[s-cars] braking problems

[Fred Munro]

Your warning light is telling you that there is no pressure in your brake
boost system. You either:
1. Have no fluid in the system
2. Have a bad hydraulic pump
3. Have a bad bomb (pressure accumulator) - this is the most likely problem
4. Have a blockage in the hydraulic system (plugged screens in the banjo
bolts, plugged reservoir strainer)

The pulses you feel in the pedal are the pressure pulses from the pump,
which leads me to believe your bomb may be bad.These tend to fail after 7-9
years. The ticking noise may indicate a bad pump.

Don't drive the car until you get it fixed - as you have noted, the braking
effect is very poor without boost.

HTH

Fred Munro

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Sla
Sent: September 5, 2002 4:31 AM
To: Audi S-list
Subject: [s-cars] braking problems


hello folks.
shit happeness....one morning i start the engine of my s2 and suddenly
exclamatory mark starts to flash on the dashboard. i started to move and
noticed that there is almost no brakes at all! the brake pedal starts to
pulsate when i press on it and there is a strange ticking noise from engine
area. i tried to swith abs on and off- the same.  looks like there is no
power braking, it is imposible to block the wheels at all. what would be
your diagnose?
thank you in advance

sla s2
lt



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