For the last few days I've noticed that it was getting harder to change from neutral into 1st (crunching), and also from 5th to 4th (really crunching), and now tonight on the way back home whilst waiting at the traffic lights, went to put it in first and it went but much harder than previous times and when I let go of the clutch it nearly stalled on me, the clutch point was very low, so I got home no probs as I used 2nd and 3rd gear mainly, went to park up and nothing!!! no reverse, no 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th so I had to push it in parking bay :(

 

Has anyone here experienced same symptoms and found the solution? :cry:

Have you checked the fluid bud?

No mate, I dont know where to start :(

I would start there!-the small resevoir next to the brake servo ;)

Ok cheers mate, fingers crossed.

this happened to me also but fairly rapidly turned out it was the rubber hose at the clutch slave cylinder that had sprung a leak. they're about £24 or thereabouts from Nissan but they'll have to order it, could take some time... so perhaps get a stainless braided one instead. I got mine from someone in the forum turned out cheaper than the nissan part and i'm guessing will last longer! If your fluids down i'd check that hose mate.

 

hope that helps.

Thanks for your input guys, on the spot as always. :bow:

Right, just checked the clutch fluid res and it's 100% empty and I couldn't see any leaks under the car, but the engine bottom is quite oily.

Should I just top it up and see if it works?

and which fluid should I use? Halfords just round the corner,

cheers.

Right, just checked the clutch fluid res and it's 100% empty and I couldn't see any leaks under the car, but the engine bottom is quite oily.

Should I just top it up and see if it works?

and which fluid should I use? Halfords just round the corner,

cheers.

 

you need to find out where its leaking.

as said, prob the slave cyl.

 

depending on how bad it is you *may* be able to fill it up temporaraly, but it will need bleeding too.

Which fluid should I put in?

Halfords have universal clutch fluids and some other ones for hydraulic clutches.........

Well it looks as if I might have to flush the system as mineral and synthetic oils can't be mixed and I don't know which was in there, bugger :(

Can someone recomend what to do from this point, I dont know whether to just top up some oil (if so which) or flush the whole lot or something else,

hlp pleaseeeeeeee...

Can someone recomend what to do from this point, I dont know whether to just top up some oil (if so which) or flush the whole lot or something else,

hlp pleaseeeeeeee...

 

just use a normal DOT 4 brake/clutch fluid

just use a normal DOT 4 brake/clutch fluid

Take it DOT 4 is 4.1 and what about Castrol DOT 4.1 LHM from halfords, is that any good?