brother pig Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Here's the situation. My car, a '95 GP w/ABS and rear disk brakes is leaking brake fluid from somewhere - enough brake fluid that in 2-3 weeks, the brake light comes on in the car. The rear calipers and all the pads are fairly new (~10000 miles) I have gone through a whole bottle of brake fluid before I had time to check it out. I have all four wheels off the car, and I can't find *any* evidence of a leak! A whole bottle of fluid went somewhere, but I can't see where. I've done a quick check on the calipers and the master cylinder (at least what I could see from under the hood) and everything appears to be dry. What I'm asking is if anyone has any ideas of where it could be leaking from. All of the lines *look* good, and none are rusted. All the calipers are dry. I'm not looking for any concrete answers here, but maybe some experience or thoughts on where to check. Thanks guys. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 my first guess would be the rubber brake hose section just before the caliper? joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 It's probably only leaking when you step fairly hard on the brakes. When you're going down the road the fluid leaking is being carried out from under the car by the airflow. That's why you can't find a wetspot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade901 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Here's the situation. My car, a '95 GP w/ABS and rear disk brakes is leaking brake fluid from somewhere - enough brake fluid that in 2-3 weeks, the brake light comes on in the car. The rear calipers and all the pads are fairly new (~10000 miles) I have gone through a whole bottle of brake fluid before I had time to check it out. I have all four wheels off the car, and I can't find *any* evidence of a leak! A whole bottle of fluid went somewhere, but I can't see where. I've done a quick check on the calipers and the master cylinder (at least what I could see from under the hood) and everything appears to be dry. What I'm asking is if anyone has any ideas of where it could be leaking from. All of the lines *look* good, and none are rusted. All the calipers are dry. I'm not looking for any concrete answers here, but maybe some experience or thoughts on where to check. Thanks guys. Ryan Is your car a standard? If it is a standard, usually the clutch pedal is powered by the brake fluid and shared by brakes and clutch pedal. Check the carpet behind the clutch pedal to see if it is wet. If the carpet is wet then it is leaking there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Is your car a standard? If it is a standard, usually the clutch pedal is powered by the brake fluid and shared by brakes and clutch pedal. Check the carpet behind the clutch pedal to see if it is wet. If the carpet is wet then it is leaking there. actually the hydraulic clutch system is completely seperate from the brake system. joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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