Originally Posted by Prospector

Over the past few weeks, I've been thinking it was time to do brakes on the car. Things just didn't seem 'right' but i couldn't put a finger on it.

Last night I did my first oil change, and everything went well. Afterwards, I noticed a few drips on the ground and cussed myself for not being careful, then went for a drive around th eblock and found I had about 1/3 the stopping power I normally do. That was weird.

This morning the brakes were even softer.

When I got to work I popped the hood and noticed fluid leaking between the reservoir and brake booster. No wonder the brakes are going soft. I wonder if I leaned on something when I did the oil change and made a small problem bigger.

Anyways, I am now faced with a decision - according to ************** I should replace the booster and master since th efluid will bugger up the booster if it goes inside it. OTOH, best case would be that I only have to replace the gasket between the master cylinder and the brake booster.


I can't afford to be without wheels for more than a day or two. when I dig into this, how deep should I plan on going? Anyone else been through this?

I just ordered all the stuff for interior dashboard repairs. It doesn't rain but it pours. Good thing I got the garage cleaned out.