have a sniff 
Cheers again for the heads up, hope your transfer box doesn't fight you too much.
Cheers Nick. "Procrastination is the thief of time" |
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19th Jan 2015 9:37pm |
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