Lotus Carlton

VXR8

 

 

Exhaust

Changing Hydraulic Clutch Fluid

Bonnet Vents

LS9 Clutch

Intercooler Reservoir Tank

Intercooler Pump

 

 

 

 

Changing Clutch Actuator Fluid 

 

Dirty fluid after less than 10k !

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Easy bleed attached, I prefer to hang the air hose into the pit and use a compressor set at 10psi

So I can directly control when I want the fluid to be pushed into the reservoir.

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From underneath, location of bleed nipple

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M8 spanner required to undo the nipple.

 

Bleed until dirty until fluid turns clear.

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Left is what came directly out of the reservoir, middle from the slave end, but mixed with cleaner fluid, right fresh fluid.

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