urgent! ! warning light, what is it?

[JonyTVR]

what does the ! warning light stand for in the stereo dash area on an early chim???

[Ozstyle]

! low brake fluid level

[turbonut]

Phew, Jon says thanks very much! Car was misfiring on the A38 this morning and we thought it might be related.

Phil

[MADMAX2]

if you have an easybleed kit might be worth draining and filling up with fresh brake fluid dont forget to buy the right fluid dot 4

[bigdods]

MADMAX2 said:

if you have an easybleed kit might be worth draining and filling up with fresh brake fluid dont forget to buy the right fluid dot 4

It might be DOT 4 aslready in there, but a lot of people (me included) have DOT 5.1. Its worth considering DOT5.1 if you have to refill the entire system. If just topping up just make sure its the same as the stuff already in there.

ETA If you have lost some fluid you need to find out where its gone before your brakes fail....

[EggsBenedict]

Remember that the DOT number isn't necessarily an indicator of how 'good' a fluid is (apart from avoiding DOT 5.0 like the plague). I use this stuff mostly: http://www.k300performance.co.uk/brakes/brake-flui... It's good enough for racers in a number of series', so it'll be good enough for the road.

[JonyTVR]

thanks again for the quick reply, yes had an odd misfire on the way then this came on then disappeared shortly after then this came on later so got abit paranoid! I think to be honest I just knocked the connecter as i was checking over the engine with the misfire but will check for any leaks and keep an eye on it.

brake fluid wise I would always recommend Castrol super response dot 4, as said, Dot rating means nothing, all about the quality and boiling temps and the above beats most 5.1 (and yes I wouldn't touch DOT 5 with a barge pole!!)