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As long as you keep it topped up you can drive, but sooner or later you'll have to fix it.
If it has internal "blow-by", it would be in your best interest to replace now. Internal blow-by is when the brake pedal sinks to the floor when you are sitting at a red light but you are not losing brake fluid.
What else can I help you with?
1986 Chevy tries to go while holding the brake in drive?
possible have a bad master cylinder
If a master cylinder is bad how much damage could happen when you continue to drive on it?
Well if you continue to drive it with a defective master cylinder, your brakes will eventually fail, and you can end up having a wreck and possibly killing yourself or someone else. Is that enough damage for you? Replace the master cylinder and don't be an idiot.
Master cylinder 1995 buick lesabre brougham?
how do i know the master cylinder is bad ?
Your clutch is leaking on the inside of your car?
The gasket to your clutch master cylinder is probably broken or cracked. or your master cylinder is bad.
How does one tell if the clutch master cylinder is bad in a 1988 Nissan D21?
Look for leaking fluid at the slave or master cylinder.
What is the problem when the brake pedal goes all the way to the floor on a 1997 Dodge pickup?
If the master cylinder reservoir is empty, you have a leak somewhere. If the master cylinder reservoir is full, the master cylinder is bad.
1979 corvette the brake light remains on after engine has started?
May be a bad master cylinder, a bad sending unit from the master cylinder or the parking brake or the parking brake is not completely disengaging.
How do you know if the clutch cylinder on a 97 suzuki sidekick is bad and it is not the clutch?
After you have located the clutch slave cylinder, have someone depress the clutch pedal. You should see the piston of the slave cylinder extend somewhat. If it does not, either the slave cylinder is bad, or the master cylinder, or, there is not enough brake fluid in the system for it to operate properly. Check the level in the master cylinder. If the slave cylinder is leaking profusely, it is probably bad.
When brakes fluid keeps leaking out what does it mean?
That depends on where it's leaking out; if it's at the master cylinder, you have a bad master cylinder, if it's at the wheel cylinder you have a bad wheel cylinder if it's at a caliper... well, you get the idea. If you know how to repair a master cylinder, wheel cylinder or caliper, you can often get by with a little savings but it's usually best to just trot down to your local auto parts retailer and get a new or rebuilt one.
If your clutch is feeling 'sticky' what could be wrong?
bad slave or master cylinder
Will the truck run bad if brake booster and master cylinder are going bad?
Yes. The engine will idle poorly when a vacuum power brake booster goes bad. It can be a source of a large vacuum leak. A bad master cylinder however would have no effect on the performance of the engine.
What does it mean when there is fluid dripping from the master cylinder and the petal goes all the way to the floor?
It means your master cylinder needs to be replaced or rebuilt. The seals inside the cylinder can go bad and cause this to happen.
