hey guys i have a problem. my 1993 accord is having brake issuse, the brakes really soft. i check for leaks and every thing but i can't find any thing.

 

Mine does this too, I think this might just be how the '93 models are. I've also checked my lines.

 

I used to think the car was just like, that.
Swapped out the MBC and it's much better.

 

thanks guy i will try that

 

any update on this? Did it work?

 

mine does same thing
what is MBC any way?

 

Master brake cylinder

Most just say MC

 

the master cylinder like stated above.

 

Wonder if he got it fixed.....

 

I have to exhume this post because I'm having a similar problem with my 94 LX. I had the master cylinder and new brakes put on a couple years ago but I've been struggling with soft brakes for well over a year now. In fact, I think the brakes were satisfactory for only a couple weeks after the new MC and brakes were installed. Before that, there were instances where the brake pedal would almost go to the floor and I would start to lose holding power if I was stopped at a line on a decline. I don't have that problem anymore but the pedal is still soft and breaking power isn't necessarily bad, it's just slow feels like it takes a lot before it grabs. I'm also losing fluid, though it's slow. There aren't any leaks around the MC (no paint loss below the MC) and I don't notice any wet fluid around any of the calipers. One really important thing I've noticed is that on certain days, right after I start up the car the brakes are super grippy, just like I would expect them to be.

Now, I did bleed them and they felt a little better, but I bled them with the engine off and in the opposite order (I was basing it off of my van, which I know more about than my Civic.) Can it really make that much of a difference or am I look at something wrong with the MC or booster?