[s-cars] brake failure

[Igor Kessel]

Edward Estabrook wrote:

> Hey,
> A friend was driving my S6 this afternoon and the brake light came on.  He
> kept driving (??) and pretty soon the brake pedal got real hard to press and
> the e-brake was required to stop.  Sure enough, out of pentosin.  A liter
> later the reservoir was full and eventually the brake pedal became usable
> again... just long enough to get it home.
> 
> Upon inspection it looks like there is the power stearing pump with hydrolic
> hoses attached and an X shaped plug in the top.  As the stearing wheel is
> moved left to right I can see a bit of shifting in the two metal pieces
> directly behind this X cap (that make up the pump).  And every time it moves
> it looks like fluid comes out (and there's fluid all over the engine under
> this).  Is this just a matter of changing some gaskets, or is a whole new
> pump in order?  At a initial price estimate of $400 I *sure* hope there is
> another way.  Any advice appreciated!!!
> 
> Thanks,

Ed,
if the fluid comes out of the X-plug then it is very typical for our cars. It can 
be fixed by replacing the X-plug with the O-ring. Audi has a repair kit for that 
very purpose. Last time I paid for it ca. $3.20.

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