hey I was wondering...When ever my foot is on the brake I here air...It also happens when my foot is not on the gas..I was told that I had air in the lines...wut else could it be....Brakes work just takes alittle effort to stop.... My CRX is an 87 si..

 

your master brake cylinder might be malfunctioning...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by X-Man006 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey I was wondering...When ever my foot is on the brake I here air...It also happens when my foot is not on the gas..I was told that I had air in the lines...wut else could it be....Brakes work just takes alittle effort to stop.... My CRX is an 87 si..</TD></TR></TABLE>

where do you hear air coming from?

is it just when the car is moving, or ALSO when the car is stopped?

have someone else push the brakes and listen to where the noise is coming from.

does your brake pedal ever go all the way to the floor? Usually when a master cylinder is going bad it will act strange.. when you push the brakes lightly the damn pedal will keep travelling all the way to the floor. You really don't get much more warning than that before the master cylinder gives out.

--when the car sits for a while, the brakes will make a hissing noise from rust buildup on the rotors. the noise will go away.

--do you have rear drums?

 

does anyone know if the brake booster can make a hissing noise that sounds like air if it's malfunctioning???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drussell4801 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does anyone know if the brake booster can make a hissing noise that sounds like air if it's malfunctioning???
</TD></TR></TABLE>Yes. If the brake booster is leaking air it should be replaced right away.

 

EDIT: Double post

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vrooooom &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes. If the brake booster is leaking air it should be replaced right away.</TD></TR></TABLE>

werd

 

SO it could be the master brake cylinder or the brake booster....The air sound when ever the gas pedal is not in use....Parked moving wut ever the only time I dont here the air is when the gas is not in use...Thanx for the help..

 

Brake booster. The air you hear is the engine drawing air through a leak in the booster.

 

is the vacuum line on the booster since you said it takes a bit of effort to stop? air if i am not mistaken is in the vacuum lines