Brake & Clutch fluid

Bleeding the brakes is a 2 person job so as Mike was up for the day I took the opportunity.

After reading discussions on various forums I decided to use standard DOT4 brake and clutch fluid (rather than going for synthetic DOT5).

We tightened up all the brake connections and rolled the car onto a large plastic sheet to catch any drips/spills. We used an Eezibleed kit to help. Not a lot to show in pictures, if you look carefully you can see the master cylinder has fluid in it:


After making sure all the air was out we tested the brakes by rolling the car down the drive. I was really pleased with the feel of the brakes.

We also tested the clutch by putting in 5th gear, rolling with the clutch pressed then de-clutching. The engine turned over a couple of times which was nice to see.