So i decided to change out my old MC from the 4 door cause i had this nifty EX one in the garage waiting for it to be installed for the longest. Long story short. I change MC's but notice alot of Brake fluid leaking from behind the Brake booster and on to the rear cross member. WTF being the mexican that i am i said ---- it! Only to have a popping noise occur when i went to press on the brake after i installed everything and what not. Not only that but when i press on the brake the idle goes up to like 3 grand and i hear a noise like air is escaping from where the brake pedal is. That and I now have a puddle of brake fluid from right under the brake pedal...WTF did my brake booster take a ---- it couldnt have been the MC? could it? i have never seen anything like this.

OH well i guess i need a new brake booster.


Julio

 

Ouch. That's messed up. I've never in my life actually seen a booster fail.

 

me niether....thats why i dont know what to make of it...

 

The hitting the brake accompanied by a surge SOUNDS like it'd make sense to me. like a hole in the diaphram or somethin?

 

sounds like a vacuum leak somewhere

 

---- it im just gonne get a new MC and booster its about time anyway. the car probably never had them both changed.

Julio

 

the booster cant leak fluid, its just a big vacuum diaphram. just get a new master cyl and try again

 

yeah but why when i press on the brakes i get the car up to 3500 rpms i didnt touch any vaccum lines. and i have *** loads of brake fuid under the pedals. plus its really hard at first and then when you keep your foot on the pedal it goes all the way down.

 

did u make sure there is a gasket between the master cyl and the booster?? vac leaks can happpen there

 

yeah i did. i think the MC went out and thats why the leak of fuid began. that and i think the Booster just took a ---- ..whatever...im gonna buy a new one and be done with it.

Cars suck sometimes.

Julio