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Old Nov 17, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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soft pedal

ok, so this morning i went to turn my x on clutch in turn key and took a little long then usual to turn on, it was cold so i thought nothing of it. I work from 9am to 6pm wen to lunch at 130pm x turned on like normal this time. I went to my 2nd job at 7pm to 1am this time it was colder then morning went to turn her on and it took really long to turn on. I drove for about an hour and very time i press clutch it was soft but was grabbing my shifts smoother then normal.

3K+ miles
is it the clutch or the master cylinder?
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 07:27 AM
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Today started up great,but pedal still soft. I think is the clutch what brand is the least expensive
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 08:32 AM
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i feel like my clutch does this every now and then. Im guessing it might be the master Cil, but that also depends on how much power your are pushing
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kanweezy
i feel like my clutch does this every now and then. Im guessing it might be the master Cil, but that also depends on how much power your are pushing
True about power but I'm stcok except my ets intake, if its the master cylinder then I'll buy that first which I'll go with ssp but if it my clutch I want to get that first
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 09:09 AM
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I assume you checked your fluid level??? At 3k miles you shouldn't be needing a new clutch (seeing that everything else is stock) unless you're an "agressive" driver. I'm at 47k on the stock clutch.

The cold temps my be contracting the fluid to the point where it feels soft or sluggish.
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Probably the fluid. I had a similar issue with my S13 after I did my swap.

Check for fluid leaks, drain and flush system, refill, bleed, report back. For fluid, you may as well upgrade to some better fluid. We stock Motul, Endless, and ATE Super Blue. I'd go w/ the ATE for a car that's mainly street driven.

EDIT: I didn't refresh before posting so I didn't see Old Eagles response. Even if you're an aggressive driver, the clutch shouldn't be gone yet. It could be something that has to do w/ trans fluid level, but that shouldn't cause the pedal to be soft. Cold trans fluid would usually cause a lock-out issue or grinding.

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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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I would say fluid or leak somewhere
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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I'll check for any leaks but I also have to change my trans Fluid
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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 09:48 AM
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I'll check for any leaks but I also have to change my trans Fluid
Like I said above, the trans fluid wouldn't cause issues like this. I'm leaning towards clutch fluid.
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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stock rubber hose clutch line expansion from aggressive driving
cold temperatures contracting fluids

I get the same thing from time to time. Most noticeable in colder weather.
Gonna see what happens when I change out my clutch/cmc and put in an ss line
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