Kpierce007

Hey guys, today I washed and detailed my Sc400 and decided to take it for about a 20 minute drive around town. I was running it pretty hard and after a while my brakes started getting weak. It would still stop and everything but when I would be at a stoplight I would have to push the pedal down alot farther to keep it stopped, I ended up pulling the E brake along with the brake pedal and stoplights to keep it from rolling. I can also smell some type of fluid burning everytime I get out, im not sure if that has anything to do with it. I dont think its brake fluid. This is the 2nd time this has happened, Any Ideas?
-Thanks

1JZPWRD

iTrader: (59)

Sounds like just plain old faded worn out brake. This is the combination of old brake booster, rotors, lines, and pads. I would just drain the old fluid and check the rotors. The smell is the rotors being hot and see if there is any blue discolored spots on them.

NixusSC

iTrader: (2)

Check for leaks if you think you smell burning fluid..Also if one corner is much hotter than the others, then you might just have a seized caliper or something, nothing major.

One of my s-chassis starting squirting brake fluid onto my manifold during a day at the track, so it wouldn't be the first master cylinder i've seen leak bad enough to smoke