brake booster

[jamal1984]

Originally Posted by CTScott

The brake booster works off vacuum. Shut the car off, press the brake pedal to the floor. Repeat. If on each additional pump the pedal goes less far the booster is fine. If you can continue to press it all the way to the floor either the check valve or the booster has an issue.

You can check the check valve by removing it and blowing through it. You should be able to blow through the threaded side (that screws into the booster), but not the hose nipple side (that accepts the vacuum line).

The hissing may be a vacuum leak in the hose, the check valve or the booster. The above will help figure out which...

i'm planning to do some Seafoam Engine Treatment in my car, and the easy way is to taking the vacuum line from your brake booster PCV. can anyone tell me where is this vacuum line at?

thank you

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by jamal1984

i'm planning to do some Seafoam Engine Treatment in my car, and the easy way is to taking the vacuum line from your brake booster PCV. can anyone tell me where is this vacuum line at?

thank you

It's just to the left of the brake fluid reservoir.