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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 03:54 PM
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I have been doing more and more successive DE events this season. Are there any critical preventative maintenance items I should be attending to such as changing differential fluid. I am religious about changing the oil after 2 DE's, etc. What about the turbos, clutch, etc.
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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 04:09 PM
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I think you may get better response on the Turbo and DE forums. I would imagine differential fluid, transmission fluid, brake fluid, engine oil (you already mentioned), air filter, cleaning out the melted tire craps/debris on the radiators and intercoolers?

Not aware of any PM on the turbos and clutch.
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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 04:45 PM
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thanks. will do.
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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 05:00 PM
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If your clutch is like ours and shares fluid with the brake system, bleeding the clutch as part of flushing brake fluid is important. As Ahsai mentioned, asking in a turbo-centric forum will yield more useful info - we're just normally-aspirated philistines here.
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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Biggest thing is a high temp fresh brake fluid......bleed brake and your clutch. I would do the clutch once a year opposed to brakes every DE and sometimes after. Fresh brake fluid will save your piston seals in your calipers. You have the oil handled.
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