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MaGnA_EvoX
09-02-2006, 06:00 AM
yesterday when i was driving on sth Gipsland H/way , I started getting Brake Problems, it felt like the brakes was losing grip on the car, i think it might be my Brake fuide, it happen for most of day when i was driving home.
please help

just told my dad about. he keeps on saying my battery, but i just checked it before, i just got a new battery, so it must be the brake fluide

Dpack_1
09-02-2006, 06:33 AM
Other then abs the battery has nothing to do with brakes.

And brake fluid doesnt just disappear.

If you're experiecning brake fade it'll be because:

A) You've worn or very cheap pads that cant handle the load of the car under heavy braking conditions

B) You've got a leak in one of your lines/proportioning valve/master cylinder/abs block and under heavy braking the hydraulic pressure starts to fade out the leak (where you'll start losing fluid too)

C) Worn or cheap rotors (see 'A')

MaGnA_EvoX
09-02-2006, 06:39 AM
thanks for that
A) You've worn or very cheap pads that cant handle the load of the car under heavy braking conditions
is what problem is just had yesterday, i was driving in peak on stud rd yerterday aswell , can't wait to get my car serviced

M4DDOG
09-02-2006, 08:23 AM
I'd say you've just over heated your brakes, the standard 4 cylinder brakes are way too small for the size and weight of the car, and in peak hour traffic if you dont drive sensibly they'll fade very quickly. Combine this with cheap pads and it's all over.