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• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - Front Brake pads require replacing 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Our Jazz will require new pads at only 30k anyone recommend replacements which provide a longer life? Civic pads in the past have lasted up to 60k Also...
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 05 1.9 Brake pad warning light - reliable? 27 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I've now done 46K from new in this Passat TDi130 Highline. Rear pads were changed about 8K ago, but the fronts are still going. Can I rely on the dashboard...
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.8 Oil level and brake disk wear 25 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Sounds silly but how do you check the oil level? If I leave the car overnight and check the dipstick then the oil level is barely on the dipstick. If However...
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 04 1.9 - rear brake disc renewal 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 2004 Grand Scenic. I was recently getting new tyres put on and Kwikfit advised that new rear discs and pads were needed but they couldn't do them....
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 02 1.0 Brake Disc Replacement. 27 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi- I've just been told that my Yaris's front discs need replacing, having dropped below the 16mm minimum. As I was only planning on getting the pads changed,...
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 3.2. Oil filter location & front brake pad change. 17 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  hi there i need help on 2 things i have a vectra c gsi 3.2 and need help locating the oil filter to do a change and also how to remove front pads to...
• Vectra 2.0 Turbo Diesel Power Loss 23 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Please, is there anyone out there who can help me with my Vectra that keeps losing all power after braking? The fault is extremely intermittent and the lack of power only lasts for a couple of seconds. When taking my foot off the brake and then back on to the accelerator it feels like the ignition has been turned off.
• Brakes...... 15 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I am about to buy new discs and pads front and rear for my Renault Laguna MK ii Tourer. Today I spent 30 minutes ring different factors and suppliers...
• fault find brakelight on 2.0L omega 27 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, got an omega 1994 L. Brake light on n/s not working, but bulbs are ok. Tried 2/3 new ones. Is there a particular wire in the multiplug on back of light cluster to check? I think it's the bulb with 2 spots on the bottom.One for tail light, other for braking (correct me if I'm wrong).
• drum brakes - vauxhall cavalier 31 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  does anybody know whether the weights on a drum affect the balancing of the rear wheels? i'm asking as i have dicovered that one of my drums were badly...
• Volvo S60 handbrake 15 May 2005 (Forum)
  I've test driven an 02 plate S60 2.0 T (5spd manual) this morning, and the only thing I could really find fault with was the handbrake action - when applied it didn't actually engage the brakes immediately. This meant that when engaging the handbrake and then instantly releasing the footbrake there was a small movement from the car before the brakes came on. Is this normal? The saleman seemed to think that it wasn't an issue.
• Cavalier handbrake problem. 15 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I have replaced the rear drums and shoes, both sides, with new ones. I have adjusted the self-adjusters. The n/s brake locks on a gravel track at low speed, the o/s one does not - it still comes on though. What can I do to balance the braking effort? I need an MOT most urgently!
• VW Passat ABS light problem 21 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Wondering if any of you VW mechanics have any ideas, ive got VW passat s-reg 1.8 turbo i recently changed the brake pads,this model doesnt have the pad wear indicator, anyway afterwards the ABS light started to flash and a red brake warning light was on. any ideas? does it need reseting? ive tried disconnecting battery but still abs light comes on any ideas would be appreciated.
• pug brakes/girling type front disc help 15 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  pug 405 gltd/am going to change pads and discs on front,one thing that has stumped me is how to lever the piston back to allow for new pad and disc width(any...
• clio rear brake 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I have an H reg clio and I can\'t get the rear hub off it to change the shoes. I have taken the hub nut off, but the hub won\'t come off. I\'ve tried to...
• New road wheel bolts? 16 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I have a VW Mk2 Golf. I recently suffered the problem of a sheared brake caliper bolt, I got a garage to drill out the bolt and re-tap the brake housing thread. The caliper bolt was always tight and I assume that the bolt had weakened due to thermal load and constant undoing and retightening.
• P reg Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V 17 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Garage suggests it might be a faulty brake pedal switch. Has anyone had this fault an can help.
• Heel & Toe Gear Changing 11 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Having a bad day and therefore deciding I don't want to talk with anybody, I was instead mooching through old threads and I saw a reference to the above. Now, I suppose this is probably trying to use the throttle & the brake at the same time. Although braking and gear changing seems like something you'd only do when slowing down and a whole lot of work. Q1) Is that right ? Q2) Why would you want to do that ?
• Mazda CX-30 - Brake fluid change! 9 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  Took my car to the dealers this morning for its 3 year service and first MOT. I was asked if I wanted a brake fluid change which would be an extra £100. I said that I would have thought this would be part of a service at some point but they said it wasn't, it is just recommended that the fluid is changed every 2 years.
• Handbrakes we will miss (or maybe not) 24 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  "Next to the door for some reason": Rootes saloons and a few others; "Umbrella handle, under the dashboard" (2CV; BMC 1800) "Spade-handle - 'yank and twist' " (Citroën GS, Mercedes W126) "Belongs in a plane cockpit" (Mk.1 Megane, Zafira; Peugeot 2008) "Prize for the worst design ever" (Toyota Avensis - the only PRESS button brake in the world, and it's mounted almost completely out of sight.  "Nearly killed myself doing that donut in the carpark; why did no one tell me it operates the FRONT brakes?" (2CV;  Alfasud; Saab 900)