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lp216
11-27-2008, 07:09 PM
Hi everybody, I have a little problem with my e-brake.
The light in my dash don't want to go off (bang)
I've check the brake oil level and its fine.

Anybody have an idea?

FYI: Its a 2001 MP3 car with a 2003 MSP engine, so the car don't have the ABS and the speedo dont work also.

NRRfrogmanP5
11-27-2008, 07:18 PM
how about the pads themselves

protegerider
11-27-2008, 08:04 PM
i had the same problem and it was the brake fluid for me, it wasnt even that low, more in the middle but i topped it off and the light went away.

lp216
11-27-2008, 08:17 PM
i had the same problem and it was the brake fluid for me, it wasnt even that low, more in the middle but i topped it off and the light went away.

It's more like at the 3/4, but i can fill it more to check...

For the pad, i dont really know, but i think they are good...

Sveivo
11-27-2008, 08:31 PM
It's more like at the 3/4, but i can fill it more to check...

For the pad, i dont really know, but i think they are good...

Yes, barely any drop in fluid level will cause the light to come on. It's real sensitive, I guess.

...Which is probably a good thing, since it's your break and your clutch fluid.

lp216
11-27-2008, 08:34 PM
Yes, barely any drop in fluid level will cause the light to come on. It's real sensitive, I guess.

...Which is probably a good thing, since it's your break and your clutch fluid.

LOLLL, I didn't even know i had a hydrolic clutch, i always thought i have a cable clutch. (I have the car since 2 month from now, I'm still learning everyday about my car :P)

Good to know :)

lp216
11-27-2008, 08:56 PM
OK, i filled it at the max, and the light is still there

Anybody has another idea of what can it be?

speed1016
11-27-2008, 09:12 PM
might sound dumb, but is the brake handle all the way released?
You never know

Ricktalife
11-27-2008, 09:37 PM
your speedo doesn't work?? that's pretty dangerous with the popo lurking around.

lp216
11-27-2008, 09:40 PM
might sound dumb, but is the brake handle all the way released?
You never know

LOL yes it is. When I bought the car it was already like this.

And for the speedo, I can know my speed with the RPM :P

Its because the car dont have ABS, and the speed sensor on the MSP is on the ABS sensor...

NRRfrogmanP5
11-27-2008, 10:11 PM
i bet its the pads... cause when my break pads are low and its time for a change the ebrake light comes on..and after i change em its gone

lp216
11-28-2008, 12:40 AM
i bet its the pads... cause when my break pads are low and its time for a change the ebrake light comes on..and after i change em its gone

Allright, I'll check for this soon.

How can i know that my pads are low?

NRRfrogmanP5
11-28-2008, 12:48 AM
if u look at em there is a slit down the middle if the slit is almost gone or isnt there they are done