Brake problem, Autocheck warning

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  • CoupeWannabeS2
    S2Forum Addict
    • Nov 2004
    • 403
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Brake problem, Autocheck warning

    I have a beeping autocheck with the (!) symbol - and its starting to drive me nuts. and was wondering if people could give me some sugestions about trying to sort it.

    To give a bit of history, since owning the car it has always displayed (!) after 10 or 20 seconds of starting the car. This would then go off and not come back on during the journey.

    However, I recently lost a lot of power steering fluid when the screw cap failed and spat fluid out of the electrical connector. This was rectified with a new screw cap - and fluid topped up and bled.

    Now the autocheck is fine when the car is started from cold, but the warning comes up once the car is warm and the brakes are applied at low speed. I cant see any leaks anywhere, and the brakes appear to be effective. Once the brakes are let off the symbol goes away, but it returns every time the brakes are used.

    The brake fluid level seems fine, as is the power steering fluid.

    Any thoughts or suggestions ???
  • Greg_S
    Administrator
    • Jul 2003
    • 12430
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #2
    could be the brake bomb. run the car for a min or two then switch igntion off and count how many pumps of the brake pedal you can do. It should be about 50 if it is ok
    Greg

    S2Forum.com Administrator & Webmaster

    '93 Coupe with a few tweeks

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    • dan_b
      S2Forum Possessed
      • Sep 2003
      • 3670
      • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

      #3
      I agree, sounds like the bomb
      Ex S2 owner, now running around in an A4 Avant quattro...

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      • CoupeWannabeS2
        S2Forum Addict
        • Nov 2004
        • 403
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        Cheers guys - I'll check it out and post the result.

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        • CoupeWannabeS2
          S2Forum Addict
          • Nov 2004
          • 403
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #5
          Been pumping away at the brake pedal but it doesnt seem to "go hard" - ooh err !!!

          Some of the other threads on this topic say it should suddenly happen. I have pumped away up to 70 goes !

          Could the "bomb" be so knackered that its not working at all ???

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