[s-cars] Hydraulic brake problems, more information...need help

[Gabriel Caldwell]

Do what you want but I can't understand your logic.  I would flush out
the system (very little cost) and make sure the parts actually needed
replacing before you spend the money to do so.  That's MHO.

Gabriel Caldwell

-----Original Message-----
From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: June 23, 2004 4:34 PM
To: Gabriel Caldwell; Scar
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Hydraulic brake problems, more information...need
help

Gabriel,

Yeah I was given the wrong stuff...but regardless the entire brake
fluid resevoir was filled with it.  Unfortunately it has been in there
for ~2 weeks so I am afraid damage has been done.

How hard is it going to be to replace these parts?

Anybody BTDT?

Thanks
Chris


--- Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca> wrote:
> Uhhhhhhhh.... You said you added mineral hydraulic fluid in your
> brake
> system instead of brake fluid.  That will definitely fcuk up your
> braking.  Provided no damage was done, flushing it out completely and
> replacing the brake fluid will definitely help.  I would start there
> and
> see what happens before dropping all that cash.
> 
> Gabriel Caldwell
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: June 23, 2004 3:02 PM
> To: Gabriel Caldwell; Scar
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Hydraulic brake problems, more
> information...need
> help
> 
> Gabriel,
> 
> At this time I have basicly no brakes, the mechanic is telling me
> that
> the master cylinder, brake booster and brake presure accumulator all
> need to be replaced because the Pentosin has damaged them.
> 
> The brake light doesn't flicker at all...just very poor brakes and
> the
> pedal goes to the floor.
> 
> I am assuming flushing the system won't solve the problem.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> --- Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca> wrote:
> > Sounds like you need to flush the Pentosin out of your brake
> system.
> > 
> > Gabriel Caldwell
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com] 
> > Sent: June 23, 2004 2:35 PM
> > To: Tom Black; Scar
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hydraulic brake problems, more
> > information...need
> > help
> > 
> > Tom,
> > 
> > Just realized something, if I now understand correctly. The fluid
> > that
> > is used in the brake system isn't the green colored petosin is it.
> > 
> > If this is correct, when I replaced the seals between the
> > mastercylinder and the resevoir the local foreign car parts place
> > gave
> > me the wrong stuff.
> > 
> > The fluid I was sold is green and comes in a white can. Two weeks
> > after
> > replacing these seals and using this fluid is when all this trouble
> > began.
> > 
> > GRRRRR
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Tom Black <tblack5 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> > > Chris, That is one bloody awful mess. 
> > 
> > 
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