Bit of fluid on my clutch pedal, am I looking at new slave and master cylinders?? 

Car changes gear nice and smooth 

 

Any advice greatly appreciated 👍👍

Nothing to do with the slave cylinder.

4 hours ago, Octavia64 said:

Bit of fluid on my clutch pedal, am I looking at new slave and master cylinders?

No, you're looking at an unspecified fluid on your clutch pedal. Rub it off and see if it comes back. If it does, try and identify whether it's hydraulic fluid, water (possibly with antifreeze mix), engine oil or fuel. Oh and check whether or not the fluid levels in the brake/clutch reservoir and PAS reservoirs remain constant.

48 minutes ago, Paws4Thot said:

No, you're looking at an unspecified fluid on your clutch pedal. Rub it off and see if it comes back. If it does, try and identify whether it's hydraulic fluid, water (possibly with antifreeze mix), engine oil or fuel. Oh and check whether or not the fluid levels in the brake/clutch reservoir and PAS reservoirs remain constant.

The steering is electric, no fluid reservoir.

12 hours ago, Paws4Thot said:

No, you're looking at an unspecified fluid on your clutch pedal. Rub it off and see if it comes back. If it does, try and identify whether it's hydraulic fluid, water (possibly with antifreeze mix), engine oil or fuel. Oh and check whether or not the fluid levels in the brake/clutch reservoir and PAS reservoirs remain constant.

 

Also check if your left trouser leg is wet 😄

21 hours ago, Paws4Thot said:

No, you're looking at an unspecified fluid on your clutch pedal. Rub it off and see if it comes back. If it does, try and identify whether it's hydraulic fluid, water (possibly with antifreeze mix), engine oil or fuel. Oh and check whether or not the fluid levels in the brake/clutch reservoir and PAS reservoirs remain constant.

 

21 hours ago, Paws4Thot said:

No, you're looking at an unspecified fluid on your clutch pedal. Rub it off and see if it comes back. If it does, try and identify whether it's hydraulic fluid, water (possibly with antifreeze mix), engine oil or fuel. Oh and check whether or not the fluid levels in the brake/clutch reservoir and PAS reservoirs remain constant.

 

I have wiped it clean several times now over a few days always returns. 

As for fluid levels the oil needed topping up more than I expected but everything else was the same. 

Needed half a litre of engine oil which I thought was alot.  Am baffled how it could be engine oil as their appears no leaks in the bay. 

Thought there was some sort of a cylinder attached to the clutch pedal so I thought it was that 🙃🤔

When you wipe it, what colour is it?

On 29/07/2023 at 02:42, ords said:

When you wipe it, what colour is it

Still doing it and it's back and greasy, always of a morning when the car has been stood over night 

5 hours ago, Octavia64 said:

Still doing it and it's back and greasy, always of a morning when the car has been stood over night 

Seems like engine oil as you have to top up more often. Oil is thinner after a run making it easier to leak from somewhere.

Have you got your phone videoing with torch on up above the pedal to see if there's anything obvious?

 

It might help identify where it's from.

Edited 1 August, 20232 yr by Dooge

3 hours ago, ords said:

Seems like engine oil as you have to top up more often. Oil is thinner after a run making it easier to leak from somewhere.

 

Clever engine oil if it finds its way to the clutch pedal other than by the soles of the OP's shoes!

54 minutes ago, J.R. said:

 

Clever engine oil if it finds its way to the clutch pedal other than by the soles of the OP's shoes!

Well, Skoda's motto is "simply clever".

There is a non return valve in the vacuum line for the brake servo to hold vacuum when the engine is stopped. I think it is possible that if oil is getting into the servo vacuum line and the check valve was faulty then oil could enter the servo and then maybe get through to drip into the footwell.

Just my thoughts.

Dooge has the best suggestion initially.

Edited 2 August, 20232 yr by classic

I have known brake fluid enter a non direct acting brake servo but never engine oil.

 

Also any fluid would be contained within the sealed servo chamber, I only knew about the fluid when I stripped the servo to rebuild and half a gallon poured out! OK having to rebuild the servo was an indication in hindsight but I was only 18 at the time.

 

On 01/08/2023 at 17:46, Dooge said:

Have you got your phone videoing with torch on up above the pedal to see if there's anything obvious?

 

It might help identify where it's from.

Yeah won't let me upload the videos, will take some pictures in due course