Polo brakes 2002 any ideas?

[dTEA]

Right hope somone can help. My brother is running my mothers old polo and the brakes are mad spongy. The servo was changed and for a while the ABS stayed on but it went in to the dealership to sort.

Interestingly they had a load of the parts in stock?

The fluid reservoir is full to the very top...is/was there ever a maximum level on these reservoirs?

It's a 2002 1.4 16v engine code I can't figure but I'll get a pic later of the sticker if needed.

[dTEA]

Seriously no one with any ideas? They were bled and rebled all to no difference at all. No one with any ideas?

[danny_p]

some abs systems can take a lot of bleeding and have to be done in specific way

[Diamond Hell]

Plus check for any fluid leaks at each wheel and around the master cylinder, including the carpet in the footwell etc.

Resevoir should be between min and max indicators on the side of the container.

[s-l-i-x]

I had an 02 polo and the brakes were spongy. I seeked help but was told by a few people that it was normal... Just my 2 pennies 

[dTEA]

I had an 02 polo and the brakes were spongy. I seeked help but was told by a few people that it was normal... Just my 2 pennies 

They were proper sharp before the cylinder failed. So not normal IMO.

Plus check for any fluid leaks at each wheel and around the master cylinder, including the carpet in the footwell etc.

Resevoir should be between min and max indicators on the side of the container.

No leaks at all, BUT the reservoir is almost overflowing which didn't look right? Could that be the cause?

[johnson6672]

Too much shouldn't cause sponginess, if the brakes are anything like mk4 golf ones they are a pain to get right, trust me, have a look in the mk4 section in the maint and info bit, there is a guide for mk4 ones.

[snifferdog]

my girlfriends polo has spongey brakes too!! It is a bit older than yours (1999) but i changed all the discs and pads and bled the system and they were still the same, ive decided that polos just have crap brakes!

[dTEA]

my girlfriends polo has spongey brakes too!! It is a bit older than yours (1999) but i changed all the discs and pads and bled the system and they were still the same, ive decided that polos just have crap brakes!

man...this is not right...these were soooo sharp previously, until the failure, and i reckon its still the set up.  DH's comments still seem right, but my bro's call.

[snifferdog]

ahhh i see, its noticabley different then! Cant help you there then mate.