BoostinEJ1

So I got rid of ABS but kept the ABS MC and booster and just flared a new fitting onto the none ABS lines. I bled the brakes and all that good stuff, got a stream of fluid to squirt out on all 4 wheels. The brake is still mushy as ****, when i pump it it gets stiff but then it lets out and the car bogs down. If I do this with the car of it gets stiff and then when I start the car it rev's til like 2-3k and then idles fine unless I play with the brake pedel again. Any help would be great, could the little plastic valve between the IM and brake booster be shot by any chance? Thanks

EDIT: If the orderer you bleed the wheels was wrong would it make a big difference? Thansk


Modified by simple DB2 at 12:09 PM 6/17/2006

CBEengineering

did you take it out it might be in backwards.
check valve i mean

BoostinEJ1

yea i checked that, the one line says engine and has an E on the valve going to the side that connects to the IM...

CBEengineering

MC is probably going bad i had a crx did the same thing mushy as **** changed the MC and it was fine

BoostinEJ1

i figured since it was doing so maybe it had something to do with vacuum. all i know is i hope its not the booster cause i cant be bothered with that ****.

Rock Meathammer

If the pedal is mushy while depressed normally, but stiff if it is pumped a few times first, the main seal inside the master cyl. is bad. Fluctuating idle while the pedal is depressed several times is normal. If you hear somewhat of a vacuum leak (air moving) while the pedal is depressed, the booster is leaking internally and needs to be replaced. Test the fluid in the master cyl with a copper testing strip. Or, check to see if there is any black film in the master cyl reservoir.(also signs of the master breaking down)

Rock Meathammer

Tell tale sign: Slowly depress the pedal. Go all the way to the floor?

Pump the pedal fast three times and hold on third. Go to floor?


Yes/no = bad master

No/no = No problem

Yes/yes = Air in line

No/yes = impossible; your lying.

kthksbye

BoostinEJ1

i really hope its not the booster. so its more then likely not as simple as the valve? damn

BoostinEJ1

anyone else?

Rock Meathammer

I already gave you the answer. But oh well, baffle yourself and keep guessing. Glad its not my car.

BoostinEJ1

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well your answer was wrong but thanks. it ended up being something as simple as the wrong bleeding pattern.