Hi all
This is my first post, I've been nosying around here for a while but now I need help!
I had the car in the local garage two weeks ago to have new brake pads fitted and they 'topped up' the brake fluid. Lo and behold though I was out checking the oil the other day and I found that they had forgotten to screw the cap back on!!!
Luckily I found it still in the engine bay under some pipes but from what I've been reading I would really need to get the brakes flushed after being exposed to the air.
I have the car with a different mechanic on Monday to have this looked at (along with fitting a replacement for the rusty/dented back box), he's not an alfa specialist but I'm kind of stuck for any over here in the west of N. Ireland. I'm not sure if he sees too many selespeeds but I know he has looked at the odd Alfa..
I noticed the brake fluid tank is also shared with the hydraulic clutch fluid...I already know the selespeed has its own reservoir for changing the gears.
1) But I presume the brake fluid and gear box fluid comes from the same reservoir tank then?
2) If so, when he is bleeding the brakes does he also need to bleed the clutch somehow? I know this can be done with Alfadiag or Examiner but this guy would only have generic equipment.
3) Can he bleed the clutch manually somehow or can this only really be done with software?
4) Could he get away with just bleeding the brakes or would I really need the clutch done too?
On a further note I have recently noticed a noise (simlar to when you reverse a car at speed) happening from time to time; it only lasts for a second or two and doesn't happen all the time, could this mean the clutch position needs adjusting sometime or is it something to do with the flywheel or something? (I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to a car, more technical minded).
I have ordered the OBD2 cable but it still hasn't come yet and I'm too fleeced to buy Alfadiag just yet either.
Cheers and thanks for your help....
This is my first post, I've been nosying around here for a while but now I need help!
I had the car in the local garage two weeks ago to have new brake pads fitted and they 'topped up' the brake fluid. Lo and behold though I was out checking the oil the other day and I found that they had forgotten to screw the cap back on!!!
Luckily I found it still in the engine bay under some pipes but from what I've been reading I would really need to get the brakes flushed after being exposed to the air.
I have the car with a different mechanic on Monday to have this looked at (along with fitting a replacement for the rusty/dented back box), he's not an alfa specialist but I'm kind of stuck for any over here in the west of N. Ireland. I'm not sure if he sees too many selespeeds but I know he has looked at the odd Alfa..
I noticed the brake fluid tank is also shared with the hydraulic clutch fluid...I already know the selespeed has its own reservoir for changing the gears.
1) But I presume the brake fluid and gear box fluid comes from the same reservoir tank then?
2) If so, when he is bleeding the brakes does he also need to bleed the clutch somehow? I know this can be done with Alfadiag or Examiner but this guy would only have generic equipment.
3) Can he bleed the clutch manually somehow or can this only really be done with software?
4) Could he get away with just bleeding the brakes or would I really need the clutch done too?
On a further note I have recently noticed a noise (simlar to when you reverse a car at speed) happening from time to time; it only lasts for a second or two and doesn't happen all the time, could this mean the clutch position needs adjusting sometime or is it something to do with the flywheel or something? (I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to a car, more technical minded).
I have ordered the OBD2 cable but it still hasn't come yet and I'm too fleeced to buy Alfadiag just yet either.
Cheers and thanks for your help....