Four days ago I had my 1993 Accord serviced. Among other things, I had
the brake fluid changed & the brakes inspected. The car has 149,000
miles on it, the front pads were replaced at 49,000 miles & the rear
shoes are original. Anyway, I picked the car up on Monday & drove about
12 miles home & everything was fine. Friday I get back in the car for
the first time & the brake pedal sinks to the floor. I check the brake
fluid & it is full. I limp back to the mechanic(who I trust) who tells
me the master cylinder just happened to go bad. He said the old fluid is
thicker than new & that may be all the old MC needed to go. He replaced
the MC & deducted the cost of the fluid change he had just done($247 -
$75= $172 for new MC installed).
Anyone ever hear of new brake fluid pushing a 12 year old MC over the edge?
Thanks,
Rich