need fixed by the 18th for the cruze

[WILD VR CLUBBY]

hey all yesterday i was driving aqnd my brakes were fine then 10 mins later my brakes were sinking to the floor and were hard to stop even at 40ks
then i got home and the car stunk so bad like a burning smell
if any one knows what could be wrong please tell me

 

[deserthead]

Check your brake resivour (excuse spelling) does it have fluid in it?

I'd also be checking out the brake pads, and calipers. A seal might have let go. . . ???

 

[Doctor Bob]

maybe the brake fluid is old & contaminated & has boiled?
how long since it has been changed?
as it gets older it absorbs more water, this lowers the boiling point.
Rob

 

[WILD VR CLUBBY]

it got changed a week ago with nulon performance brake fluid and its full

 

[WILD VR CLUBBY]

and pads and front rotors are new

 

[deserthead]

Have you checked since the other night though?

 

[WILD VR CLUBBY]

yeah i did today
the brakes are fine while the car is of (nice and hard) but once the car starts up they sink straight to the ground. i cheacked all the wheels and no brake fluid was one them so all i can think of is the booster or the abs system

 

[deserthead]

are you getting any leaks in the engine bay?
It could be a vaccume problem with the booster.

I just had a look a gregories for a VS, al its said was low fluid, air in the system or master cylinder faulty. The seals may have gone in the master cylinder. . . ???

 

[WILD VR CLUBBY]

i dont get what u mean there

 

[deserthead]

I had a look in the gegories manual for a VS.
Thats all it said for the symptoms you've described.
Its either, low fuild, it has air in the system or possibly the master cylinder is buggered.

But if you've just had it all done recently, then. . . . .