[s-cars] occasional brake light on start and sometimes difficult steering

[Jared Robinson]

So my potential problems:
Air in the hydraulic system
Hydraulic (Power Steering?) pump
Brake Accumulator

that it?

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Jared Robinson <chapel976 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Now that you mention it, I think it happens when I leave the car for a few
> days without driving. I'll have to look at the hydraulic system I guess...
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Kunz, Bob <bob.kunz at hp.com> wrote:
>
>> Exceptional blue dragons from the asteroid belt made Jared Robinson say:
>>
>> > So, I was reading some posts about the hydraulic system...
>> > Once in a while (say once every 2-3 weeks) the brake light stays on for
>> 30
>> ...
>> > Also, sometimes when I'm at the end of my trip and pulling into my spot
>> at
>> > the train station, I go to turn the steering wheel from a stop and it's
>> VERY
>> > heavy... almost un-turnable... if I rev the motor,
>>
>> Fluid level is OK? This sounds like air in the system and a failed
>> accumulator. When you start up, a weak accumulator has to fill which is
>> likely the cause of your light at start-up. The accumulator bleeds down over
>> time when the car sits. That fluid is returned to the reservoir so if you
>> check the level then it will look full. Start the car and give it that 30
>> seconds before you check.
>>
>> Air can get in if you have very low fluid which could be the case if your
>> accumulator empties into the reservoir and then when it fills, your fluid
>> level falls below the pickup for the pump. Or your fluid is just simply low.
>>
>> You could also have a weak pump which would explain the return of steering
>> assist when you increase RPMs. But it could also just be pushing the air
>> through.
>>
>> --bob
>>
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> Jared Robinson
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Jared Robinson