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#1 (**permalink**) 01 Mar 2007, 08:15 am

Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake warning light
will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any diminished braking and the
light comes on when my foot is off the pedal. The pedal does not sink to the
floor or anything. Does anyone have any explanations? This is a 1998 Accord
LX 4cyl. Thank you.

#2 (**permalink**) 01 Mar 2007, 08:28 am

"digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:

> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake warning
> light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any diminished
> braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the pedal. The
> pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does anyone have any
> explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank you.
>
>
>

First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If that's OK,
see here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

#3 (**permalink**) 01 Mar 2007, 09:05 am

Tegger wrote:
> "digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
> news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>
>> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake warning
>> light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any diminished
>> braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the pedal. The
>> pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does anyone have any
>> explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If that's OK,
> see here:
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf
>

and if the cylinder is one of those cheapo after-market deals because
it's been replaced, you may as well just disconnect the sensor leads and
forget about it. their sensors are awful and you'll regularly get false
positives - their floaters sink.

#4 (**permalink**) 01 Mar 2007, 02:07 pm

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:dq6dnWd4jag9QHvYnZ2dnUVZ_tLinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>> "digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
>> news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>>
>>> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake
>>> warning light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any
>>> diminished braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the
>>> pedal. The pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does anyone
>>> have any explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If that's
>> OK, see here:
>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf
>>
>
> and if the cylinder is one of those cheapo after-market deals because
> it's been replaced, you may as well just disconnect the sensor leads
> and forget about it. their sensors are awful and you'll regularly get
> false positives - their floaters sink.
>

For that to happen, you'd have to replace the cap too. The sensors are in
the cap.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

#5 (**permalink**) 01 Mar 2007, 10:31 pm

Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
> news:dq6dnWd4jag9QHvYnZ2dnUVZ_tLinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>>> "digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
>>> news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>>>
>>>> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake
>>>> warning light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any
>>>> diminished braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the
>>>> pedal. The pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does anyone
>>>> have any explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If that's
>>> OK, see here:
>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf
>>>
>> and if the cylinder is one of those cheapo after-market deals because
>> it's been replaced, you may as well just disconnect the sensor leads
>> and forget about it. their sensors are awful and you'll regularly get
>> false positives - their floaters sink.
>>
>
>
> For that to happen, you'd have to replace the cap too. The sensors are in
> the cap.
>
cap comes with the replacement cylinder and reservoir on that
aftermarket stuff.

#6 (**permalink**) 02 Mar 2007, 08:32 am

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:S9udnZAd6KwwB3rYnZ2dnUVZ_vjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
>> news:dq6dnWd4jag9QHvYnZ2dnUVZ_tLinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>>
>>> Tegger wrote:
>>>> "digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
>>>> news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>>>>
>>>>> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake
>>>>> warning light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any
>>>>> diminished braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the
>>>>> pedal. The pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does
>>>>> anyone have any explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank
>>>>> you.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If
>>>> that's OK, see here:
>>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf
>>>>
>>> and if the cylinder is one of those cheapo after-market deals
>>> because it's been replaced, you may as well just disconnect the
>>> sensor leads and forget about it. their sensors are awful and
>>> you'll regularly get false positives - their floaters sink.
>>>
>>
>>
>> For that to happen, you'd have to replace the cap too. The sensors
>> are in the cap.
>>
> cap comes with the replacement cylinder and reservoir on that
> aftermarket stuff.
>

Mine (NAPA) didn't. I had to reuse my old cap.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

#7 (**permalink**) 02 Mar 2007, 08:49 am

Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
> news:S9udnZAd6KwwB3rYnZ2dnUVZ_vjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>>> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
>>> news:dq6dnWd4jag9QHvYnZ2dnUVZ_tLinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>>>
>>>> Tegger wrote:
>>>>> "digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake
>>>>>> warning light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any
>>>>>> diminished braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the
>>>>>> pedal. The pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does
>>>>>> anyone have any explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank
>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If
>>>>> that's OK, see here:
>>>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf
>>>>>
>>>> and if the cylinder is one of those cheapo after-market deals
>>>> because it's been replaced, you may as well just disconnect the
>>>> sensor leads and forget about it. their sensors are awful and
>>>> you'll regularly get false positives - their floaters sink.
>>>>
>>>
>>> For that to happen, you'd have to replace the cap too. The sensors
>>> are in the cap.
>>>
>> cap comes with the replacement cylinder and reservoir on that
>> aftermarket stuff.
>>
>
>
> Mine (NAPA) didn't. I had to reuse my old cap.
>
>
good! sounds like napa are smarter!

#8 (**permalink**) 05 Mar 2007, 11:48 am

Thanks for the replies and the pdf file. I topped off the master cylinder
reservoir with brake fluid so far so good.

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns98E756CEC47B3tegger@207.14.116.130...
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
> news:S9udnZAd6KwwB3rYnZ2dnUVZ_vjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>>> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
>>> news:dq6dnWd4jag9QHvYnZ2dnUVZ_tLinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>>>
>>>> Tegger wrote:
>>>>> "digiti" <rquinton@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:45e6d1d6$0$5233$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sometimes after driving about one mile in the morning my brake
>>>>>> warning light will come on for a few seconds. I do not feel any
>>>>>> diminished braking and the light comes on when my foot is off the
>>>>>> pedal. The pedal does not sink to the floor or anything. Does
>>>>>> anyone have any explanations? This is a 1998 Accord LX 4cyl. Thank
>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> First, check the brake fluid level in the Master Cylinder. If
>>>>> that's OK, see here:
>>>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf
>>>>>
>>>> and if the cylinder is one of those cheapo after-market deals
>>>> because it's been replaced, you may as well just disconnect the
>>>> sensor leads and forget about it. their sensors are awful and
>>>> you'll regularly get false positives - their floaters sink.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For that to happen, you'd have to replace the cap too. The sensors
>>> are in the cap.
>>>
>> cap comes with the replacement cylinder and reservoir on that
>> aftermarket stuff.
>>
>
>
> Mine (NAPA) didn't. I had to reuse my old cap.
>
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

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