[s-cars] No brakes

[James Yi]

Sorry..., yes I did mean brake fluid. Haven't actually check the hydraulic
fluid in the accumulator yet. It's been raining here in Seattle so checking
the normal parking spots turned up nothing(wash-out). I will fill the brake
fluid and the bomb reservoir here shortly and check for leaks.

If it is the bomb, any good(inexpensive) sources?

Thanks,

James


>From: CLAG500 at aol.com
>To: jyi1 at hotmail.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] No brakes
>Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 14:41:04 -0500
>
>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
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