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1. Use new ATE powerslot disks from IPD, use axxis metalmaster pads, also from IPD or deluxe if you want quiet (but tends to fade when hot) brakes. Once you install the new disks and pads, bed the pads to the disk (instructions are with the pads), but generally it's 6-10 iterations of up to 60 mph and moderate braking to 20 mph...do not stop and hold the car with the brakes until this is done (unless you have to for safety reasons, traffic, etc). Pad are bedded in when the top 1-2mm of pad material are light gray/changed color from the rest of the pad although most people never bother to look.
2. If your engine oil level is going down, the oil IS leaking somewhere and the rear seal is a good place. Even if the oil you put in is clean and the dipstick is clear oil, the oil dumping down picks up a lot of crap along th way and turns black. If the engine oil is not going down and you're still dumping black oil...it's not engine oil. Hose it with gunk underneath and wash it off.
3. Check the fuses for the brake lights. Check the power to the fuses...you might have to follow the power to the relay block and check the light out relay. There might be an issue with the ignition switch but I don't know how likely /that is if the only symptom you have is no brake lights. Regular lights working?
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