Karl702123
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Hello All,
I had a brake pump failure on my P38 a couple of days ago and I was just wondering if the accumilator as well as the pump is broken. Prior to failure, the pump was making a sort of sucking noise which continued while the engine was off. It also made the same noise while driving, but not all the time. Brakes were fine for about 100 miles before failing.
I also noticed something which might have contributed to the failure, so if anyone is a real tech expert I'd like an opinion on this...
Firstly, I,ve had very little use of my Rangie over the last few months (since MOT). It was MOT'd a couple of months ago and it needed new brake lines to pass. The garage carried out the work and the Rangie passed. But I noticed yesterday that they filled the brake fluid well above the max marker - to the top of the reservoir in fact. I'll not be able to do anything about it now, but if this could have contributed to the failure, then I will complain and never go back to that garage! It seems like a no brainer of a mistake to make from a place that have a reputation for repairing Land Rovers and should have noticed this.
I had a brake pump failure on my P38 a couple of days ago and I was just wondering if the accumilator as well as the pump is broken. Prior to failure, the pump was making a sort of sucking noise which continued while the engine was off. It also made the same noise while driving, but not all the time. Brakes were fine for about 100 miles before failing.
I also noticed something which might have contributed to the failure, so if anyone is a real tech expert I'd like an opinion on this...
Firstly, I,ve had very little use of my Rangie over the last few months (since MOT). It was MOT'd a couple of months ago and it needed new brake lines to pass. The garage carried out the work and the Rangie passed. But I noticed yesterday that they filled the brake fluid well above the max marker - to the top of the reservoir in fact. I'll not be able to do anything about it now, but if this could have contributed to the failure, then I will complain and never go back to that garage! It seems like a no brainer of a mistake to make from a place that have a reputation for repairing Land Rovers and should have noticed this.
