Re: ABS on a '90 Prelude
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From: Rivergoat <goat@goathead.com> Newsgroups: alt.autos.honda Sent: Sat, Aug 30, 2003 7:19 PM Subject: ABS on a '90 Prelude > I recently had an instance where, after a slight softening of the > brake pedal, the ABS light came on, and when I checked under the hood > there was brake fluid all over the exterior of the ABS reservoir. My > regular mechanic had replaced the brake master cylinder only a month > prior, and neither one of us felt the problem was due to > that....UNLESS there was a change of debris contaminating the ABS > brake lines, but I'm not aware that the regular and ABS share fluid as > such. > > At any rate, I topped off the ABS reservoir, and the ABS light has not > come on again (except during typical system check at start up, and > then goes right off). > > Mechanic spoke with a fellow tech who works heavily on Honda, and he > thought a solenoid int he ABS may be showing signs of failure. If so, > can this be repaired without a total ABS rebuild, and at what cost? My > mechanic was still looking into this. I did speak with a Honda > dealership and they said they would just rebuild the whole ABS system > for $1700. > > TIA My 90 Prelude SI also once had the ABS light come on until the next time it was started. Had a fair amount of brake fluid around the cap of the ABS reservoir, which I then topped off. Kept the car for another year without further problems. Not sure which ABS repairs can be done to keep the cost down. Good luck, J. |
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