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Flickering brake light after brake pad change

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Old 10-15-2010, 11:46 AM
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Default Flickering brake light after brake pad change

I just changed the brake pads on my 96 Civic and was told I should bleed the brakes a little to compress the piston. I have been keeping an eye on the brake fluid resevoir and it is still topped off. But now whenever I accelerate the brake light comes on. It turns off as soon as I press the brakes. I read a post saying it might be low on brake fluid but it doesn't look like it. Any ideas of what could be causing this?
 
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Old 10-15-2010, 12:24 PM
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In the lid of the brake fluid reservoir, there's a switch that is controlled by a float. Check the float and switch.
 
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