Posted by Bill Bowes on January 30, 2000 at 23:18:37:
In Reply to: where oh where does my brake fluid go? posted by ...tom on January 30, 2000 at 12:02:43:
Had the same problem a while ago in my rust-free E-3.
There's only a few places it could be going:
1. out the calipers.
2. into the brake booster
3. inside the car thru the mater cylander.
1. Should be obvious, with pools of fluid on the ground. Had this happen a day before a driver's school. I'd just R&R'd the front calipers, and replaced the fluid. Rears started leaking like crazy....
2. Pulled a booster out of a parts car. The entire thing was filled with fluid. Tossed it.
3. My E-3 was losing fluid, and I could not find the leak. One day I pulled the carpeting, and it was wet. I pulled the entire thing out, and found that there was a tiny leak from the master cylander, and had been there some time. I now have a hole in the floor, in my otherwise, rust free E-3.
You should also check your flex hoses. These are usually bad on these cars.
Bill Bowes