DOHCEJ22E1 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I use the hand brake when parking my car as I believe anyone should. I noticed yesterday that when I started the car & put down the brake lever, the light stood on so I checked AllData & the repair manual I downloaded & they mentioned nothing about this. Has anyone else experienced this before? It will flicker on/off sometimes too randomly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 check your brake fluid level in the master cylinder under the hood. the light will come on if your fluid is low. but unless you have a leak, your fluid is probably low because your pads are wearing out. so you might want to check that as well. (if you add fluid, don't fill it. or it may over flow when you change your pads next time.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted July 30, 2011 I Donated Share Posted July 30, 2011 I second the brake fluid being low. -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I am betting it's brake fluid. I had thing happen to myself and I damn near shit bricks wondering what was going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted July 31, 2011 I Donated Share Posted July 31, 2011 I damn near shit bricks I bet that would hurt -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babybaluga32 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I guessss I dont get what he is sayingg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHCEJ22E1 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 I'll check the brakes/brake fluid tomorrow. The car doesn't feel any different while stopping but then again, a bad brake system is one of those things that will show it's ugly head when no one is looking. I'll let everyone know what's up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHCEJ22E1 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 What brake fluid? I replenished the whole system today because the reservoir had nothing in it & what came out the lines was this really loose black fluid. Now the car stops well & the brake light hasn't come on once. Thanks for the brake fluid suggestion!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 keep an eye on it, there may be a leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted July 31, 2011 I Donated Share Posted July 31, 2011 There is a leak somewhere I bet -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I had the same issue with the Honda Civic I had before this Subaru. Once I filled the resevoir, it came off. About a week later, 1/2 the fluid was gone. I topped it off, and never had it drain drastically again. Maybe the brakes over time "bleed" themselves until their lines are sufficiently filled when this occurs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TbirdMan Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 if it was that low you should bleed the brakes. it really isn't that hard if you have someone to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHCEJ22E1 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Checked the brake fluid reservoir again & it was a little lower again so I started looking for a leak & sure enough, I found it coming from the line in the passenger side rear caliper. The cut in the line was pretty small but when I had my cousin step on the pedal, it started dripping quite a bit. I replaced it & filled the system back up. The crazy thing is that I didn't feel a loss of pressure when I was pressing the brake pedal while moving around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 the reason you didn't feel a difference in the pedal is because you caught it before the master cylinder started pumping air into the system. good work on the follow up and finding the leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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