pragmatic
Dedicated LVC Member
Before I tear into it, I was looking for any input on usual places (yes I've searched the site) to look for a brake fluid leak.
Background - 2000 LS driven by me for over 10 years on heavily salted roads. Last weekend the brake pedal went soft and the warning light came on. I topped up the reservoir (it was very low) , pumped the pedal (I was 300 miles from home when the failure occurred) and everything was fine. I kept an eye on it and I have a leak somewhere (needed to be topped up once on the ride home). The car is off the road until I can look at it. Since the pedal only sinks slowly it is not a completely ruptured hose or a complete rust through on a tubing bend.
I plan on looking at all the fittings and if I find nothing then to the calipers and finally to the master cylinder (both the fittings and in the brake booster). Since these things rarely only happen on one vehicle, I'd appreciate input on any places others have found a slow brake fluid leak on an older LS.
Thanks (I will not get a chance to get under the car until next weekend at which point I'll post what I've found).
Background - 2000 LS driven by me for over 10 years on heavily salted roads. Last weekend the brake pedal went soft and the warning light came on. I topped up the reservoir (it was very low) , pumped the pedal (I was 300 miles from home when the failure occurred) and everything was fine. I kept an eye on it and I have a leak somewhere (needed to be topped up once on the ride home). The car is off the road until I can look at it. Since the pedal only sinks slowly it is not a completely ruptured hose or a complete rust through on a tubing bend.
I plan on looking at all the fittings and if I find nothing then to the calipers and finally to the master cylinder (both the fittings and in the brake booster). Since these things rarely only happen on one vehicle, I'd appreciate input on any places others have found a slow brake fluid leak on an older LS.
Thanks (I will not get a chance to get under the car until next weekend at which point I'll post what I've found).