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Needed to top up my clutch fluid. Is it ok to mix different clutch fluid color? One I currently have on the reservoir is blue. I will try to look for blue but what if I cannot find one. I really need to top it up to avoid problems, then get it flushed and replaced with fresh fluid soon.

Clutch and brake reservoir are separate and do not share.

Car is a 96 Honda Civic EK4

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EDIT EDIT of my not being able to read:

From the 96 Civic owners manual: "use Genuine Honda Brake Fluid or an equivalent from a sealed container that is marked DOT3 or DOT4 only. Brake fluid marked DOT5 is not compatible with your car's braking system...

Use the same DOT3 or DUT4 brake fluid specified for the brake system [for the clutch]." 96 civic owners manual

Brake fluid here being a general term for Hydraulic fluid. Various manufacturers add various dyes to their fluids, so based on color alone we can't really tell a lot about it. Would be a slightly different story if this was fresh out of the showroom.

If this is some sort of aftermarket system, or you have reason to believe that it isn't DOT3 or 4, you need to get the whole thing flushed anyway. Unless you have some sort of performance trans/clutch/hydraulic assembly, VERY good bet it is DOT3 or 4.

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