mastersmithson Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Hi all! Have a weird issue with my focus.... there seems to be a leak coming down the clutch pedal and into the foot well. Not a massive one but it's there! Looks like from the cylinder. I recently had a massive power steering fluid leak and that's just been fixed. When the leak started, weeks and weeks ago, I marked all the 'bottles' in the bonnet where the liquid was. None of them have moved except for the power steering fluid, as mentioned. I known issue I have is the seals gone on the bottom of the windscreen so rain could get in. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Is the fluid water or is it sticky/greasy/coloured? The type of liquid it is should point you in the right direction. Clutch fluid should feel slippery/oily. I would say most likely a master cylinder leak? It does sit above the pedal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I had the same it was the master cylinder leaking clutch fluid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Clear type oil. Weird thing is that the levels in the monet is not going down. At all. It's been happening for about 2 months. No drop in level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.beesley Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I had this problem and it turned out to be my heater matrix - nightmare job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Really? Anyway to check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Is the fluid sticky or oily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Oily I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Clutch fluid then Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 It can only be brake/clutch fluid. Master cylinders on the mk1 are famous for leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 So the fluid in the bonnet is not going down still......however..... the window washer liquid is going down. Could it be possible that somehow, these two are liked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 They should not be linked - totally separate reservoirs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 think the fluid washer bottle is on the other side of car so cant be that have a look around the heater matrix for leaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 So I've noticed that I'm losing oil somewhere. Any chance it's linked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 So last couple of days I've Had A Small Puddle on the car matt. The liquid is clear and only very slightly oily. Not sticky. Looks like it is still coming out the cylinder but the bottle in bonnet hasn't really gone down. ... thoughts? Also is it an MOT failure and how easy is it to change yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Fiddle job but can be done without removing the steering column I've done a few but like I said its fiddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Bump...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmithson Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Oh sorry I didn't see that post! I've got no experience at all... my knowledge with cars are minimal...... can I do it from YouTube video? Unless someone lives around dorset here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 It's pretty straight forward, I can swap one over in around 20 mins and then another 5-10 mins to bleed it. You'll need a set of spanner a, preferably ratchet as the bolts holding the master cylinder on take a while to unscrew otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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