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lisab
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Apr 10, 2007, 2:04 PM
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brake light on
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 I have a 1994 toyota camry stationwagon and about 1 week ago.. my brake light came on. i put fluid in it and it went off.. yesterday the light came back on... and its really irritating.. sometimes when i stop smell like something rubbery is burning...could someone out there please help!!!!
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 11, 2007, 6:38 AM
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Re: brake light on
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Of course this is VERY important to take care of right away!!
Brakes don't normally consume brake fluid. Level will drop as they wear and brake pistons are self adjusted that way in calipers. Drum brake wheel cylinders don't displace much if any fluid. You front brakes are disc and possibly with rear drum brakes.
If brakes feel good it's probably a leak to be found ASAP - they don't heal!
If a brake is dragging car would pull left or right - mostly if in the front - and could boil fluid and it might overflow at the reservoir. You should see that and would have a real soft pedal feel while boiling hot.
If you as said smell this it could be leaking on something hot and you are smelling the burning of fluid.
Check it all out now and check the back of the master cylinder where it mounts to brake booster for signs there. If wet there the master cylinder has a leak in the back of it and must be replaced. If you spilled any fluid adding some it will complicate finding the real leak, T
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