Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Brakes eat up too much fluid!!!

I have a 1996 Contour GL
My brakes sink in half way if i dont fill the fluid but when i fill it up all the way few days later its empty again and the brake lights is back on. Sometimes my ABS light goes on too and i have to pump my brake few times before care will begin breaking.

P.S i have a bad bearing in frint and someguy from autozone told me that bearings have sensor or something like that and result of my ABS light being on could be that.

Does anyone has or had this problem. Would someone help me with that or give me some ideas.

Thanks

It is obvious that you have a leak. Find it before your brakes fail completely and you have to be scraped off the pavement.

If you do not feel comfortable maintaining a critical safety system, hire a professional to check it and make necessary repairs.

Steve

Emil -

Welcome to CEG!

Yes, you have a leak. Find it right away; get it fixed correctly. If you park on clean pavement - and then pump your brakes (hard!) several times, you should be able to see drops of fluid somewhere under the car. That will tell you where to concentrate your effort first.

If you must pump the brakes several times in order to stop, you probably shouldn't be driving the car at all.

Yes, a failing wheel bearing can affect the ABS sensors - but you have other problems first. Perhaps the fluid leak is triggering the ABS warning light.

Get the brake leak fixed first; worry about other things next.

thanks alot guys for explaining it to me. thats what i thought it was. the problem is there is snow everywhere and its kinda hard to locate the drips. but ill do my best to find it. thanks again

def. get that fixed and try to avoid driving because loss in a few days is pretty bad.. feel under your reservoir around the master cylinder and where it connects to the brake booster (big round thing) and see if there's any fluid leaking there.