fishjam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi all, car is a 1994 UK coupe 2.6 auto, 115k miles.
> A year ago, I made the mistake of putting brake fluid in the power
> steering fluid reservoir, I realised the next day and drained the
> fluid, replacing it with regular red steering fluid - another big
> mistake. 2 weeks later the car dumped all of it's fluid, and my garage
> diagnosed failure of the power steering pump. They replaced it, and
> since then the car's been fine, but the brake light flashes for up to
> a minute on a cold start. On a warm start it doesn't flash. Also the
> steering occasionally creaks. A couple of months ago the car was
> MOT'd, and the rear brake pads changed, no other problems re****ted,
> and this is a reputable garage, I trust them.
> Another point is that I've researched this, & tried the brake 'bomb'
> test - switching the engine off, and pumping the brake pedal - it
> takes over 40 pumps to go hard.
> Any ideas what's causing the fla****ng light?
> Many thanks,
> J.
>
>
This may be entirely too obvious. Have you checked your brake fluid level?
Not familiar with your particular model but could it be a failing
component of the ABS system?
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