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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 03:08 PM
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well this thread is not related to an s2000, but
to the daily beater i use - '95 Neon. i had a very small
leak in the power steering fluid so i had not been
driving it for a couple of weeks. i got around to
getting the self sealing type of power steering
fluid and proceeded to fill the car up, when
i (i guess i must have been out of it) poured it down
the brake fluid container (only realized it when it
filled up immediatly). so what can i do. i expect
the car is still driveable, and the way to fix it
would be to bleed the brakes. but i can't bleed
the brakes right now (it's parked at work, not at home).
is it going to be dangerous driving the car?
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 03:12 PM
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YIKES!

Man, I would bet that you will have to do an alcohol flush on your brake lines. I wouldn't drive it an inch!

I don't know enough about the properties of power steering fluid, but I can't imagine that it has the properties that make it good in a brake system. Tow the car to whereever you are going to flush it. And flush it good!

Man, that is a total bummer!
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 03:15 PM
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Get it towed. DO NOT DRIVE.
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 04:23 PM
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Tow it.......and chalk it up to experience.
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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 10:19 AM
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Siva,

Just FYI, my girlfriend drives a 95 Neon and there are major problems with the head gasket in that car. If you haven't had to replace yours yet, you probably will. Her car was leaking oil like crazy. If you do have to replace it, make sure you call Chrysler and ask for out of warranty service. They'll usually cover at least half of the repair costs.

Someone is starting a class action lawsuit against Chrysler. I think you can find out about it at:

http://neons.org/faq/FAQ_X.html#headgasket
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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 04:36 PM
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What were you drinking, man?
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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 04:43 PM
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serious i was sober
just been working long hours
thx for everybody's info. guess the neon is going
to sit in the parking lot till i have time to
get it towed
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