saph4be

i know this is in wrong place place but i need help to sort this quick as i need car for work. tonight i jumped in my cossie started her up and red brake warning light stayed on had a quick look at fluid all was fine started to drive home brakes were perfect pulled up at a junction ok then set off again came to use brakes a minute later and the pedal has gone rock hard and the brakes hardly work any ideas please cos i rely on my car

CosKev3

Think its a power/electric supply problem to the ABS/brake system,relay or fuse?????????
Not 100% sure though soz m8

saph4be

i thought fuse but can not see any blown in box i shite at electrics too

Jasesapphy

iTrader: (1)

Possible abs valve block playing up, do play up

St3V3_C

do you hear the ABS pump when you turn the ignition on?

The DIVA

iTrader: (3)

ABS pump has stopped working,check the fuses clipped onto the side of the relays under the glovebox...

Also,check the connector onto the pump which is the cylindrical unit mounted under the master cylinder...

Alvyn

iTrader: (1)

check the fuses under the passenger footwell on top the little relays

saph4be

going to check now

blacky.

try the pump on the brake master cylinder it has failed on mk3cosworths old escort 3 times it is sat close to the exhaust & turbo
it is the motor under the accumulator next to the fluid res it should buzz when the peddle is pressed if it isnt working the peddle is solid
is is also easy to change with the turbo heat shield removed

saph4be

found 2 fuses and they fine and pump does not buzz

The DIVA

iTrader: (3)

There should be 4 fuses,2 for the engine management and 2 for the ABS.....

Have another look mate,they are on 2 seperate looms.....

saph4be

can i check for power at pump and is there only 2 fuses under glove box

The DIVA

iTrader: (3)

Take the power connector off the pump and check across the terminals with a meter for 12V

saph4be

my eyes must be painted on found the fuse it was blown changed it and it all good again thanks for the help diva

Jim Galbally

The DIVA

iTrader: (3)

No probs matey....

Phil

iTrader: (1)

I had the same thing happen when I was driving once I was driving through a housing estate down a hill after picking my mate up, fortunately it was early Sunday morning and no one was around. I went to brake and the pedal just locked and I had nothing! Had to use the handbrake to stop...

Turned out to be a green (or maybe it was purple) relay under the glovebox had gone duff!

Imagine if that had happened 5 mins later when I would have been doing 70+ on the motorway!