flashing brake light

Andrew Duane aduane at juniper.net
Thu Jan 22 06:48:08 PST 2009


When my brake light started flashing, it was almost always due to a
slightly low fluid level in the reservoir. Cornering or sloshing would
make the light flicker.

quattro-bounces at audifans.com wrote:
> Not in my experience, because even a bad bomb will hold
> pressure when the
> car is running.  A bad bomb won't compensate for pressure needed for
> heavy assist or engine off operation.  During normal driving
> you wouldn't
> even notice it, since pump pressure is so high it will
> maintain without
> the nitrogen assist.  If your pumps marginal, have a clogged line or a
> bad leak, you'd hear the whine of the pump and notice the
> lack of assist
> way before any idiot lights start flashing.
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> "God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."
> 
> suffolkd at aol.com writes:
> > Flashing brake light (sporadic) on an older brake "bomb" assist type
> > of car mean his pressure accumulator is starting to fail?
> > Ur S4/6 have these as well as the 200 20V?
> > 
> > -Scott by BOSTON
> 
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