alright i just got a problem that popped up recently, everytime i hit my brakes and i come to a stop and i hold them after like 2 seconds they go soft and the pedal goes straight down to the floor, i pump it like 5 times then hit the brakes and it does the same thing it goes soft, i checked my brake fluid and its full, i check both resivoirs the anti-lock and the regular brake and theyre full, and no leaks anywhere or around it, now someone of my friends told me it might be leaking from the calipers on the front tires, could that be true, and if it is then i need to replace them right, so heres the question, what parts off a honda is interchangable with a 1991 acura integra, because the junkyards up here dont have any integras but the 87 and lower, if anyone can help me that would be great , and another thing why does my anti-lock light come on in the dash after i hit like 40 mpg and stays on, thanks everyone

 

there could be air in your brake lines.. try bleeding them.

 

^^ thats what i was gonna say, if bleeding them doesnt solve the problem it may be your brake master cylinder.

 

i had the same problem, and bleeding my brakes solved it

 

i had the same master cylnder problem...i guess it could be air in the lines because they were bled when i changed them...

idk its all over with now lol

....when you slam on your brakes dose it make the brake pedal "padder" ...any vibration come from it?

your abs modulator might be out or going, its a common problem in da's or any 14 year old car that had the first versions of abs

most people take out the abs bulb in the dash and the abs fuse, because the modulator cost upwards of 600 bucks.

after a while alot of people take out the whole thing together to clean up the engine bay and make room for strut tower bars and such...

my two cents

 

dont just bleed the brake replace the fluid as well. it could be worn and broke down.

 

theres no vibration at all it just goes very soft and hits the floor, and i can t stop ill try bleeding the breaks and if that solves it ill let ya know but if not my cuzin tells me that the booster might be out and i have to replace it but, the big problem here is theres no DA integras in the junk yard by my house so what cars are interchangable with the 1991 integra, as far as breaks and such...

 

i assume it has air in the lines also, only thing that would point to that other then the master cylinder. Just be sure to check if the calipers are leaking too. Any liquid near or in the wheel/wheel well?

 

well when i first bought the car i noticed the front left tire had gunk around the caliper and i havent really looked into it much i just purchased the car 2 weeks ago

 

i have the same problem on my DA. inform me on where you find the problem...i havent got the time to get on since i havent been back home in 3 months.lol GL on the fix.

 

i really doubt its the brake booster...

dose your cousin work on hot rods?

 

he works on beemers lol, im thinking its a leak in the calipers cuz both abs and master cylinder resivours are full

 

dang all da's like that, cuz mine was like that...bleed if not that master cylinder...yup solved mine...

 

i heard legend brake calipers fit not sure what year though ill try to find out

 

my DA has the same problem let me know what it is

 

Try bleeding your brakes first..if that doesnt solve anything then you need to change your brake master cylinder..

 

My cousin's DA had the same problem. I checked the fluid, checked for leaks everywhere, and then bled the entire system. No luck, so I told him to go buy a master cylinder, I put it on for him in about 20 minutes, and what do you know, they work flawlessly now. Not to mention he got a lifetime warranty on his new brake master cylinder. Also for an FYI, when I pulled the old one off, we compard pressure with the old and new, and they had the same amount of pressure. I guess under load, the older one couldn't create enough pressure in the lines to brake the car.

 

yeah ihave a 1990 gs da6 and i have same problem it does not want to stop pedal goes to the floor and have to pump it to stop along with down shifting it sucks

 

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fixed....anyway, as others have said, start with flushing and filling your system then bleed itand if that doesn't do it try replacing the master cylinder

 

If its not leaking anywhere and your res is full then its your brake master cylinder. When you brake do you pump to keep pressure and if you hold the brakes you loose pressure its Master cylinder as fluid is getting in the cylinder where it shouldnt .. Easy to replace

 

check your master cylinder i had to change that on a couple of my da's

 

same happen to me..
it got to the point that i had to use my ebrake to stop!..lol
i got a new bakemaster and did a brake flush..
the old brake fluid was nasty!

 

94+ integra calipers are the same as 91. and i think 96+ four door civics are the same. my 88 integra had the same problem, found out that it was a crack in the rear caliper replaced it and everything worked fine.