brake booster issue..
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ: the garbage state
brake booster issue..
i think i screwed up my car. i wasnt paying attention and when i "seafoamed" my 09 z51 coupe the other day i accidentally poured the seafoam into the actual booster instead of the booster vacuum hose.....
well today when i went to drive the car i get a check engine light and the pedal is mushy, the car acts as if it has no power brakes, and i hear a loud vacuum suction sound when i depress the brake pedal from inside the car..... did i blow up my booster????
and how difficult is this to repair? i see it offered on parts taxi with or without "performance package." is this a reference to the z51 option?
well today when i went to drive the car i get a check engine light and the pedal is mushy, the car acts as if it has no power brakes, and i hear a loud vacuum suction sound when i depress the brake pedal from inside the car..... did i blow up my booster????
and how difficult is this to repair? i see it offered on parts taxi with or without "performance package." is this a reference to the z51 option?
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It's a total PITA, but it can be done. You have to remove quite a bit of crap from under the dash. I've done it on both a c5 and c6.
i think i screwed up my car. i wasnt paying attention and when i "seafoamed" my 09 z51 coupe the other day i accidentally poured the seafoam into the actual booster instead of the booster vacuum hose.....
well today when i went to drive the car i get a check engine light and the pedal is mushy, the car acts as if it has no power brakes, and i hear a loud vacuum suction sound when i depress the brake pedal from inside the car..... did i blow up my booster????
and how difficult is this to repair? i see it offered on parts taxi with or without "performance package." is this a reference to the z51 option?
well today when i went to drive the car i get a check engine light and the pedal is mushy, the car acts as if it has no power brakes, and i hear a loud vacuum suction sound when i depress the brake pedal from inside the car..... did i blow up my booster????
and how difficult is this to repair? i see it offered on parts taxi with or without "performance package." is this a reference to the z51 option?
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i think i screwed up my car. i wasnt paying attention and when i "seafoamed" my 09 z51 coupe the other day i accidentally poured the seafoam into the actual booster instead of the booster vacuum hose.....
well today when i went to drive the car i get a check engine light and the pedal is mushy, the car acts as if it has no power brakes, and i hear a loud vacuum suction sound when i depress the brake pedal from inside the car..... did i blow up my booster????
and how difficult is this to repair? i see it offered on parts taxi with or without "performance package." is this a reference to the z51 option?
well today when i went to drive the car i get a check engine light and the pedal is mushy, the car acts as if it has no power brakes, and i hear a loud vacuum suction sound when i depress the brake pedal from inside the car..... did i blow up my booster????
and how difficult is this to repair? i see it offered on parts taxi with or without "performance package." is this a reference to the z51 option?
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The Rock Auto catalog makes no such differentiation.
https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,c...,parttype,1884
https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,c...,parttype,1884
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ: the garbage state
The Rock Auto catalog makes no such differentiation.
https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,c...,parttype,1884
https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,c...,parttype,1884
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Sorry to hear this, it is frustrating to have a issue, especially when it's done by your own hands...been there.
That said, what where you trying to accomplish with the sea foam? Your plan was to put it in a vacuum hose?? No doubt you had your reasons......
That said, what where you trying to accomplish with the sea foam? Your plan was to put it in a vacuum hose?? No doubt you had your reasons......