Break light on. 2000 xk8

Colin Stickland

• 22516 Answers
• Posted on Mar 15, 2009

SOURCE: hand break does not release

Big problem sounds like car has been left with handbrake on for a long period and not used,now they are stuck which is caused by damp corroding the drum which sticks the shoes to the drum.Old trick ------ release handbrake and try going backwards,shoes have a leading edge and lock into drum increasing braking efficiency for foreward motion but dont worry about the technicals just try it.If it still doesnt work call a mobile mechanic,What a tool though,i have a sovereign XJ6 4 litre and what a set of wheels i slow down at 200kms as anything over is now a automatic jail sentance here in spain ,but had some great burn offs with porches and mercs on the motorway with this car,but i couldnt outrun a helicopter though .

SOURCE: changed break line but still have no pressure in breaks

yes each caliper has its own bleed screw, usually at the top of the caliper, it you have drum brakes on the rear then the bleed screw will be above the line fitting on back of the backplate. use an assistant start with the right rear, open bleed screw tell assistant to push brake pedal down and hold it, tighten bleed screw and then tell them to release it, repeat this process until solid fluid comes out (no air), then move to the right front, left rear and finally left front. make sure that before you start brake bleeding the master cylinder is full, recheck level between wheel bleeds

SOURCE: I have bleed rear breaks.I

I'm confused, how did U bleed the rear brakes and there's no fluid to them? first of all U need to get fluid to the rear.

1. Make sure there fluid in the brake reserve
2. leave the cap off the reserve
3. crack open the furthest bleeder valve till fluid come out (take it off if U have 2)
4. if nothing still come out, then U have a clogged brake line
5. blow back through the line from the brake side (slow till it bubbles back through the reserve
6. then gravity bleed it, tighten up the the valve
7. now U can bleed the brakes

SOURCE: Where to put break fluid in the ford focus 2000

you put brake fluid in master cylender on driver side firewall . should not need brake fluid unless you got a leak or pads are worn down .

SOURCE: The ABS light in my 2000 Nissan X-Terra just went

Open the engine compartment, on the driverside there is a white or clear resevoir mounted to a circular black metal object. This is the brake bluid resevoir, there should be a visible measuring guage on the side. Typically when the fluid is low, the emergency brake indicator light will be lit on the dash. With the ABS light lit, you have a malfunction with the ABS system. Possible wheel speed sensors or ABS actuator problem. Hopefully this helps