[s-cars] P/S flushing procedure

[Kirby Smith]

The issue here is not that the bomb has failed.  Once charged up during
the first minute of operation, the bomb is capable of 30-some brakings
with the engine turned off.  Only if one is planning to coast down a
mountain road _without_ having started his engine first after waiting a
day or so for leakdown would he have a problem of unboosted braking.

At the risk of redundancy let me put it another way: once charged up,
the leakdown rate is about 1 push per hour, so after 24 hours I would
have 39 - 24 = 15 pushes available, if I didn't restart the car.  This
is an annoyance, not a hazard.

kirby

Chris Covington wrote:
>
> But doesn't a bomb failure just make it harder to stop the car (ie,
> require more force to press the pedal), as opposed to completely losing
> the brake pedal?  So if you're strong, maybe it's not that bad. ;)
>
> I wouldn't either though, when you can have them recharged for $50.  I
> guess, knock on wood, I've been really luck with my 200q20v.  I've never
> had any rack problems, any leaking pentosin issues, any loose plug
> issues, any bomb issues.  Just annoying things like the TBPV, cap, rotor,
> shift linkage screw loose, etc.
>
> Chris
>
> On Thu, 16 May 2002, TM wrote:
>
> > I'm a bit surprised that you all have not replaced your bombs.
> >
> > When I detect something like that, to me, it's a safety issue- there's
> > no way I'm driving the car with a failing bomb, leaky or whatever.
> > I do not want to have a "check your pants" incident because the bomb
> > failed and the pedal sank to the floor when I'm trying to stop.
> >
> > Taka
> >
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