Introduction & help with brakes

Jerardo Sr.

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Hello everyone I'm jerardo Sr, I recently acquired a bone stock 97' mustang GT around March this year. It began to leak brake fluid & upon further investigation it leaking fluid on the passenger side catalytic converter. When I openend the hood I noticed on the passenger side firewall it was leaking brake fluid. How can I fix this problem? Thanks in advance for all of the advice & my apologies for such a long intro thread I just wanted to be thorough.
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Thats what I was thinking, I also had my father apply pressure to the brake pedal while I went under the car & found a leak near the passenger rear tire. I can get a picture if needed.

You should plan on replacing the Master Cylinder, and all 4 calipers and pads.

Did 97 have ABS? Not sure if you need a machine to bleed if so :shrug:
 
You should plan on replacing the Master Cylinder, and all 4 calipers and pads.

Did 97 have ABS? Not sure if you need a machine to bleed if so :shrug:
Darn it I recently replaced all the brake pads but if need be I will replace the braking equipment as suggested when my budget permits me to do so. Thanks for the speedy response & I'm not sure if my car has ABS brakes.
 
Darn it I recently replaced all the brake pads but if need be I will replace the braking equipment as suggested when my budget permits me to do so. Thanks for the speedy response & I'm not sure if my car has ABS brakes.

It's probably not as expensive as you think for parts. Shop around.

The whole job can be done with a jack, some stands, and a good set of 1/2 in drive sockets and some other hand tools.

[Buy a bleeder screw wrench!!!!] The first time you round one of those buggers off, you'll wish you did.

 
Jerardo,
If that is water/coolant coming from the passenger side condensate drain tube then it is a good chance your heater core is bad/leaking. The water/coolant that's coming from the bad heater core has to go somewheres. That's how I found out my heater core was bad. I dont have air conditioning so it definitely wasnt was draining out in my situation.
 
Jerardo,
If that is water/coolant coming from the passenger side condensate drain tube then it is a good chance your heater core is bad/leaking. The water/coolant that's coming from the bad heater core has to go somewheres. That's how I found out my heater core was bad. I dont have air conditioning so it definitely wasnt was draining out in my situation.
It just started leaking like that recently. It leaks with the AC/heater in both the on & off position.