Phil Wood

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Phil Wood

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Hi please can you help me out. My hand brake light sticks on but gose off when I go up hill and comes on when I go down hills. Then Flickrs on the flat. My hand brake works perfectly [emoji15] my regards Phil, have a nice day :)
 
Hi please can you help me out. My hand brake light sticks on but gose off when I go up hill and comes on when I go down hills. Then Flickrs on the flat. My hand brake works perfectly [emoji15] my regards Phil, have a nice day :)

In older fiat's it's a FLOAT , and you can depress the rubber seal to drown the float..and put on the light ( as a test),

it's probably worthwhile posting most other stuff in the sections related to your car.. as then we can try and give more focussed / accurate info,

for info, when you make a post you can "TAG IT" by stating which section it's linked to;)
Charlie - Oxford
 
Thanks for letting me know av topped up with brake fluid. It was low got some brake fluid from asda, enjoy your evening my regards Phil :)

As a general rule,

the brake fluid is in a "sealed-system", almost like 2 x syringes jointed together, as you squeeze one the other fills,

when the brake pads wear out, you replace them with thicker ones, and so squeeze the fluid back, up to the reservoir.

that's the basic theory ..but in modern ABS systems,
It's advised to open the caliper bleed screw, and squeeze(rewind) the piston back, then close the bleed screw, and then top-up the reservoir

whenever I find "missing fluid", I always:

1, check for leaks, ( it's like a light oil.. so you soon see it,;))

2, Inspect brake friction material ( could be completely worn out..!!)
 
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