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• Any disk equipped, especially Volvo's - PTFE in brake grease 18 May 2018 (Forum)
  them in case the brakes get very hot again (one was seized) and break it down to fluoric acid, which is famously nasty stuff. Wikipedia has "Pyrolysis of PTFE is detectable at 200 °C...it begins to deteriorate after the temperature of cookware reaches about 260 °C (500 °F
• Mitsuoka Viewt (Nissan Micra) - Brake and tail light problem 20 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi. I'm new to the forum. I have just bought a 1995 Mitsuoka Viewt, which is basically a Nissan Micra with a mk 2 Jag front and rear end. All was working fine until I took a look at the wiring for the rear lights, as I wanted to fit a high level brake light. I didn't
• Fiat Ducato eurmobile Camper - brake and electrical problems, please help. 25 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I have 2 issues with my recently purchased camper that i would really appreciate help/advice with.   The first is a problem with leaking brake fluid,  I have just come back from a trip and i lost by breaking power, I have recently discovered a leak on the left hand
• Squeaking Front Wheels -SEAT Leon 1.9tdi 19 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I'm having a mysterious squeaking coming from (as far as I can tell) the passenger side front wheel. It doesn't happen when the car is cold (i.e if stationary for a few hours) but once warmed up for 10mins of urban driving the noise appears. This has lead me to beleive that it's a brake issue
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - vibration 23 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  in advance as to what they should be considering, as so far I have had to have a number of things done on the car in the first 2-3weeks of owning it, and at the moment I haven't gone one week where I have not had to take the car back yet! Also when I test drove it I noticed the brakes were seriously
• Renault Scenic (1999 - 2003) - 01 1.9 Brake pad stuck 1 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  My 2001 Scenic has recently started to pull to the left under heavy braking. It seems fine driving around town but when braking in stop start traffic on the motorway it pulls to the left, leading me to believe that i had partial breaking on the drivers side. My first thought was that one or both
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 06 1.4 Intermittent Brake Lights 14 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  The brake lights on my wife?s Peugeot 307 (06 registration) are only intermittently coming on. I have bought new bulbs and installed them, I have checked the bulbs in the brake light strip at the top of the hatchback and they are all working. When they DO work all three come on (strip at top
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 2007 1.8 - Spongy brakes 20 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Bought my Avensis 1.6 T3x petrol a month ago from a main Toyota dealer. Was a demonstrator with just 5.5k miles. Braking requires a very firm foot, significantly more than my previous Mazda 323 almost as if the servo has gone AWOL. Can be quite disconcerting to gently press the pedal in slow
• Toyota Corolla (1997 to 2002) - 01 1.6 Squeaking sound from front brake 10 May 2008 (Forum)
  Squeaking sound come from front brake every now and again. It doesn't happen consistently i.e. sometimes work perfectly while other times just give out this annoying sound. This annoying sounds come out more often than usual in the past 2 months. Just got the car back from service & MOT
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 2.0TDCi 130 Estate Rear Disc Brake Banjo Size 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all. I have purchased a set of Goodridge braided hoses for my car but have a problem. When the new hoses came the rear hoses have a banjo fitting on the caliper side. I rang Goodridge to check on the fitment and they say i have the right one. I haven't really bought the hoses to improve brake
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - (98-04) Cracking appearing on Front Brake Pads 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Just had a service on my car. The dealer has advised that the Front Brake Pads have become cracked, the discs are showing a blue streak and should be replaced. The pads and discs where previously installed by Ford and i have done 5000 miles on them. Ford have advised that this could be down
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - Leaking brake servo hose 1.4 petrol 25 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I have a leak in part of the hose connection between the inlet manifold and the brake servo on a golf mk iv 1.4 petrol. The faulty hose is the 3 inch piece that loops round after what I take is a no return valve close to the inlet manifold.. I have made a temporary fix and plan to replace
• Audi - A4 New Disc/Calliper/Pads now noisy. 10 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  We have an Audi A4 which had new calliper discs and pads fitted in April 07. Since then, we've done 1500 miles, which should be plenty to bed in the new brakes. However they still make a squeaking/whining noise and the brake warning light comes on intermittently. We've taken it back to the place
• Ford Focus collapsed brake pads 3 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Just had a scary experience in my 2002 Focus TDDI. I came up at lowish speed to a T junction and pressing the brake pedal only resulted in a crunch, and lots of grinding noises. Limped the car home, stripped the brakes down to find one pad on one side had completely lost its friction material
• Mondeo Servicing and brakes 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hi All, Just need some views on prices i've been quoted for a service and my brakes to be done. I've got a new shape mondeo 1.8LX gave Ford a ring in Bolton to get a price for a standard annual service as mine is now due, quoted £135.00 which seems pretty resonable to me. Just wondered (I should
• Peugeot 205 Gentry - Rear Drums 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I recently upgraded my discs and pads from standard to EBC Turbo Groove discs and Greenstuff pads. The change has gone well and as the brakes are bedding in, the braking is improving - with little or no brake dust. Thanks to those who contributed! Now, I am looking to tackle the rear brakes
• Renault Clio Bloss of brake servo 2 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everyone I'm new to this forum, but would like some assitance with a problem I have with my Renault Clio 1994 RL diesel 1.9. I have no servo assisted braking which makes braking very heavy indeed at low speed. However, when I was on the motorway yesterday at high speed the brakes were very
• Mini Brakes bleeding procedure 20 May 2001 (Forum)
  I own a 1989 F reg Mini mayfair with servo assisted brakes, i just wondered what the procedure is for bleeding the brakes, the front are disc and the rear are drums. Is my car on a split system and if so which will it be, diagonal or front and rear. Also, just how do i go about bleeding them
• Ceed ED - Brake pads jammed 30 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  I recently replaced the rear brake pads on my car, but they got stuck in the mounting bracket and had to be tapped out (I used a piece of wooden broom handle as a drift). The caliper bracket was corroded, and the pad edges were rough, so I cleaned both up before proceeding. My concern
• 2009 renault twingo 1.2 dynamique - problem with front brakes 1 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Big trouble with car,bought it a few months ago,had to fit new struts and springs ,then onto front brakes,binding bad on front left,so decided to fit new calipers and discs, and pads on both sides,but now brakes are binding badly,it is vented discs on it,but for some strange reason,cant fit