Powerwashed calipers using the washing port nipple and i got no brakes now?
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Powerwashed calipers using the washing port nipple and i got no brakes now?
Yesterday I wanted to clean my brakes real good, so I asked a dude I know and he said use a presure washer on the brakes man with some soap. I saw the presure washing nipple on the top of the brake so I unscrewed it and fit the presuer washer to the port using a custom fitting and blasted the **** out of it lol.
Problem is I heard a loud pop man and I opened the hood and now theres like oil all over and paint is like eaten man and my brakes dont seem to work well anymore? Its like they brake but they brake like a sponge lol, and if I brake too much then they dont brake anymore well.
Did I screw something? I dont understand cause I used hot water with soap and stuff and everything, and made sure I closed the washing port after lol not like I let it open or anything....
asked friend he said man its your brake fluid man, where do I put the brake fluid ???
(Guys, it's a joke, was too funny not to write it. Grats for those who figured I used the bleeder screw and master cylinder cap popped)
Problem is I heard a loud pop man and I opened the hood and now theres like oil all over and paint is like eaten man and my brakes dont seem to work well anymore? Its like they brake but they brake like a sponge lol, and if I brake too much then they dont brake anymore well.
Did I screw something? I dont understand cause I used hot water with soap and stuff and everything, and made sure I closed the washing port after lol not like I let it open or anything....
asked friend he said man its your brake fluid man, where do I put the brake fluid ???
(Guys, it's a joke, was too funny not to write it. Grats for those who figured I used the bleeder screw and master cylinder cap popped)
Last edited by Kryogen; Aug 8, 2011 at 03:36 AM.
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you fudged something up real BADDDDDDD, I dont understand where exactly you hooked up the pressure washer too, are you talking about the bleeding nipple?? not to be an Ahole, but this just might be epic fail of the year. i sure hope you figure it out ASAP
wait let me try to understand what you did..
you use a pressure washer , and attached it to the bleeder valve of the caliper ?
im not sure if thats what im understanding from your post but ummmmmmmmmmm
No thats very foooooking BAD ! water and brake fluid does not mix.
you dont EVER apply back pressure back into the brake lines ( I still dont know if this is what you did but it sounds like it )
either that or the pressure washer got water inside the piston caliper.
either way it sounds like you need to bleed the brakes now.
what did you try to do ? or your intention ? clean the caliper ?
you use a pressure washer , and attached it to the bleeder valve of the caliper ?
im not sure if thats what im understanding from your post but ummmmmmmmmmm
No thats very foooooking BAD ! water and brake fluid does not mix.
you dont EVER apply back pressure back into the brake lines ( I still dont know if this is what you did but it sounds like it )
either that or the pressure washer got water inside the piston caliper.
either way it sounds like you need to bleed the brakes now.
what did you try to do ? or your intention ? clean the caliper ?
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That was not a wash port on the brake caliper. That was the bleeder valve that was intended to allow air to escape the brake lines when bleeding the brakes. Get the car in a shop and tell them what happened ASAP. They probably wont laugh until after you leave.
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.....sounds like you tried to power wash the braking system entirely.....and I hate to say it...but....you might have jacked up your master cylinder!!! Dude......umm......nevermind...I will just keep any further thoughts to myself.....good luck!Oh and.....
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this is one of those threads that will go international in minutes. mods should delete this before a guest links this to another forum and the maxima commnity is forever labeled as a bunch of tards 
we don't want this to spread like the NOS energy drink motorcycle incident, or the many other dumb auto related posts out in the internet
When you pressure wash you point and shoot, connecting the 2 ends with a homemade fitting, the weakest link popped hence your noise, is the cap still on the brake fluid reservoir, check the hose that runs off the reservoir, maybe that popped.
Brake fluid when spilled on paint will eat the paint and continue into the sheet metal, you need to sand it to stop it.
Yeah you screwed something up, I say take it to a dealer or brake specialist and see what replacement parts cost, maybe do a BBK.
Your spongy soft brakes is your secondary cylinder kicking in cause the Master was killed, its fail safe to stop the car.
Lastly is this a joke
Brake fluid when spilled on paint will eat the paint and continue into the sheet metal, you need to sand it to stop it.
Yeah you screwed something up, I say take it to a dealer or brake specialist and see what replacement parts cost, maybe do a BBK.
Your spongy soft brakes is your secondary cylinder kicking in cause the Master was killed, its fail safe to stop the car.
Lastly is this a joke
Is this guy plugged in wtf is going on here.Blew the brake res cap off and shot brake fluid all over the engine ?? i thought i heard it all until now holly ****.Some people should stick to pushing a pencil and leave there car alone.
yeah sounds like he pressure wash the bleeder valve, push the air/fluids right back out of the brake master.... his only hope is to use the bleeder kit that sucks the whole system out...
At this point its already happen and OP can do nothing about it now but to fix the issue , look back at this as a learning point and laugh about it ( laugh deeply but inside )
it happens , maybe if there was a bit more guidence this wouldnt have happen.
At this point its already happen and OP can do nothing about it now but to fix the issue , look back at this as a learning point and laugh about it ( laugh deeply but inside )
it happens , maybe if there was a bit more guidence this wouldnt have happen.
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edit did you pust up a post that you have a sticky caliper as well the other day. Here it is http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...y-caliper.html.
I am really starting to think you actually did do the powerwashing thing
I am really starting to think you actually did do the powerwashing thing
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wwwoooowww.... just saw this from the other forum... dude... why?? if you're not sure about something just ask here on the forums before you ask the sheepherder down the block!! smh... talk about epic fail!!! 
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It was obviously a joke guys. Get over it. I dont write that bad of a slang on the forums.
I know it's the best joke of the year though. Laughed my *** off writing it.
For those who wonder btw, I still didnt fix my sticky caliper. Ordered rebuild parts and they're in the mail. I wont know what was the issue until I rebuild. I did the rears last weekend, went fine. Just waiting on the parts for the front. I'll tell you what was wrong. I guess some rust/deposits on the piston jamming near the seal, or the hose has internally collapsed.
I'll post that in my original thread when I get to rebuild them in 1-2 weeks depending when I get the parts.
I know it's the best joke of the year though. Laughed my *** off writing it.
For those who wonder btw, I still didnt fix my sticky caliper. Ordered rebuild parts and they're in the mail. I wont know what was the issue until I rebuild. I did the rears last weekend, went fine. Just waiting on the parts for the front. I'll tell you what was wrong. I guess some rust/deposits on the piston jamming near the seal, or the hose has internally collapsed.
I'll post that in my original thread when I get to rebuild them in 1-2 weeks depending when I get the parts.
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It was obviously a joke guys. Get over it. I dont write that bad of a slang on the forums.
I know it's the best joke of the year though. Laughed my *** off writing it.
For those who wonder btw, I still didnt fix my sticky caliper. Ordered rebuild parts and they're in the mail. I wont know what was the issue until I rebuild. I did the rears last weekend, went fine. Just waiting on the parts for the front. I'll tell you what was wrong. I guess some rust/deposits on the piston jamming near the seal, or the hose has internally collapsed.
I'll post that in my original thread when I get to rebuild them in 1-2 weeks depending when I get the parts.
I know it's the best joke of the year though. Laughed my *** off writing it.
For those who wonder btw, I still didnt fix my sticky caliper. Ordered rebuild parts and they're in the mail. I wont know what was the issue until I rebuild. I did the rears last weekend, went fine. Just waiting on the parts for the front. I'll tell you what was wrong. I guess some rust/deposits on the piston jamming near the seal, or the hose has internally collapsed.
I'll post that in my original thread when I get to rebuild them in 1-2 weeks depending when I get the parts.
You guys couldn't tell it was a goof just by reading the title? Although Kryogen may rub some of you the wrong way he never writes this poorly, he has a better grasp of the English language than that. C'mon guys, you're better than this.