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Cristian Gruber
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Friday, February 10, 2006 - 09:06 pm, by:  Cristian Gruber (Cgru2) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The handbrake warning light on my dash comes on when I press the brake pedal while the car is moving.

Any ideeas to why that happens?

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Jason Kingsmill
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NSW
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Friday, February 10, 2006 - 09:11 pm, by:  Jason Kingsmill (Jason_k) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Low brake fluid in the resevoir?
Add a little more and see how you go.

Mine would "bing" all the time when I touched the brakes...add 10ml and all is fine.

Other than that, could be a dicky handbrake switch??
Dave Hart
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UZZ32

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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 06:26 am, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just the brake symbol on the dash, no 'bing' and Japanese warning at the bottom?
Cristian Gruber
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 10:15 am, by:  Cristian Gruber (Cgru2) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The "bing" sound and Jap writing also appears on the dash!
Dave Hart
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 10:29 am, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Then it may not have anything to do with your handbrake. As I've mentioned in another thread, the way to tell if it is the handbrake, is, when the alarm comes up, is to then pull up the handbrake and if you get another alarm then it isn't your handbrake but something else. What that something else is, needs further investigation.
Cristian Gruber
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 10:35 am, by:  Cristian Gruber (Cgru2) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I realised though that it only comes on when I suddently brake hard to stop at the lights, speed humps, etc.

It doesnt happen if I touch the pedal at 100km/h on the freeway to slow down a bit.

I checked my brake fluid, its sitting midway between MIN and MAX. I'll top it up later on today to see if it makes a difference.
Don Bagnall
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 10:57 am, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Definitely low brake fluid Cristian........very common on Soarers.
It pays to top it up to OVER the full mark, but NOT to the brim.



Cristian Gruber
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:08 pm, by:  Cristian Gruber (Cgru2) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OK, thanks for that!
Its weird though, because I had the system flushed about 5 months ago.

It seems like the colout of my brake fluid is red/orange in the reservoir.

I have some blue coloured DOT4 fluid, my old man uses in his VP, could I use that for the Soarer?

Is there a diference in colout between DOT3 and DOT4?
Jason Kingsmill
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:25 pm, by:  Jason Kingsmill (Jason_k) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Colour doesn't matter, that I assume is just manufacturer preferrence, maybe like porn for mechanics???
Cristian Gruber
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:38 pm, by:  Cristian Gruber (Cgru2) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OK, but can I mix the colours?

As I said ... if the one I currently have in the reservoir is red and I have some blue coloured one in the garage, can I top it up with blue over red?

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Cristian Gruber
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 02:16 pm, by:  Cristian Gruber (Cgru2) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Topped it up ... problem fixed!

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Dave Hart
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 02:45 pm, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If it's the brake fluid sensor then surely disconnecting would make it go away. Also the alarm for that is quite specific.
These sensors are causing a few problems with members for no apparent reason. I presume they work on conductivity and as brake fluid is hydrophilic then it may be a pointer to have the fluid replaced.
I've noticed on mine that the centre of the probe, that the float goes up and down on, gets full of fluid and I'm wondering if that is causing a problem.
Any thoughts on that? I've emptied mine out but not sure if it's made a difference.
Peter Nitschke
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 05:01 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Cristian Gruber wrote on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:08 pm:

Its weird though, because I had the system flushed about 5 months ago.


As the pads wear, the pistons move out further, so the fluid level drops a bit.
Craig Austin
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Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 05:19 pm, by:  Craig Austin (Fha57) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

lol im having the same problem thanks guys saved me asking.
Gary Redman
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UZZ31

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Monday, February 13, 2006 - 12:35 pm, by:  Gary Redman (Gary) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Unplugged mine years ago. Annoying thing that would decide to bring up the alarm for a while and then stop again. Overfilling worked for a while then it came back.

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