mjes300

about a month ago the brake warning light on my 94' ES300 came on and the pedal would hit the floor. i'd have to press the brake pedal to the floor for the car to stop. so i bought some new pads and swapped out the old ones. after that, the brakes seemed fine and back to normal but the brake warning light was still on.

recently the pedal began to hit the floor again...and today i was slipping in the rain, the brakes werent grabbing hard enough even with my foot pressed all the way to the floor. i got it home safe but i didnt see any leaks. the rotors i know were swapped out a year ago and the pads are new. so could it be the master cylinder? what should i look for in a bad MC?

KrazyLexus

Low on brake fluid possible. Air in lines will cause the pedal to go down too far if it got too low. You need to flush the fluid and get the air out and make sure the fluid is full.

angmedic91

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I agree with Krazy Lexus, I've been told when you have air in your lines the pedal will go to the floor. I would try bleeding all four lines, if that doesnt work, then I would consider leaks or your master cylinder. Hope everything works out for you bro, goood luck.

GEORGE_JET

If you are not losing brake fluid, you are correct. The master cylinder is bad. Make sure that you bench bleed the new cylinder before installing it, on most cars it is very difficult to get all the air out of the mc once it is installed on the car.

homeskille

i second that. just did it in my civic.