Q: Abs pump is bad but the part is discontinued

asked by on June 02, 2016

Hi so my brakes failed on my car so I had it towed to a mechanic near my house. He tells me my brakes lines are bad but my abs pump is bad also leaking I think he said and he can't get a part because they don't make it anymore. He said if I get a used one it will probably fail quickly and I'll be in the same situation. Do I have any options aside from selling it to a junk yard?

My car has 65000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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