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Leaking clutch fluid

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#1 ·
Hi guys,

Quick question:

After having my transmission out, my clutch pedal is seriously soft and does not disengage the transmission properly.
A quick investigation revealed a puddle of brake(clutch) fluid under the car. when the pedal is pressed, fluid runs out from what appears to be a valve (the black thingie in the picture) in the rear clutch pipe.

So I have 2 questions:

1: Is this fixable without replacing the pipe and the valve? (Not the end of the world to replace: https://deroure.com/partinfo.asp?MAK=1&MDL=12&TBL=6060&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0&PBID=244948)

2: Seeing as I have spilled a fair amount of fluid onto the floor, I need to at least top it up, and if I replace the pipe it will need to be bled. Where is the reservoir? From the parts schematics it looks like it shares a reservoir with the brake master cylinder?
 

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#3 ·
Clutch delay valve appears to be leaking..... unless you like using "launch control" or otherwise like doing standing-starts by dumping your clutch, replace that with the factory standard Clutch Pipe ... Lotus part # C120Q0003F
 
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Yeah it looks like it is one assembly to me. You could alternatively buy a replacement from BOE if they are hard to get. You will need to bleed the clutch system after, but it's really not that hard. It does share a reservoir with the brake fluid, but you cant run the brake fluid dry from a leaky clutch.
 
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