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brake light and turning

Posted: November 14th, 2002, 6:31 pm
by wu_tang6931
my parking brake light came on today when i took a turn really sharp. WTF is going on. it was a warm day 50 F but the car wasnt warmed up. is that the prob?

Re: brake light and turning

Posted: November 14th, 2002, 6:42 pm
by cjthor
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wu_tang6931:<BR><STRONG>my parking brake light came on today when i took a turn really sharp. WTF is going on. it was a warm day 50 F but the car wasnt warmed up. is that the prob?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P> The problem is that your brake fluid in the resevoir is low. Make sure to wipe off the lid before you unscrew it so you don't get and contaminants in there. Add some good Dot 4 fluid to the full line and the light will go off. :)<p>[ November 15, 2002: Message edited by: cjthor ]

Re: brake light and turning

Posted: November 14th, 2002, 8:04 pm
by rikymaru
lol...ah, to be young again.<P>I made that same mistake with coolant on my dad's sunbird. Make sure to get the good DOT4 stuff for the car too; not jsut any brake fluid ;-)

Re: brake light and turning

Posted: November 15th, 2002, 1:48 am
by wu_tang6931
thanks guys

Re: brake light and turning

Posted: November 15th, 2002, 3:04 am
by cjthor
I hope this solves your prob. It usually does bout 99 percent of the time. The sensor in the reservoir shifts durng a turn and the car thinks its lost some fluid. <BR> Moved to the faq forum.