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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jasonpi on 05 August 2005, 07:54
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What a bloody trip just got in at 7.30am after leaving 12pm yesterday. what can i say the 16 vavlve is very quick indeed enjoyed the ride back but coz i drove the car so hard i had a slight problem and i am hoping some of you have come accross it before. coming to a round about and the brake pedal goes to the floor :sad: little or no brakes pull over check them out no fluid no stopping power f**k all but notice the engine bays soaking not of oil but brake fluids me thinks.
anyway i start pumping the brake trying to get something then all of the sudden smoke when i press the brake and its coming from the gearbox side :huh: has anyone seen this and is it an easy fix?
sorry if i sound dumb but i need coffee and sleep
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jason i think i might be able to shed some light, if you check through all the reciepts etc, i think it had new brake pipes etc for its mot in march, im wondering if one of the unions where they fit to the bulk head has come loose??? i think this is where the problem must be as you describe 'smoke' this must be where when you press the brake pedal a spray of brake fluid its going onto the hot exhaust manifold, hence the smoke.
hopefully it will be a case of tightening it up etc, topping up the fluid and then bleeding the brakes!!!
Gaz
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right put a bottle of brake fluid in just to see and its gone straight through!! in less then 30 seconds if it is the union would it piss out that quick?? help i want to go out and about
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You just gotta find the leak 1st mate then ask us and we may be able to help out better.
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In the meantime be carful of your paintwork if you've got brake fluid spraying out everywhere! Wouldn't want to ruin some lovely oak green paint ;) (I'm assuming it's Gaz's oakie you bought)
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As he said clean any paintwork that has brake fluid on as its corrosive.
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It might aswell have brake fluid/nitromors on the bottle.
Didn't notice a couple of splashes on the wing of my last 8v when I was bleeding the brakes. Next thing I knew the were loads of little bubbles along the top of the wing, always put something over the wing now.
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Follow all the metal pipes from under the brake servo to where the disapear under the car, might be tricky with all that engine in the way :grin:
Then get underneath and follow them to the front calipers and then the rears, you'll soon find the source of the leak!
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thanx 4 replying guys was a busted brake pipe fixed now :wink: