brake fluid leaking but from where? - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

sublboyime · 05-29-2008, 06:42 PM

hi all,

i have a 95 sl auto. i put some better rotors and pads on it a year and a half ago, it stops real quick. but a few months after, the brake light started coming on. i re-filled the fluid, and it seemed to be ok for awhile. it progressively got worse to where id have to fill the fluid every tank or two of gas.

so i took it to my mechanic, who specializes in 3kgt's. he replaced the master cylinder, and i am still having the same problem. he has looked at it twice more and cannot find any leaks.

i filled it last friday and today i pressed in the brake pedal, and it went almost right to the floor with little effort. i am assuming this is because the fluid got too low and there is air in the line.

anyone out there have a clue what the problem could be?

Turbo Powered · 05-30-2008, 10:45 AM

It's leaking out somewhere. Get it up on a rack and look very closely at all the lines, the ABS pump, the calipers, etc. If it's leaking out that fast from normal braking, if you have someone press the brake pedal as hard as they can while it's on a lift, you will probably see it dripping from somewhere.

05-29-2008, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
sublboyime New User - Please be kind Join Date: May 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	brake fluid leaking but from where? hi all, i have a 95 sl auto. i put some better rotors and pads on it a year and a half ago, it stops real quick. but a few months after, the brake light started coming on. i re-filled the fluid, and it seemed to be ok for awhile. it progressively got worse to where id have to fill the fluid every tank or two of gas. so i took it to my mechanic, who specializes in 3kgt's. he replaced the master cylinder, and i am still having the same problem. he has looked at it twice more and cannot find any leaks. i filled it last friday and today i pressed in the brake pedal, and it went almost right to the floor with little effort. i am assuming this is because the fluid got too low and there is air in the line. anyone out there have a clue what the problem could be?

05-30-2008, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Turbo Powered modding addicted Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PA Drives: at high g's Trader Rating: (23)	Re: brake fluid leaking but from where? It's leaking out somewhere. Get it up on a rack and look very closely at all the lines, the ABS pump, the calipers, etc. If it's leaking out that fast from normal braking, if you have someone press the brake pedal as hard as they can while it's on a lift, you will probably see it dripping from somewhere. __________________

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