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Check wheel cylinders, and lines too. Though, I have never had a problem with the lines. There are only so many things it could be, so just start replacing stuff. It should not cost too much money, epsically on an e30.01 325Ci
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Sounds like her master was sucking air. If it's holding pressure and the peddle doesn't sink to the floor and iff you see no leaks and the seals are good on the calipers, you should be fine.
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I am glad she was not hurt. Scary shit for sure. I doubt this is the point of failure but I'd check the proportioning valve, that sucker can leak and the brakes still work fine.
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If the fluid was gone when you got your hands on the car there is a leak. Leaks in the lines or at the calipers are usually pretty easy to spot. But seal failure in the master cylinder may be harder to see (check under the master cylinder). Based on the evidence presented I'd suspect the master cylinder.
As an FYI, properly adjusting the parking brakes makes them much more effective and requires less effort at the lever. Lots of times people compensate for wear in the parking brake by only twiddling the cables, which is the wrong way. The shoes have to be correctly adjusted or else you lose mechanical advantage. Only after adjusting the shoes do you addjust the cables.The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
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Thank you for all the advice. I will be ordering a UV dye kit to locate the leak. I didn't think the problem was a leak at first due to the fact that her brake fluid light never came on. It now appears that her cluster is also broken. The lights sometimes work and sometimes don't. I suspect that the SI batteries will probably need to be replaced. I will keep you updated.Comment
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