Braking fault?
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Hi. Difficult one this. On my xtype diesel when switching off the engine I have always had quite a healthy residual amount of vac for the brakes. So much so I could back the car down my sloping drive with the engine off for a while before the brakes gave out. Car was in for full service yesterday and when I got home I discovered that as soon as the engine stops I have instantly no brakes, nothing, and the pedal becomes solid. With the engine running the brakes are as normal.
Any suggestions please.
Any suggestions please.
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DUNKS, I would be looking at the line between the intake and the brake booster. If that line develops a crack between the booster and the bulge in the line (which is a check valve), it will cause what you are seeing as the built up vacuum can then escape. If it isn't that, then you may have a small hole in your brake booster diaphragm which would then require you to replace the brake booster.
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