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Title: 2.5 td excessive travel in brake pedal
Post by: torqueflyte on 14 July 2010, 15:12:57: Hello,
i have just purchased a low mileage 2000 2.5 tdcd and feel that there is a lot of travel in the brake pedal before anything happens, we have checked pads ,discs and hoses and all are ok and the pedal does not pump up. Any suggestions would be much appreciated ,thanks.
Title: Re: 2.5 td excessive travel in brake pedal
Post by: hoofing it on 14 July 2010, 15:19:38: it might be the case of getting used to a new car my pedal goes down about 1/4 before it starts breaking.
gently put preasure on the pedal and keep it there( with engine running) and feel for the pedal slowly going down if it doesn't move its ok :y
Title: Re: 2.5 td excessive travel in brake pedal
Post by: henryd on 14 July 2010, 15:34:09: Quote
Hello,
i have just purchased a low mileage 2000 2.5 tdcd and feel that there is a lot of travel in the brake pedal before anything happens, we have checked pads ,discs and hoses and all are ok and the pedal does not pump up. Any suggestions would be much appreciated ,thanks.

mine was like this when I got it but had been laid up for a few months,I replaced all the pads and carried out a fluid change and this improved it considerably
Title: Re: 2.5 td excessive travel in brake pedal
Post by: torqueflyte on 14 July 2010, 16:07:08: Hello Thanks for the speedy replies , the brake pedal pressure is good and the brakes themselves are v strong and balanced i ll try bleeding and see if there is an improvement
Title: Re: 2.5 td excessive travel in brake pedal
Post by: dad1uk on 15 July 2010, 07:44:26: If the brake fluid is dirty, then a fluid change wouldn't hurt. It may just solve your problem and doesn't cost a fortune.