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scrapdizle
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Mar 30, 2012, 9:15 AM
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Ok, so a couple of weeks ago i had to do something really important and noticed my brake light was on. after inspection i noticed low brake fluid levels and did not have any brake fluid available so i used power steering fluid (dumb, i know) anyway, my neighbor told me that i needed to remove ti asap as it could ruin my seals. well not my brakes are locking up and engaging when im driving without me pressing the pedal.
what do i need to fix/check/change to resolve this problem. thank you.
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dmac0923
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Mar 30, 2012, 9:38 AM
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first completely flush out the old fluid in the system by bleeding the brakes at all four wheels.
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(This post was edited by dmac0923 on Apr 1, 2012, 4:37 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Mar 30, 2012, 10:18 AM
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OH my God! You haver no idea what you just did. Even a couple3 of drops of that stuff can taker out every rubber component in the brake system. You could be looking at thousands to fix that now and simply removing it won't help you now.
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Discretesignals
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Mar 30, 2012, 11:10 AM
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PS fluid will make the seals in the brake system swell. Your going to be replacing just about everything in the brake hydraulic system. Expensive boo boo.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 30, 2012, 6:34 PM
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Cooked! You plain can't use an oil in brakes or everything made of rubber is already ruined - smart move! Not safe now so park it!!!! Brace for possible being out a thou or more! Maybe tons more if with anti-lock brakes. Don't even try to fix this yourself as you've already proven you are too stupid!
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nickwarner
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Mar 30, 2012, 6:39 PM
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The good news is you will find your brake fluid leak that caused you to add fluid. The bad news is you're going to be replacing every single brake component that touched that contaminated fluid to do so. I'm sorry this is the end result of what must've seemed like a small thing, but this is the reason there are different fluids sold for each system. If they mixed harmlessly we would see much less selection on the store shelves. We can talk you through the step by step to replacing and bleeding your system if you are up to it, and the tools you will have to buy are far cheaper than the labor a shop will charge you to undo this. I hope anyone that is searching archived posts comes across this and it may serve as a warning to others of what not to do. Please let us know if we can further assist you. I'm certain this is a mistake you will never repeat.
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Mar 31, 2012, 4:07 AM
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DON'T DRIVE THAT CAR , you may have brakes for 1/4 mile then your pedal will go right to the floor, can't stress that enough
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Hammer Time
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Mar 31, 2012, 8:18 AM
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OP hasn't been back since thread started so apparently he's already hit something...........LOL
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Mar 31, 2012, 4:03 PM
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He's not the only one out there who's done that, and most keep trying to drive it. People wonder why I drive a Suburban, its because you never know who might hit you and I like to be able to walk away from the crash. Terrible gas mileage, great survival rate.
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Mar 31, 2012, 4:52 PM
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He/she might not come back from shear embarrassment. We all make mistakes. Ain't no thing unless you make the same one more than once.
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Hammer Time
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Mar 31, 2012, 5:37 PM
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I figure his brakes should be starting to lock up right about now.
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scrapdizle
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Apr 12, 2012, 7:44 AM
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Well I took my car to an ACTUAL mechanic and he was able to siphon the ps fluid from the top of the master cylinder reservoir because ps fluid is lighter then brake fluid. He inspected the master cylinder seals and found one faulty. The fluid never made it out of the master cylinder. I went ahead and bought a seal kit for the master cylinder and replaced all the seals.
Not one person gave any useful advice here that is the reason I have not returned here, I'm glad I have friends that actually know wth they are talking about rather then relying on misinformed backyard mechanic's.
Total cost to fix? $15
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Apr 12, 2012, 5:34 PM
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Never seen my SnapOn guy put my shade tree on his route. He must think its an actual place of business for some reason.
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