Brake Fluid warning light

[Guest]

My Brake Fluid warning light lit up on the motor-way. Braking was unaffected and the light has not come
on again after a restart. Is this just an overzealous sensor or a real sign of trouble?

 

[RichardLW]

Have you actually checked the fluid level - the warning may well have been correct.

 

[Guest]

Good point. I gave it a cursory glance on arrival - it was dark, but it looked ok.
I just checked again and if anything it is slightly on the high side.

 

[clyde]

They've possibly not taken enough (or any) fluid out of the reservoir to get it down to the maximum mark when fitting the new discs and pads. This can result in the fluid escaping out of the vents in the cap and shorting the connections and thus illuminating the warning light.

If it is this you will have to strip out the carpets, etc to ensure all the brake fluid is removed and areas affected washed well.

When this happened to me I was lucky that no fluid had got further than the cap but I still washed everything down incessantly until I was confident that there was no possibility of any fluid lingering within the luggage compartment.

 

[Porker993]

Or, the other possibility is, the pad wear warning light is coming on because they've screwed up the fitting process.

Are you sure which light it is ? There are several brake warning lights, and only the handbook will tell you which is which.

 

[miloman1]

Finally got 993 back to OPC. Turns out there was a small leak caused by some 'dirt' in the join between pipe and caliper. They were full of apologies, cleaned it up, no damage and am relieved they found the fault and it was an easy fix. No hard feelings as they took it seriously and took the necessary action. Thanks for the help Clyde and Porker 993. Much appreciated as always.

 

[clyde]

Not sure how that would cause the fluid level warning light to come on but if it's fixed it I suppose it's a case of all's well that ends well

 

[szklarek]

I would guess he was losing enough fluid through the leak that the level in the master cylinder went down and triggered the warning light - good thing then that we have brake fluid level warning lights!

Regards
Anton

 

[clyde]

That seems reasonable Anton until you look at the original post which said that the fluid levels were fine

Very strange

 

[szklarek]

Sorry I'd missed that comment (about the fluid levels) - as you say very strange! Maybe the Porsche engineers had fitted a telepathic brake fluid level warning system that alerts you before there's any drop in the level!

Regards
Anton

 

[clyde]

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[Porker993]

That's really really awful. Suppose the brake warning light hadn't worked ?

How can professionals be so utterly useless, over and over again ?

I have changed the brake fluid, discs, pads and brake pipes on my 993, and I was so so careful at all times.

If they were a doctor, they'd be struck off. It is life and death, but they get away with it every time.

If we weren't so nice on here we'd name and shame. I know I would.

 

[Porker993]

ORIGINAL: miloman1

Finally got 993 back to OPC. Turns out there was a small leak caused by some 'dirt' in the join between pipe and caliper. They were full of apologies, cleaned it up, no damage and am relieved they found the fault and it was an easy fix. No hard feelings as they took it seriously and took the necessary action. Thanks for the help Clyde and Porker 993. Much appreciated as always.

That's awful. Suppose the brake warning light hadn't worked ? Suppose the leak had been faster ?

How can professionals be so useless ?

I have changed the brake fluid, discs, pads and brake pipes on my 993, and I was so so careful at all times.

If they were doctors, they'd be struck off. It is life and death, but they get away with it every time.

If we weren't so nice on here we'd name and shame. I know I would.

 

[pse_SC]

How can professionals be so useless ?

they're obviously not professionals