Parking brake light stays on.
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Parking brake light stays on.
As the title says, my parking brake light stays on and my ocd is going wild. My parking brake works fine. It just randomly decided to do that. Does the parking brake go near the spare tire well? I was playing around back there looking for a rattle and squeak which turned out to be the hatch and the spare tools. Could the cable just be loose?
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Pull off the surround for the hand brake. There is a small push on clip/connector make sure it's on properly and the spring behind where it connects to isn't binding and the adjuster is correctly adjusted the light comes on when the stopper with the spring makes contact on a small tag off the handbrake
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Doesn't the cluster have separate lights for Ebrake and "regular Brakes"?
Like ( ) and BRAKE ?
(winter,I lose track.)
If so,Which Light is showing??
Like ( ) and BRAKE ?
(winter,I lose track.)
If so,Which Light is showing??
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If you fall off a bicycle you can get back up.If you fail to stop and hit a family of 4 then you will never "get back up"..
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So it keeps losing fluid meaning I have a leak and not worn pads, right? Are there any areas that leaks are more common on rx7's or other vehicles? I'll take a look at all the pads and rubber hoses and where they connect to hardlines etc. But could the hardlines be a problem at all?
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So it keeps losing fluid meaning I have a leak and not worn pads, right? Are there any areas that leaks are more common on rx7's or other vehicles? I'll take a look at all the pads and rubber hoses and where they connect to hardlines etc. But could the hardlines be a problem at all?
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Brought it to a mechanic and they can't find any leaks... They also said my pads/rotors still have more than 50% life left in them. I'll replace the master cylinder and hope that's the issue.
Also, I told the idiots that they can't just start the car up and shut it off right after because it could flood and they ended up flooding it. They then began to stare at me and ask me "what are you going to do now?" assuming I was going to tow it myself on my dollar... They said they had the car running all morning looking for the brake leaks and exhaust leaks yet the car wasn't warmed up at all. -.-
Also, I told the idiots that they can't just start the car up and shut it off right after because it could flood and they ended up flooding it. They then began to stare at me and ask me "what are you going to do now?" assuming I was going to tow it myself on my dollar... They said they had the car running all morning looking for the brake leaks and exhaust leaks yet the car wasn't warmed up at all. -.-
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check the cabin side of the firewall. near the pedal assy. not sure on these cars, but some hondas are notorious for leaks there.
how does the brake pedal feel though? does it feel firm, then slowly sink to the floor? if it's leaking, it won't hold pressure. if the shop you brought it to is as incompetent as they sound, then i wouldn't take their inspection seriously.
if there are brake lines that run through the inside of the chassis, there may be a spot that they've rusted/rubbed through and is not visible without pulling up carpet.
usually an external leak that happens out of the blue, and not after work was performed, will be due to a rusted line, leaking caliper piston seal, or ruptured soft line
how does the brake pedal feel though? does it feel firm, then slowly sink to the floor? if it's leaking, it won't hold pressure. if the shop you brought it to is as incompetent as they sound, then i wouldn't take their inspection seriously.
if there are brake lines that run through the inside of the chassis, there may be a spot that they've rusted/rubbed through and is not visible without pulling up carpet.
usually an external leak that happens out of the blue, and not after work was performed, will be due to a rusted line, leaking caliper piston seal, or ruptured soft line
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check the cabin side of the firewall. near the pedal assy. not sure on these cars, but some hondas are notorious for leaks there.
how does the brake pedal feel though? does it feel firm, then slowly sink to the floor? if it's leaking, it won't hold pressure. if the shop you brought it to is as incompetent as they sound, then i wouldn't take their inspection seriously.
if there are brake lines that run through the inside of the chassis, there may be a spot that they've rusted/rubbed through and is not visible without pulling up carpet.
usually an external leak that happens out of the blue, and not after work was performed, will be due to a rusted line, leaking caliper piston seal, or ruptured soft line
how does the brake pedal feel though? does it feel firm, then slowly sink to the floor? if it's leaking, it won't hold pressure. if the shop you brought it to is as incompetent as they sound, then i wouldn't take their inspection seriously.
if there are brake lines that run through the inside of the chassis, there may be a spot that they've rusted/rubbed through and is not visible without pulling up carpet.
usually an external leak that happens out of the blue, and not after work was performed, will be due to a rusted line, leaking caliper piston seal, or ruptured soft line