Brakes

[JToh]

:angry: Collected the car from its second annual service from Browne's (dealer in South London) at a cost of

[Masked Marauder]

Quite simply because they have not done the fluid change correctly and introduced air into the system.

 

This could be because they let the system run dry whilst changing the fluid, or they used fluid that was contaminated or had become aerated.

 

The fluid needs to be changed every two years because the fluid both degrades with age, and can absorb water from the atmosphere. That water then corrodes the inside of brake components and so changing the fluid is preventative maintenance.

 

There are people who insist that the boiling point of the fluid should be checked and only topped up if required, but at what point in the system do the recover the fluid for the boiling point check from?

[JToh]

:angry: Thanks for the informative reply Masked Marauder! Now I know I'll see what the dealer has to say!