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This is gonna be called The Disappearing Brake Fluid Caper me thinks. Before I went to Neville's Under the Might Oaks event in Jax end of April I had to top off the vital fluids especially the brake fluid.
Fast forward to Cars and Coffee Lakeland first Saturday in May I started getting the dreaded two red brake icons on the dash cluster. Had ML help me verify I had brake lights when I got home.
Needed to back out BB2 Saturday or so I thought the past Saturday. BATTERY DEAD. Put charger on as voltage down to 6.3 volts. Tried the desulfate process using charger overnight. It did not work got a Code F03 for shorted cell.
Put in New Type 27F battery from Sam's as their Type 31s were for Marine and RV deep cycle usage. As soon as I hooked battery cables to new battery THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHT!
Pumped the brake pedal lights went out. Turned on key pumped pedal two red icon came on again but now no brake lights with pedal pushed.
Here is my now LATEST investigative report:
1. brake fluid low again.
2. Brake light switch soaked with fluid.
3. Floor mat soaked
4. Clutch master cylinder sock and jock strap cup DRY.
Looks like I either have a leaking shaft seal in clutch master which is in front of area covered by sock and cup or I have a leaking brake master shaft seal into brake booster.
Since brake light switch to right of clutch master and booster over top of switch I am confused. Can't tell at this point when the fluid coming from.
I did just hook up a new brake light switch and test brake lights and they lights work with plunger extended and for off when depressed in and no icons come on.
I discovered brake fluid in floor mat is odorless.
Stay tuned as both the clutch and brake master cylinders were installed NEW in early 2012 when BB2 was rehabbed.
Lucky me "maybe" I have one of each in my spares so now to determine which one is leaking and then to find the new one(s) somewhere in all the boxes I moved south.
Fast forward to Cars and Coffee Lakeland first Saturday in May I started getting the dreaded two red brake icons on the dash cluster. Had ML help me verify I had brake lights when I got home.
Needed to back out BB2 Saturday or so I thought the past Saturday. BATTERY DEAD. Put charger on as voltage down to 6.3 volts. Tried the desulfate process using charger overnight. It did not work got a Code F03 for shorted cell.
Put in New Type 27F battery from Sam's as their Type 31s were for Marine and RV deep cycle usage. As soon as I hooked battery cables to new battery THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHT!
Pumped the brake pedal lights went out. Turned on key pumped pedal two red icon came on again but now no brake lights with pedal pushed.
Here is my now LATEST investigative report:
1. brake fluid low again.
2. Brake light switch soaked with fluid.
3. Floor mat soaked
4. Clutch master cylinder sock and jock strap cup DRY.
Looks like I either have a leaking shaft seal in clutch master which is in front of area covered by sock and cup or I have a leaking brake master shaft seal into brake booster.
Since brake light switch to right of clutch master and booster over top of switch I am confused. Can't tell at this point when the fluid coming from.
I did just hook up a new brake light switch and test brake lights and they lights work with plunger extended and for off when depressed in and no icons come on.
I discovered brake fluid in floor mat is odorless.
Stay tuned as both the clutch and brake master cylinders were installed NEW in early 2012 when BB2 was rehabbed.
Lucky me "maybe" I have one of each in my spares so now to determine which one is leaking and then to find the new one(s) somewhere in all the boxes I moved south.