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• Primera 97 1.6 Preventative Maintenance 3 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I saw that 75W-85 is recommended on here. Very occaisionally it is not keen to go into first/reverse. The brake fluid. It has not been changed since I have had the car. Last MOT my local Independant replaced a small section of corroded brake pipe and said it was not necessary. The brakes work very well. Anything else?
• Dealer rip off or common sense ? 22 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  When my bike visited a Motorrad dealer they changed the brake fluid on a two year old low mileage bike..........the bike has ABS and I viewed that as a sensible thing to do;;; Opinions ?
• Xantia HDi - Brakes 20 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My 2000/X Xantia estate has an intermittent drumming noise from the front brakes. It's proportionate to wheel roatation (either once or twice per rotation, sounds and feels a bit like the ABS operating but is not related to any possible low traction situation. I'd suspect discs which have a significant lip on the edge and are worn to a depth of 1mm+ on the inboard and perhaps .5mm on the outboard edge.
• Is ESP Working on My VW? 1 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I saw the light flashing once on a wet roundabout but that may have been a wheel spin issue. I am thinking of the ?helping to control imminent skids by applying individual brakes? mode. The reason I ask, is that my Passat's rear brake discs are needing replacement and I?m wondering if the rear brakes have been working away overtime to limit the under steer? -- I wasna fu but just had plenty.
• Honda ABS 1 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Tracing faults on abs brakes isn't always easy. A Honda mechanic with an alb (anti lock brakes)tester couldn't find the fault on my honda prelude. He thought that there might be a faulty sensor. The problem: warning light comes on after driving a short distance down the road.
• Handbrake? What handbrake? Ford Focus 25 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  It's not as bad when parked as I always have and always will leave it in gear but I negotiate a lot of traffic lights on hills and I hate leaving the brakes on. In my old Fiesta I simply pulled the handbrake sleeve up and tightened a little nut but I'm sure you don't do that here. Does anyone have any ideas? One other note to consider is sometimes, if I stop and keep my foot on the brake then pull the handbrake up, the brake pedal will go in a touch more without any extra pressure?
• Mitubishi Colt - Unusual Noise 5 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Hi A few weeks ago I noticed a squealing noise coming from (I think) the rear of the car. I think it was brake-related as gently braking caused it to disappear. This happened a few times. I had the car in for a service, MOT and cambelt change this week and nothing untoward was mentioned to me. Today driving at 70mph on a stretch of motorway I heard a metallic droning noise that I thought was due to a change of road surface or a nearby vehicle.
• Fiat brake calipers (Punto 1995) 24 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Now I can see that this should give the seals an easier time, but you would have to be careful to make sure the boots allowed the piston to rotate. What do you think. Essential, a good idea, or confusing abs brakes with "conventional" ones.
• Keeping alloy Wheels clean 13 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi folks, using this site as my son is a regular visitor here and it comes highly recommended! I recently got a new car and wanting to protect the Alloys I applied some Turtle wax Brake dust barrier. That was two weeks ago. Last week i washed the car and the wheels, and they looked ok Today when i washed the car the wheels had quite bad black stains on them, presumably from brake dust. the only way i could get it of was to use ColourBack, not something i want to do very often!
• Changing brakes 22 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  I am basically concerned about the number of pots (2 to 4!) and the conversion work required to the brake cylinder. Could anyone give me pointers as to who l need to talk to or info on this. Many thanks, dan
• Do automatic cars cause traffic jams? 26 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  In the normal way of things, if a driver lifts off, his cars will start to slow down by virture of engine braking. The driver behind will realise he is gaining on the car in front and also lift off, and so on down the line (exclude the effect of people driving too close for the moment). An automatic car in this situation will gain on the car in front much faster due to the freewheel effect of the transmission, so driver applies brakes just for a moment to correct his speed.
• Volkswagen Golf TDI Blue Motion 16 Plate - Electronic Handbrakes 12 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Can anybody tell me please, if the car suffers a complete electrical failure (no lights on dashboard when ignition turned, engine does turnover, windows won’t work etc), but battery is fully charged, whilst the car is parked with the electronic hand brake on, will the hand brake remain on or will it release? Many thanks.
• Ford fiesta 2006 - Brake fluid went just below minimum 5 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently changed the front calipers on my fiesta and used the 2 person bleeding method. The fluid level accidently dropped below minimum very slightly....
• 7 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Should carry on driving, properly, for as long as possible, and ignore completely the point and squirt fools who haven't a clue about reading the road ahead. If the brakes have lasted what 13 years and some 90k miles on the originals, then our poster is obviously using the brakes enough to keep the rust from taking hold. A pleasure to see someone capable of skillful nay professional driving, which is sadly a dying art, pray carry on CP.
• Toyota Hiace 2.4D - Not Revving Up 5 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently posted about this vehicle's brake problems, but with the help of the Honest John users the "brake" problems have been fixed. Thanks guys.   But now it has a new problem: The van starts but wont rev up, when I try to it wants to die  -changed the fuel fillter  -ran it off a jerry can incase it was the tank.
• Audi A3 8P - Brake dust 16 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  This one has me puzzled. Every car I have owned with discs all round has put more dust on the front alloys than the rears. Most cars I see seem to be...
• jaguar x-type/ Ford Momdeo - caliper rebuild 7 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi. To dismantle the rear caliper hand brake section I need to remove a pentagonal nut. Apparently the same caliper is fitted to a 2003/4 mondeo estate. Does anyone know what size socket is required? On ebay it is possible to get 5 point sockets for Bendix brakes but I believe that mine are Bosch.
• Rover 25 1.4 Year 2000 - good mechanic 8 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  I live near Birmingham  Airport and am looking for a mechanic that can fully service my car without having to  takde it to a garage. I may also need brake pads and brake shoes replacing in the neasr future.  It has recently in September passed the MOT.  I can't stretch to paying the garage  £40.00 an hour fees.  
• Ford Mondeo - Ford Mondeo 53-Rear Light Problem 24 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, Changed the rear brake light whilst lights were on, now when i turn the lights on they dont light up on drivers side, the bulb only lights up when I press the brake. both filaments are okay, bulb works fine on passenger side so dont think its the fuse.
• Ford Puma 1.7 - Handbrake Problem 6 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  I have a problem with the handbrake on my Puma i.e. it will not hold on both rear wheels. I have changed the brake shoes and free'd off the adjusters. I have changed the brake cables and adjusted the handbrake but it still will not hold equally on both wheels. One wheel holds better than the other but on a hill it will not safely hold the car.