Hand Brake Light Staying On.

[moobaque]

Hi All,

In the last couple of weeks and mainly since our cold Melbourne mornings I'm getting the hand brake dash light staying on in my R33.

Sometimes the light will turn off immediately after the hand brake is released then will turn on again after several seconds, but mostly it will remain on until the engine has been running for 10-15 minutes. For the rest of the day it will continue indicating correctly.

Now i'm wondering if this light might be used to indicate any other car related issues? I do have a power fc but as far as im aware it only uses the engine light for sensor maxing and the rest of the warning lights should act as they did with the OEM ECU.

The car doesn't appear to be driving any different than normal, and it may very well be just a faulting switch on the hand brake. But this starts to seem unlikely when as mentioned early sometimes it does go off as it should then turns on again (without touching the hand brake)

Any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks

[mad082]

it also indicates low brake fluid, which can also be an indication that your brake pads are low. check the brake fluid level. if it's low then also check your brake pads, because the lower the pads get, the more fluid is in the calipers and less in the reseviour. if the pads are low then only put a small amount of brake fluid in to get the light to go away, otherwise when you put new pads in you may end up with brake fluid overflowing when you force the pistons back into the caliper

[89CAL]

it also indicates low brake fluid, which can also be an indication that your brake pads are low. check the brake fluid level. if it's low then also check your brake pads, because the lower the pads get, the more fluid is in the calipers and less in the reseviour. if the pads are low then only put a small amount of brake fluid in to get the light to go away, otherwise when you put new pads in you may end up with brake fluid overflowing when you force the pistons back into the caliper

Yeah check this

I got caught out searching for a dodgy wire, ripped my seat out and started pulling the floor carpet up and checking the wiring. Then checked the fluid and it was low. Topped it up and light went away. I found my light went out under braking sometimes

[Tai1or Made]

Well there you go.

I actually learned something on SAU.

Don'tknowhowIfeelaboutit.

[89CAL]

Well there you go.

I actually learned something on SAU.

Don'tknowhowIfeelaboutit.

I do.... You feel good

[Tai1or Made]

Is that what this feeling is called?

2 things I've learned here.

[moobaque]

Thanks guys, I did wonder when I was in the car the other day if it might also relate to the main braking system.

I tried pumping the brake to see if more pressure made any difference to the warning, but no dice.

The reservoir is below max but still within the indicated min mark. Will give a little bit of a top up and check out how the brake pads are fairing tomorrow. Certainly still have a firm pedal feel so hopefully its just being over sensitive to the reservoir level.

Thanks again and hopefully I'll have good news to report soon.