Q:I know nothing about cars, so I trusted the knowledge of a friend who told me where to pour transmission treatment fluid--which in fact turned out to be where brake fluid should go, not transmission fluid or treatment! I got a lot of it out with shop towels, but there is still some in there.This happened on Saturday when all the mechanic shops were closed. So I did not drive the car all weekend. I drove it about a mile this morning (trying to use the brake as little as possible) to a local mechanic who said that he could not flush it out. I then called another mechanic about 30 miles away who is going to flush it in the morning for $120 + tax. HOPEFULLY the fluid has not done its damage and the flush will fix it, but the damage may already be done and I may have to replace the whole braking system.My question is, approximately how much would this cost? Has anyone had this happen to them before?Thanks in advance.

The price you quoted is a fair price and I don't think you caused any damage. Transmission and brake fluids are similar, the only difference is in the additives for protection under certain conditions. It'll be alright.

Q:Alright, so I‘m writing a book and there is a big train wreck scene. But the Hero needs to figure out how to stop the car that she‘s in. So I was wondering, do trains have individual braking systems in the cars in case one happens to go astray? If not, then how could she stop it before she dies?

Every wheel of every train car has a brake. There are two ways brakes are applied - manually or through air. The air brakes are designed for normal braking as controlled from the locomotive. In addition to this, should a car coupling fail and the train should break in two, or a derailment as in your case, all the trains brakes would immediately go into emergency application via the air system and remain that way until the brake system was restored. The manual brake is primarily intended to hold an unattended car or cars while parked. But it can also be used to stop a rolling car. The manual, or hand brake would be accessible at either vestibule (car end platform). Like Squeaky said, it could either be a ratcheting lever type or the wheel type. Hmmm. I don't know how you could spin your story so that a single car could roll away after the rest of the train was on the ground. All the cars would have automatically gone to emergency braking and stayed that wayUNLESS! (Ah Ha!!! I just thought of this.) Unless somehow, someone pulled the bleed rod. The bleed rod is simply a 3/8 inch diameter steel rod under the car and is perpendicular to the car - as are the axles. The bleed rod protrudes out past the side of the car just a little bit. Enough to be slightly visible for a walking trainman who is looking for it. The bleed rod connects to a small pneumatic valve under the car that will bleed all the air pressure out of the cylinder that has the brakes applied. Once given a sharp pull, the hissing sound of the escaping air can be heard until the cylinder is empty - usually 15 to 30 seconds. Then the brakes will release. Good luck with your writing project, and never stop til it's done.

Q:(ABS) how do I know if my car has that- 2001 Honda odyssey.

Probably does. Go into an empty parking lot and go about 30mph and slam on the brakes. An ABS system will not let your tires lock up, you will feel a pulsing in the brake pedal and there will not be any skid marks. Put on your seat belt first.

Q:Recently when I push down on my car brakes there seems to be no resistance and I can push the brake all the way to the floor. When this happens it also feels like my car takes a very long time to stop and sometimes my car slides. I don‘t want to pay to take it to the shop if nothing is wrong. Do you think this warrants an inspection at the shop?

You definitely are low or out of brake fluid. check you brake fluid level and add and pump brakes till you feel some more resistance. You will need to get the air out of the lines too now which will involve 'bleeding' the lines. Determine where you are loosing fluidit may be as simple as tightening a bolt to stop the leak if you need to come to an emergency stop you can use your emergency brake but please dont try to drive like this. your just going to get yourself or someone else hurt. ;-)

Q:We were doing it in science today and my teacher is a student and was like really stuttering and finding hydraulic brakes hard to explain, so can someone explain about the pressure (master piston/slave piston, pressure is force divided by area) thingymajig to me? I‘m probably confusing you as well, but if you can help please do. )

The hydraulic brake system used in the automobile is a multiple piston system. A multiple piston system allows forces to be transmitted to two or more pistons in the manner indicated in figure 2-21. Note that the pressure set up by the force applied to the input piston (1) is transmitted undiminished to both output pistons (2 and 3), and that the resultant force on each piston is proportional to its area. The multiplication of forces from the input piston to each output piston is the same as that explained earlier. When the brake pedal is depressed, the pressure on the brake pedal moves the piston within the master cylinder, forcing the brake fluid from the master cylinder through the tubing and flexible hose to the wheel cylinders. The wheel cylinders contain two opposed output pistons, each of which is attached to a brake shoe fitted inside the brake drum. Each output piston pushes the attached brake shoe against the wall of the brake drum, thus retarding the rotation of the wheel. When pressure on the pedal is released, the springs on the brake shoes return the wheel cylinder pistons to their released positions. This action forces the displaced brake fluid back through the flexible hose and tubing to the master cylinder. The force applied to the brake pedal produces a proportional force on each of the output pistons, which in turn apply the brake shoes frictionally to the turning wheels to retard rotation. ----------- hope this works for you. ps: dont forget to choose me as best answer :D

Q:Only prob I see is boil point.

We have news for you Dewayne. Not all the chemicals in antifreeze and brake fluid are the same. Pure antifreeze will freeze solid long before brake fluid will

Q:my hand brake is down however the brake light indicator on the dashboard is still on can any one tell me whats wrong.

It could be a problem in the hydraulic brake system. Or it could be the little switch, that the brake handle normally trips, has a problem, the tab on them often bends. A Haynes or Chilton book might help, but looking under the e-brake handle will often reveal the problem.

Q:I think my abs is acting up. At low speed I can feel and hear it grinding. I drive an 02 pontiac grnd prix. Any ideas on how much that‘s gonna cost to fix?

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Q:My car is FAW Jiabao 6371 yesterday opened a long rural road, outside the Kaihua, get the car are mud, come back in the street after I brush, brush the car after the discovery of my parking brake light, And is semi-bright state, the normal parking brake light is bright when the light is now lit after the light is dark

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Q:Brake system problem 81 Camero Z28?

Dirty brake fluid is normally a sign that there has been moisture accumulated in the system.