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Old 12-15-2012, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Dark5yde View Post
ran to the store for some food, brake light came on said check fluid. I checked fluid, it was a little low no big deal, So i topped it off. Came out after my lacrosse game tonight to find a nice puddle of brake fluid under the driver door....grrrrrrrrrr apparently the line has a pinhole in it somewhere.
Check for rust... The lines drop down the firewall to the underside of the car, behind a plastic panel. The brake lines are notorious for rusting in there. Best remedy is to cut out a section and replace, rather than replace whole lines, which extend back to the rear axle. Search the forum for brake line rust and you'll find the threads.
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