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Ford has issued a recall of all Windstar vans to deal with this leak - and the wiring harness most commonly affected by the leak.One source of information is the Automotive Forums - Windstar forum. See "Related Links" below
Some Windstars are known to leak brake fluid from a switch mounted to the bottom of the brake fluid reservoir - the Pressure Differential Deactivation Switch (2B264)
The "Related Link" below has extensive discussion about this leak and how it is a direct cause of ABS Control Module failure, melt-down, and even potential fires.
Leaking brake fluid should never be ignored and the vehicle inspected and serviced at the first opportunity.
See "Related Questions" below for more and links to an outstanding write-up for replacing the switch. any break fluid leak can kill you,
the smoke is incidental.
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