Break Light on and loosing power steering fluid!

**cbehr** · 12-09-2008 09:02 AM

My break light just came on this morning that says check/replace break pads. My car is going in friday for inspection, am I okay to drive it until then, I put about 20 miles a day on it? I"m figuring around $100 for the pads and 2 hours or labor, am I assuming correctly?

I'm also leaking power steering fluid... can I check anything or just let my shop do it? Is this most likely a hose or something expensive?

**junkie1.8TQ** · 12-09-2008 09:13 AM

you should be fine riding on those brakes until friday. Usually you have a little left before you hit metal, but don't wait too long on getting them changed.

**Papachristou** · 12-09-2008 09:17 AM

which light did you break? or is it your brake light?

**cbehr** · 12-10-2008 06:53 AM

It is the break light that means "break pads worn" I'm guessing at 60k miles I'll need them front and back.

**gdawg'05a4** · 12-10-2008 06:59 AM

Loosing PS fluid can be a few things. Worst would be the rack leaking (driver's side boot), which happened to me around 61k. Not a cheap fix unfortunately.

**Papachristou** · 12-10-2008 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by cbehr

It is the break light that means "break pads worn" I'm guessing at 60k miles I'll need them front and back.

i think its the BRAKE light which means your brakes are broken

you can get by for a week or so im sure. its an advance warning like squealers kind of. but i would put it on your to do list asap

**Splattj** · 12-10-2008 08:25 AM

You can get by until Friday, but they'll fail you for the brake pads.

**cbehr** · 12-10-2008 09:09 AM

I think I'm just going to have them do the breaks, just dont' have time to do it now. Should I figure about 2 hours of labor for that?

Hoping the Power steering isn't a lot... figures things are snowballing right around xmas and my wife and I just put an offer on a new house last night!! Thougth I was going to have a $60 inspection, now I'm probably $300-$500 depending on the PS issue.