jahna
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 99 xlt
Hi Guys-
99 xlt, v6 soch, 230,000 miles
Last year during winter I had a local shop replaced my master brake cylinder. ABS light was still on but the pedal wasn't soft so I had 1 issue resolved. I learned about the rear ABS sensor from this site so I replaced that myself. Everything seemed to work fine until about a month ago. ABS light went back on. 2 weeks after that the red brake light also went on briefly when breaking. I found that my fluid was low. I just filled it up again for the second time yesterday. Loosing about 2-4 oz of fluid per tank of gas I would guess, but the pedal is still hard.
So now I believe that I have 2 problems again.
Problem 1- Leak
Problem 2- possible ABS sensor is bad?
Could the a slow leak (low braking pressure) cause the ABS light to go off? I tried filling up the reservoir and resetting the battery to see if the ABS light would clear. It did not.
What are the common places to check for a leak?
The vehicle brakes fine in summer time w/o ABS but I would like to get this fixed before winter. In snow the X bites hard to the left when the wheels lock up making highway driving dangerous w/o ABS.
Any insight/pointers would be appreciated.
99 xlt, v6 soch, 230,000 miles
Last year during winter I had a local shop replaced my master brake cylinder. ABS light was still on but the pedal wasn't soft so I had 1 issue resolved. I learned about the rear ABS sensor from this site so I replaced that myself. Everything seemed to work fine until about a month ago. ABS light went back on. 2 weeks after that the red brake light also went on briefly when breaking. I found that my fluid was low. I just filled it up again for the second time yesterday. Loosing about 2-4 oz of fluid per tank of gas I would guess, but the pedal is still hard.
So now I believe that I have 2 problems again.
Problem 1- Leak
Problem 2- possible ABS sensor is bad?
Could the a slow leak (low braking pressure) cause the ABS light to go off? I tried filling up the reservoir and resetting the battery to see if the ABS light would clear. It did not.
What are the common places to check for a leak?
The vehicle brakes fine in summer time w/o ABS but I would like to get this fixed before winter. In snow the X bites hard to the left when the wheels lock up making highway driving dangerous w/o ABS.
Any insight/pointers would be appreciated.