no1kicker Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Today I took the STE for a ride for the first time in a few months. Before I took it off the road, I replaced the accumuator and the abs light was still blinking. Today I noticed the fluid level was low so I topped it off. Every time I hit the pedal the brake light would come on and the brakes are still squishy. The abs light did not come on at all on my 20 minute ride until I parked the car with it running, and 10 mins later it started flashing. Shut it off, waited a little while and pulled it in the garage and the abs light was off. Could air in the system cause this? Or, any other ideas? Also while driving I realized how much I miss hearing the turbo spooling and scaring neighborhood kids. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Crank Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 did you bleed the brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGPilot Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 A full bleed is required after the Accumulator is replaced. There are tricks of the trade to do a PMIII properly. I don't have my book on hand...maybe one of the other guys can detail it for you... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burning Rom Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Check out Chris' site... http://www.turbogpgarage.com I'm pretty sure the PMIII bleed procedure is on there somewhere 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1kicker Posted August 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 hmm maybe a good bleeding would fix it. I hope it does, I want to start driving it again! You have no idea how happy and surprised I was when the abs light wasn't coming on. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGPilot Posted August 17, 2003 Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 So you didn't bleed it after the accumulator install? 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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