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Hi all,
I hopped into my 2002 S2 yesterday having not run it for a week and a half, during which time the car was garaged. Half a mile down the road I noticed the brake pedal wasn't firming up as it usually does after a few pumps. As I pushed it harder the pedal slowly but surely went down to the stop, with very little braking force applied to the car. The sensation was one of treading on a leaky tyre or air mattress and forcing the air out of it.
I nursed the car back home with very little braking ability. Under the front service panels the brake fluid reservoir was (and still is) full, but there's a hissing sound of escaping air and vapour when the pedal is pumped.
Before I go diving in with spanners, does that sound familiar to anyone - is it predictable which seal / brake line/ other component has failed?
Thanks all,
Ollie
I hopped into my 2002 S2 yesterday having not run it for a week and a half, during which time the car was garaged. Half a mile down the road I noticed the brake pedal wasn't firming up as it usually does after a few pumps. As I pushed it harder the pedal slowly but surely went down to the stop, with very little braking force applied to the car. The sensation was one of treading on a leaky tyre or air mattress and forcing the air out of it.
I nursed the car back home with very little braking ability. Under the front service panels the brake fluid reservoir was (and still is) full, but there's a hissing sound of escaping air and vapour when the pedal is pumped.
Before I go diving in with spanners, does that sound familiar to anyone - is it predictable which seal / brake line/ other component has failed?
Thanks all,
Ollie