where is the brake fluid??
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where is the brake fluid??
My ABS light is on and i wanna change my brake fluid before i go in depth in trying to find the problem.... SO can anyone tell me where the brake fluid bottle is? and what fluid do you recommend i replace it with?? thanks alot -Jeff
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the brake fluid reservoir is near the master cylinder, driver's side, near firewall
Spring for a good synthetic like Redline or Motul. If you're going cheap, get atleast a DOT 4 fluid
Spring for a good synthetic like Redline or Motul. If you're going cheap, get atleast a DOT 4 fluid
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Be VERY careful when changing brake fluid. Any air in the system is very bad. Also, there is a specific order in which the brakes need to be bled. Start with the caliper that is farthest from the master cylinder. It helps a lot to have a second person to do the job. Dealers have shop manuals, or MAZDATRIX has them too I think. They are a bit expensive, so I got a used one.
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Originally posted by rynberg
Spring for a good synthetic like Redline or Motul. If you're going cheap, get atleast a DOT 4 fluid
Spring for a good synthetic like Redline or Motul. If you're going cheap, get atleast a DOT 4 fluid
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Originally posted by jeff8932612
that helps....no
also, does anyone know where i can get a shop manula....that would help me out a wehole lot i think.
that helps....no
also, does anyone know where i can get a shop manula....that would help me out a wehole lot i think.
You can order a shop manual from www.mazdaformance.com
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Changing the brake fluid WILL NOT HELP THE ABS LIGHT.
Does the ABS light come on when you start the car, before you drive it? If so then you have a problem with the pump or computer.
If the ABS light comes on after you start driving, say over 5-10mph, then the problem is a bad sensor or and dirty sensor ring. To test for a bad sensor unplug the sensors (engine compartment for front sensors or under the rear bins for the rear sensors) and use a multimeter to test the resistance across them, it should be around 750 ohms. Find one with a significantly different reading and that is your problem.
Jeff
Does the ABS light come on when you start the car, before you drive it? If so then you have a problem with the pump or computer.
If the ABS light comes on after you start driving, say over 5-10mph, then the problem is a bad sensor or and dirty sensor ring. To test for a bad sensor unplug the sensors (engine compartment for front sensors or under the rear bins for the rear sensors) and use a multimeter to test the resistance across them, it should be around 750 ohms. Find one with a significantly different reading and that is your problem.
Jeff
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the ABS light is always on , Not just when i start the car. ANd they definately arentr working.....i figured that out at an autocross school 
last weekend...thanks for the help so far. -Jeff
, Not just when i start the car. ANd they definately arentr working.....i figured that out at an autocross school last weekend...thanks for the help so far. -Jeff
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Originally posted by jeff8932612
the ABS light is always on , Not just when i start the car. ANd they definately arentr working.....i figured that out at an autocross school last weekend...thanks for the help so far. -Jeff
the ABS light is always on
, Not just when i start the car. ANd they definately arentr working.....i figured that out at an autocross school last weekend...thanks for the help so far. -Jeff
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"Fd3BOOST - Uh are you serious.its under the hood kind of hard to miss. And yea DOT 4 will be fine.Go Motul if you want to get crazy.''
Is motul real expensive or something? and which fuse is it? does it say ABS?? thanks alot --Jeff
Is motul real expensive or something? and which fuse is it? does it say ABS?? thanks alot --Jeff
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