[s-cars] No brakes

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James,

  I assume when you say fluid you mean the brake fluid rather than the hydraulic oil that would be in the bomb. The first thing would be to fill the system and bleed it then have someone push down on the brake pedal while you check for leaks. The brake fluid would have had to have leaked out although it's possible to boil some off especially if there is a caliper dragging. If it is the hydraulic oil that is low you may have a problem with the bomb/pump or hoses.

Chad Tobin

In a message dated 4/2/2003 2:11:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, jyi1 at hotmail.com writes:

> Hey all,
>
> Need the list wisdom here. On Monday over bumps my brake light(red)
> flickered on/off. Tuesday, the brake light stayed on longer. Then in the
> evening I was driving along and a cop with lights flashing, pulled out in
> front of me. Needless to say when I went for the "oh sh*t" stop, the pedal
> went to the floor(ABS working) and I almost T-boned the cop. After this
> panic stop the pedal goes to the floor but still stops. This morning I did
> the "pump test" but it never built up significant pressure, so I checked the
> brake fluid reservoir and it was empty.
>
> So my question: Is this the famous "bomb" failure or something else? Any
> BTDT I should be aware of? I checked the archives and there were similar
> problems but no one mentioned loss of fluid. Patient is a 92' S4 with new MC
> when I had the clutch replaced 2 to 3 years ago. Bleed the
> brakes about a
> year ago.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James, stopless in Seattle
> 92' S4