David, As always you have given lots of useful and accurate information concerning this subject. I would like add a comment on the suggestion to flush and refill the clutch fluid. It has been my experience over the years that adding new clutch fluid to an old system will accelerate the failure of seals in one or both cylinders. I would suggest that if the system cylinders are original or the fluid has not been changed in over 5 years that both master and slave be replaced. The clutch cylinders will usually leak prior to failure giving the owner some time to take action. New owners working on a budget can move the clutch cylinders further down the list of improvements you have suggested. DMC Joe DeLorean Help dmchelp@xxxx www.dmc.tv http://shopping.oraclesmallbusiness.com/dsvstore ----- Original Message ----- From: "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:52 PM Subject: [DML] Re: Novice Maintenance Questions > Since you appear to be new to Deloreans I would recomend you read the > owner's manual. I also suggest you have the brake and clutch fluid > flushed and refilled with Castrol GTLMA DOT 4.