Is it possible to burn brake fluid? (like engine oil) LoL
12-11-08, 08:49 AM
#1
Is it possible to burn brake fluid? (like engine oil) LoL
I would say no, but heres the deal.
About 2 months ago I started hearing the "sensor" (that motor sound behind the dash for the brakes) moving a lot, but thought nothing much of it. Then about 2 weeks ago my brake light went on. No biggie, time to change the brakes. I looked a all 4 brakes and determined that it was the rears that needed to be changed. I had a pair sitting there that I had bought a few months back, so I went to install them... Come to find out that they have like 3/4 of pad still there. Ok... must be the fronts. I go get a set and begin the install... Once again, about 3/4 pad still there. So I went to check the fluid, and it was almost bone dry! Whoa! First thing I though was maybe I've got a leak or something. So I filled it and began to keep an eye on it and obviously the "motor" sound went back to not sounding all the time. Well today I noticed the motor going a bit more than usual, so I went to check the fluid again and its low? No, not dry, just a bit low. about 1/4" - 1/2" below the line. Now there is no sign of leaking. I park in my garage EVERY day (no drips or puddles) no sign of leaking around calipers and such, I park in the same place at work, no signs there either; thus the reason for saying its being burnt away!
. Now IF its a leak, its got to be a very slow one so this may be Beesh to find.
Anybody have any ideas what it could be?
oh yea, and braking is fine.
About 2 months ago I started hearing the "sensor" (that motor sound behind the dash for the brakes) moving a lot, but thought nothing much of it. Then about 2 weeks ago my brake light went on. No biggie, time to change the brakes. I looked a all 4 brakes and determined that it was the rears that needed to be changed. I had a pair sitting there that I had bought a few months back, so I went to install them... Come to find out that they have like 3/4 of pad still there. Ok... must be the fronts. I go get a set and begin the install... Once again, about 3/4 pad still there. So I went to check the fluid, and it was almost bone dry! Whoa! First thing I though was maybe I've got a leak or something. So I filled it and began to keep an eye on it and obviously the "motor" sound went back to not sounding all the time. Well today I noticed the motor going a bit more than usual, so I went to check the fluid again and its low? No, not dry, just a bit low. about 1/4" - 1/2" below the line. Now there is no sign of leaking. I park in my garage EVERY day (no drips or puddles) no sign of leaking around calipers and such, I park in the same place at work, no signs there either; thus the reason for saying its being burnt away!
. Now IF its a leak, its got to be a very slow one so this may be Beesh to find. Anybody have any ideas what it could be?
oh yea, and braking is fine.
12-11-08, 10:21 AM
#3
oh. my. god.
considering the brake fluid is nowhere near any type of combustion, no.
you can have a leak...you can have low pads keeping the pistons from going back in and lowering your fluid level. You CAN NOT. burn brake fluid off.
even if your fluid is hitting the brakes and hitting the heat/friction, that's still a leak, not it being burned off or evaporating.
considering the brake fluid is nowhere near any type of combustion, no.
you can have a leak...you can have low pads keeping the pistons from going back in and lowering your fluid level. You CAN NOT. burn brake fluid off.
even if your fluid is hitting the brakes and hitting the heat/friction, that's still a leak, not it being burned off or evaporating.
12-11-08, 04:36 PM
#4
Doesn't really help that you may now have air in the system and air in the master cylinder is not as easy to remove as air in the brake lines.
Try to bleed the brakes, but this time bleed the brake booster first then do the normal bleeding procedures.
12-11-08, 05:17 PM
#5
oh. my. god.
considering the brake fluid is nowhere near any type of combustion, no.
you can have a leak...you can have low pads keeping the pistons from going back in and lowering your fluid level. You CAN NOT. burn brake fluid off.
even if your fluid is hitting the brakes and hitting the heat/friction, that's still a leak, not it being burned off or evaporating.
considering the brake fluid is nowhere near any type of combustion, no.
you can have a leak...you can have low pads keeping the pistons from going back in and lowering your fluid level. You CAN NOT. burn brake fluid off.
even if your fluid is hitting the brakes and hitting the heat/friction, that's still a leak, not it being burned off or evaporating.
I vote this as one of the possible case.
Doesn't really help that you may now have air in the system and air in the master cylinder is not as easy to remove as air in the brake lines.
Try to bleed the brakes, but this time bleed the brake booster first then do the normal bleeding procedures.
Doesn't really help that you may now have air in the system and air in the master cylinder is not as easy to remove as air in the brake lines.
Try to bleed the brakes, but this time bleed the brake booster first then do the normal bleeding procedures.
sounds good, i'll try that.
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