i just got my car back on the road but another problem has come up. my brakes took a dumb on me. the pedal goes to the floor almost and are pretty weak. they get better if i pump them a little bit but its still scary drivin it. my friends dad thinks its the mastercylinder, any ideas???

 

Check all brake connections, bleed brakes, sound like it could be MC. Read this before anything your problem maybe solved. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1449249

 

More than likely the master cylinder, EFs (lots of hondas actually) are notorious for this.

 

well not what i wanted to do right now but thats for your imput guys

 

yeah, you got a major leak, either internal (inside the MC), or at the calipers or hoses. check your fluid level in the MC, if thats still ok, then your MC seals blew. however, they usually dont blow so suddenly, makes me cautious if its something more serious. check everything!

 

could it possibly be a vacuum issue?

 

there is a small bead thing in the vaccum line from the back of the intake manifold going to the brake booster is that suppose to be there?

 

if the booster is not working your pedal would be very hard. The master could be leaking, have someone pump the brakes while u look into the reservoir (remove the screen) if alot of bubble appear when the brakes are pumped most likely the master is the faulty part.. just to make sure check the calipers,linesand wheel cylinder if apply

 

what about the bead that is in the vacuum line, that he just asked about?

will the 15/16 MC from a 94 civic ex fit the EF booster?

also is the 15/16 MC from the integra the same as the one from the civic's?

 

Sounds exactly like what’s happening with my 91 EF DX hatch… When the car is off the pedal is super hard but once the car fires up the pedal goes to the floor – sounds like the master cylinder right? Another thing is if I turn sharp when parallel parking for example I will loose my brakes completely. When that happens I just keep smashing on the brake pedal and suddenly it will catch but yeah I have had a few close calls all ready and almost rolled into a parking sign the first time it happened…

Any ideas?

 

if your fluid level is ok.. get yourself some line locks and test at each wheel..if not I have a used master that is perfect if you want to buy fro 15 bucks