Tech problem: factory brake fluid causing problems

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velociraptor101
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Joined: Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:38 am
Car: 240sx 92 hatch

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Side story: ok one day my power steering fluid is low so i pour some stp in the reservoir and like a month later every seal in my power steering pump was leaking.Effect: so now i only buy factory fluids in everything but oil.New problem: i got some brake fluid from the nissan dealer, it was called castrol GT LMA, and i put it in my slave cylinder reservoir, now the front brakes are half as responsive and arent wearing any and my rears have deep grooves in them.any suggestions?


180fan
Posts: 7799
Joined: Sat Dec 14, 2002 12:16 pm
Car: 89 fastback

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power steering - use ATF. Don't know of any oil that'd blow apart all the seals in a power steering system. using the right stuff or something else was at fault.

did you bleed them correctly? Are your rear calipers seized? Do the brake pads have enough material on them? How are the grooves shaped? Is it a groove that seems to show up in the same area on the entire rotor oh about 7 or 8 mm in height and runs the entire rotor surface in a circular shape? A better description with pictures would help.

navysnail
Posts: 3335
Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:33 pm
Car: 1990 Nissan 240SX fastback

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yeah, you need to bleed your brakes and use atf, i acually have power steering in mine from when i changed the rack, but i havent had any problems at all

s13sr20chris
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Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2003 9:32 am
Car: '89 Nissan S13 w/redtop running 13psi and not leaking fuel anymore
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pull front calipers off the torque member(caliper bracket) and see if the slide pins move freely.


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