Checking For Brake Fluid: If brake fluid is found on the engine dipstick, then the master cylinder is most likely leaking brake fluid into the vacuum booster, and in Marco’s case it was.

Often times, brake booster issues can be traced back to other problems within your braking system, such as worn brake pads or a brake fluid or vacuum leak. If you are concerned you might have a ...

Air leaking into your car—not out of it—can be a problem. ... Some leaks, such as those at the brake booster, are easy to detect, but others can be notoriously elusive.

If you can't see or hear where your vacuum leak is coming from, there are a couple other tests you can do. Vacuum leaks that lead to excess air being pulled into the engine can be located using an ...

Ford is recalling 292,311 Ford F-150 pickups in the U.S. from the 2014 through 2017 model years.; The problem is a potential leak in the brake master cylinder that could lead to reduced brake ...

From time to time, it’s the small details that can get you in trouble. Such is the case for a rubber sleeve around the brake booster housing of certain Mercedes vehicles sold between 2006 and 2012.

Mercedes-Benz is recalling 292,287 SUVs from the 2006 through 2012 model years. The luxury automaker is also advising owners of the affected vehicles to stop driving them until the potential ...

Manufacturer image. Vehicles Affected: Approximately 292,000 model-year 2014-17 Ford F-150 pickup trucks equipped with the EcoBoost 3.5-liter engine The Problem: The brake master cylinder may leak ...

The part number for the all-new brake booster is ML34-2D335-AR according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and known owners of those half-ton workhorses ...

Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 169,202 Sentra sedans in the U.S. to replace a brake cylinder that may leak fluid. An irregularity in some brake cylinders in 2007 and 2008 model-year Sentras may ...

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 215,000 pickup trucks and large SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because brake fluid can leak, causing longer stopping distances. The recall covers the F-150 ...