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Hello All,
The recent failure of the fuel pump on my car rearranged my "what's getting fixed now" order at that time. I'm looking to get back on track with rebuilding the accumulators and accumulator control valves.
One new behavior that has developed since I replaced all of my hydraulic hoses is that if the car is allowed to sit for a couple of days the hydraulic fluid is definitely being pushed back into the reservoir such that it is above the respective "full" lines. This is more pronounced for System 1 than System 2. Of course, that means both brake system lights will light up upon start when this condition occurs.
I am presuming this is likely secondary to an internal leak permitted by the accumulator control valves. However, I know that it is possible that it's something else.
Should the accumulator/accumulator valve rebuild be the most likely fix for this, or should I be adding some other section of the hydraulic system for repair/rebuild as a more likely culprit?
Also, if anyone happens to know of a source for an AS568-003 square cross section o-ring in EPDM or AFLAS let me know where they can be obtained. I've had no success lately in finding a US source, unless I want to have them custom made, and it's the only seal I'm missing to rebuild my accumulator valves.
The recent failure of the fuel pump on my car rearranged my "what's getting fixed now" order at that time. I'm looking to get back on track with rebuilding the accumulators and accumulator control valves.
One new behavior that has developed since I replaced all of my hydraulic hoses is that if the car is allowed to sit for a couple of days the hydraulic fluid is definitely being pushed back into the reservoir such that it is above the respective "full" lines. This is more pronounced for System 1 than System 2. Of course, that means both brake system lights will light up upon start when this condition occurs.
I am presuming this is likely secondary to an internal leak permitted by the accumulator control valves. However, I know that it is possible that it's something else.
Should the accumulator/accumulator valve rebuild be the most likely fix for this, or should I be adding some other section of the hydraulic system for repair/rebuild as a more likely culprit?
Also, if anyone happens to know of a source for an AS568-003 square cross section o-ring in EPDM or AFLAS let me know where they can be obtained. I've had no success lately in finding a US source, unless I want to have them custom made, and it's the only seal I'm missing to rebuild my accumulator valves.