Has anyone experienced a problem with the small translucent reservoir fitted on the near side of the firewall adjacent to the main transmission reservoir in a 2011 3 litre 180 Ducato.
My understanding is the this reservoir should contain brake fluid, however, the reservoir is not retaining the fluid for long.
I wonder if there is a kit to service the actuating cylinder and I would be most grateful for any advice if anyone has experienced this problem.
The reservoir is not very accessible and I am contemplating extending the connecting hose to mount it higher on the firewall .
Sorry that I can not help you, as I have a full manual gearbox, of an earlier model Fiat Ducato
My understanding is that very few Fiat Ducato owners do their own servicing, and that there are not many tips available
Hopefully someone will come along and enlighten us
When you do find the leak, (you mention the actuating cylinder), it would be good if you came back, and posted the method of repairing it, which may help others in the future
The reservoir in question is indeed the smaller of the two shown in Techno100s photograph.
I have not experienced the fluid being expelled via the breather cap and although the fluid is not being retained in the reservoir the vehicle is changing gears quite seamlessly, have just completed 600km.
I have not considered it as an expansion tank. Fiat instructions would seem to indicate that the reservoir is to be filled to within the graduation marks on the reservoir wall.
If it is an expansion tank then as it is empty it will allow air into a hydraulic system.
Hi,
There are 2 Fiat Forums that I have come across, I suggest you ask your question there, the FiatForum...... Ducato seems to be a lot more active than the other one.
the reservoir is for the clutch slave cylinder inside the clutch housing . if it using fluid it may have a leaky slave cylinder . you could check too see if there is any fluid coming out between the clutch housing and the engine block if so it is gearbox out to replace the actuating slave cylinder. our ducats was a 160 2008
Many thanks Mark and Kerry I cannot see any leaks between the housing and the block and I have relocated the reservoir so as to be able to monitor the fluid level more easily - hopefully I will not have to remove the gearbox! Photo herewith. Thank you again, Neil,
