Brake light comes on intermittently
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Brake light comes on intermittently
Recently my brake light on the cluster keeps coming on. Its intermittent, but from researching it seems to point to low brake fluid. I just had my wheels put on and the shop said the brakes were ok, still plenty of wear left.
That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?
ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?
ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
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Recently my brake light on the cluster keeps coming on. Its intermittent, but from researching it seems to point to low brake fluid. I just had my wheels put on and the shop said the brakes were ok, still plenty of wear left.
That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?
ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Amazon.com: ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter: Automotive
Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
Amazon.com: Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504: Automotive
That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?
ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Amazon.com: ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter: Automotive
Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
Amazon.com: Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504: Automotive
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Recently my brake light on the cluster keeps coming on. Its intermittent, but from researching it seems to point to low brake fluid. I just had my wheels put on and the shop said the brakes were ok, still plenty of wear left.
That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?
ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Amazon.com: ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter: Automotive
Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
Amazon.com: Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504: Automotive
That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?
ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Amazon.com: ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter: Automotive
Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
Amazon.com: Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504: Automotive
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Before doing all this, have you ACTUALLY looked at the brake fluid reservoir under the hood and made sure it's somewhere above the MINIMUM mark? If the tank's a bit low but above the minimum level, that's OK because as your brakes wear thinner, the fluid runs down a little further into the system to take up the slack.
I checked the brake fluid level and it is just a smidge above the min line but well below the max line.
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Thank you ****-adkt, I think this is exaclty whats happening. It comes on and off at random times when driving.
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Ok, in that case topping off the fluid just a little bit (but don't go to the MAX line, or it'll just overflow when you do replace in new rotors/pads) might help get rid of one of the potential causes, from what it sounds like.
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Im not going to do a full bleed but will do that soon.
Last edited by Loyalone72; 11-06-13 at 11:17 AM.