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• VW Polo 2018 Embarrassing design fault 23 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  I recently gave a team mate a lift to the rink, and discovered that the hand brake is on the passenger side of the central area, hence I was rubbing his leg whenever I needed to use the hand brake. Very embarrassing. Obviously VW have not bothered to adapt the hand brake position for a right hand drive car.
• Cleaning a motorcycle engine.... 11 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  It has a lot of grease and grime, and was wondering what is the best was of cleaning this out without damaging the engine or electrics. 2. What is the quickest and most effective way of cleaning off brake dust and grime from alloy wheels? I frequently use a rag, but this takes a long time to do. 3. And finally, when brake pads are changed, does the brake fluid have to be automatically drained and changed?
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 05 "check parking brake" warning 25 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  hi, ive just bought a 2005 Renault scenic grand today, on the way home from the garage i noticed the computer said "check parking brake", i went straight back to the garage, and was told that when it went through its pre sale service the computer wasnt reset, and to drop it back for the day so they could reset it, i was just wondering if this was correct, as ive had a lot of problems with electronics on cars before, appreciate anyones info, regards alan
• Ford Ka - Brake Caliper 29 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I had overheating and a burning smell from the passenger side brakes two weeks ago, I got the local garage to check and they said it needed pads and discs and it didn't look like anything was seized.  It's a lot better but still gets hotter on the passenger side, I took it back and they thought it might be the flexi hose, but when they inspected that they said it was ok and it needs a new caliper.
• 15 May 2017 (Forum)
    You will hear the brakes release.  Skoda Assistance guy did this with mine. 2) If you can park on a slope, do so such that the car will roll backwards when you release everything. With a bit of gradient, the weight of the car should free the brakes off in that direction, and very little or even no clutch action required.
• Honda/CRV - Brake Disc thickness 14 Dec 2016 (Forum)
   Tucked in the glove box was the multi-point check form. Can someone who understands these things better than me please help explain the brake disc measurements: NSF Pads - 10 Discs - 27.21 OSF Pads - 10 Discs - 27.27 NSR Pads - 10 Discs - 7.82 OSR Pads - 10 Discs - 7.91 Does this mean the rears are wearing low?
• Toyota Auris and Auris HSD - Brake disc wear and corrosion 26 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  From what I understand it should be the opposite, ie common for the front to wear out first and the rears to rust and corrode. So why has my car done the opposite? Is it possible the brake ratio front to back is incorrect? Is this set by software or a mechanical system? The car is used daily and does average annual mileage.
• to change the brake fluid or not to change? 16 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  , I just got my VW Passat back from a 50K service and change of cambelt, water pump etc... the dealership has been at me for a couple of years now to change the brake fluid. Does anyone have any views on this as I am not sure whether this is just another rip off scheme from manuacturers to get more dosh!! Any comments would be welcomed. {made non make/model specific as several makes/models are being discussed.
• Honda Accord 2.0l VTEC SE 5 Door Hatchback - Front/Rear Brake Pipe/Line Replacement Cost 12 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I have just had my Car MOT'd and the garage called to say that it failed and needs the Front and Rear Brake pipe/lines replaced at a cost of £300. (they said that they need to replace over 4meters of pipe/lines). Is this a true reflection of the work carried out at £300 or am I getting ripped off?
• Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Qtronic (automatic) - brake switch ECU delay 11 May 2012 (Forum)
  When moving off, I have always kept my foot on the footbrake just as you would with the handbrake on a hill start in a manual car. As we all know, whoever programs the ECU restricts the throttle until the brakes are off. On my car, it must check several times before the throttle responds and then there is the turbo delay. This results in a delay of a few seconds. Do you know of any chip tuner who can remove this link?
• AUDI A4 2.0 TDI AUTO - ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE 18 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hello, Bought as new December 2009, on a couple of occassions from then until now, there has been a situation in that there is a distinct "overheating" smell from both rear wheels, & they are really hot to touch, [even though the journey has only been 5 miles] it is as though the electronic brake is still 'on'...even though it is 'off' according to the light on the button. Is it possible for this to happen??...the dealer insists there is no problems when we have taken it in for them to inspect....but, typically, the situation is not happening when we go!!!!...
• Ford Fiesta zetec 1388cc 2000 - Metal brake pipe replacement 4 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone who has replaced metal brake pipes from front to back tell me what needs removing for access to remove&refit new ones?Fuel tank,exhaust,heat shields etc??Was this possible laying under car?Probably only really needs small section at rear doing but as I have to do it myself and don`t have expensive flaring tool for steel lines then don`t know any other way .Thanks.
• Toyota Landcruiser 80 Amazon (1990 to 1998) - Stopping brake discs rusting 8 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  But anyway, with it came an aerosol of rust prevention stuff, and on the label it said can be used on brake discs without affecting anything when it came to driving it again. Anyone know what it was, or what I can use instead?
• Ford Galaxy (1995 - 2006) - 01 1.9TDi Warning Light on dashboard 4 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  This one isn't shown in my handbook so not sure what it is or what I have done wrong with the brakes. Brakes all work great. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 02 1.2 Why is my car making this noise? 13 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  My car is making a squeeling type noise when I am driving. It is there constantly whilst driving but stops when I apply the brake or turn the steering wheel to the left. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I had a similar noise a few months back but it happened when I applied the brakes. In this instance I had the brake pads and discs replaced.
• Volkswagen Sharan (1995 - 2009) - 2001 1.9 turbo. Headlight and brake warning light 1 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, Could any body tell me whether you have to take the headlight out to change the sidelight lamp, can"t see any other option, strange design. Also the brake pad light came on a while ago, i checked the pads and they were fine. I disconnected the wire to the pads and cleaned it. But the warning light stayed on. Do i need to disconnect the battery to reset this.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 3.0 Hand-brake cable snapped 12 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I'm pretty sure I snapped the hand-brake cable this morning. I pulled it on and heard a snap and sure enough now the lever just flaps around with no resistance. How big a fix is this, what kind of financial hit am I looking at? I can't get it sorted till next week but I still have to do the school run, there's no danger of lose cables trailing out of the back of the car or anything is there?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 TDCi rear hubs and funny noise on braking. 2 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Brand new (a week ago) pads and disks on rear, now when applying brakes get a, well, for want of a better description, plane taking off/whoooshhh sound... do pads need to be bedded in (we do on scoots) the geezer said the calliper might have been shot before he changed the pads/discs.. but said it was fine 'cos he managed to rewind it.. any ideas chap and chappetts?
• Volkswagen Passat (1982 - 1988) - 2003 1.9TDi - warning lights on 12 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a vw passat 1.9 tdi PD, 03 reg. About an hour age during journey starts flashing me warning lamps of anti-lock brake system (abs)and electronic stability program (esp) then after few second glow plugs lamp go on. Since then ABS and ESP lamps are still on and glow plug lamp is flashing. except that car drives and brakes as usualy, but I notice that my brake lights are not working.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1996 1.9 Knocking sound when braking hard? 2 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I have a peugeot 306 turbo diesel 1.9 1996 and i get a knocking sound from the front end whenever i brake with force or go over speed bumps i have just spent alot of money getting it through its mot and am at a loss what to do. does it get to a stage with old cars that noises are compulsory? used to get similar knocking sound on full lock then the steering colum needed tightening.