MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: DarkSideJohn on July 24, 2012, 06:21:06 pm
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Hey folks
Had my mot at the weekend just gone , passed with flying colours , except they noted I would need new front tires as they were rather worn , after inspecting myself I discovered this to be true , so I've got fresh rubber up front
Car feels kinda sluggish , doesn't seem to have that urgency it did before it went in.
In addition I don't feel as confident in the brakes , feels like I have to push the pedal a lot to get a response , vw did note that my rear brakes were worn to 70% could this be it ?
As well as noting they can find no history of a break fluid change
Any ideas folks ?
Cheers
John
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Do mot testers even lift the bonnet? It is more of a useless inspection than anything else. It wouldn't have affected your car mate. :happy2:
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Wats the temperature like up yr way today!?
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Do mot testers even lift the bonnet? It is more of a useless inspection than anything else. It wouldn't have affected your car mate. :happy2:
Probably more of it being in my head to be honest
Could new front rubber , worn rear brakes and unknown brake fluid change affect performance ? or general feel
Wats the temperature like up yr way today!?
Its pretty much around the 25-27 degrees point today , not a welcome change , i prefer the cold myself
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Exactly, and so does a turbo-charged car! :-D
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Check psi in the front tyres as they are new. You'd hope whoever fit them would inflate them to correct psi but if you check at best it'll rule out a potential problem.
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Its more the braking I feel more worried about
feels like I have to press the pedal rather hard to get a response , is this gonna be heat related or should it be a genuine concern ?
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Its more the braking I feel more worried about
feels like I have to press the pedal rather hard to get a response , is this gonna be heat related or should it be a genuine concern ?
May be air trapped in, try pumping the brake pedal with car off until its stiff ! The pedal that is !
The switch on and take a little drive !
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Its more the braking I feel more worried about
feels like I have to press the pedal rather hard to get a response , is this gonna be heat related or should it be a genuine concern ?
May be air trapped in, try pumping the brake pedal with car off until its stiff ! The pedal that is !
The switch on and take a little drive !
Thanks for your suggestion Ree , I'll give that a try in the morning before my short 7 mile commute , hopefully it's nothing to worry about !
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Thank you for your suggestion Ree certainly seemed to work , pumped the brakes first thing , there was like a release of air then the pedal firmed up
Drive to work was a lot more confident , felt more like it use too !
Gonna get the rear brakes replaced at weekend and a brake fluid change as a mater of course
Plus being cooler this morning everything felt soooo much better , dunno what I was fretting about lol
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Hey folks
Had my mot at the weekend just gone , passed with flying colours , except they noted I would need new front tires as they were rather worn , after inspecting myself I discovered this to be true , so I've got fresh rubber up front
....Always put 'fresh rubber' (new tyres) on the back and move your used rubber to the front.
^ Sticky Vicky is SWMBO!