I drove to and from Englishtown NJ swap meet yesterday. Car ran prefect all day. After getting home I moved the car out of the driveway, and found a huge puddle of brake fluid (I first thought it was oil-almost had a heart attack). Found brake fluid leaking out of master cylinder area, possibly at the base of the switch behind the master cylinder. How big of a problem is this? Is it an expensive fix? The switch had been replaced I believe. Car is an 87 Turbo T with 57000 miles. This was the longest trip for the car in several months. Brake light would come on for a second after starting the car and putting foot on brake to shift from park before this happened. Thanks for any help...
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well, if its the switch there pretty easy to change buthere also expensive.not sure of exact price because i never bought one.got a price from a dealer a while ago and i couldnt beleive it. i switched over to vacuum and havent had problems since.
Sounds like it's your pressure switch. They like to go out and/or start leaking if a car sits around alot. You can get one for about $130 from GMpartsdirect. Pricey for a glorified Hobbs switch yes - but still a whole lot easier than changing over to vac setup. Be sure you depressurized before you remove the old one!!!
I purchased a used pressure switch from Jays Gn. www.jaysgn.com (not exactly sure on the address but I'm close) It was guaranteed to work or he would replace it. The cost $50 plus shipping and that was a little over a year ago. Much cheaper than buying new. Just a thought.
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