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NikTheGeek

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Took my front brakes off to replace them - who knew they were different to the rear :) Anyway, I only had rear pads. But I cleaned them up and cleaned the stiff callipers and put them all back together again. I need new disks, they have a massive lip.

Put some Wynns Gold Injector treatment in. It may be snake oil, it may change the octane rating of the fuel, but I got it cheap with a trade card!

Took it for a 50 mile run on the motorway. Including the slow stop start to get to the motorway and to get back home again, I got just under 26 mpg. Mainly 28 on the motorway - topping out at 30 at one point. But dropping off as soon as I was on any sort of hill.

So there you go. Brakes? They didn't get warm this time so I think it was brakes. I think maybe I had a sticking one. It did pull under braking. Or injectors?

Its too early, I'll keep an eye on it. 50 miles is still quite a short run. But things are looking up :)

Nik
 

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NikTheGeek said:
Took my front brakes off to replace them - who knew they were different to the rear :) Anyway, I only had rear pads. But I cleaned them up and cleaned the stiff callipers and put them all back together again. I need new disks, they have a massive lip.

Put some Wynns Gold Injector treatment in. It may be snake oil, it may change the octane rating of the fuel, but I got it cheap with a trade card!

Took it for a 50 mile run on the motorway. Including the slow stop start to get to the motorway and to get back home again, I got just under 26 mpg. Mainly 28 on the motorway - topping out at 30 at one point. But dropping off as soon as I was on any sort of hill.

So there you go. Brakes? They didn't get warm this time so I think it was brakes. I think maybe I had a sticking one. It did pull under braking. Or injectors?

Its too early, I'll keep an eye on it. 50 miles is still quite a short run. But things are looking up :)

Nik
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Without doubt brakes:)
 
You don't want to be raising the octane rating of diesel Nik mate. High octane fuel resists compression ignition. Not exactly what you want in a diesel. :):):)
 
NikTheGeek said:
Took my front brakes off to replace them - who knew they were different to the rear :) Anyway, I only had rear pads. But I cleaned them up and cleaned the stiff callipers and put them all back together again. I need new disks, they have a massive lip.
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Put discs, pads and sliding pins on mine for £230. Ok they were Brembo but fir everything couldn't argue. Bloody good brakes too.:):)
 
Clap clap,guess you don't know what binding brakes feel like , now you cleaned the sliders and spun the wheels did you learn something. ?
 
defender300td1 said:
Clap clap,guess you don't know what binding brakes feel like , now you cleaned the sliders and spun the wheels did you learn something. ?
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Check the simple stuff first? Listen to you lot? There's a list :)

But to be fair, I was led down the garden path by unplugging my MAP and MAF and it making no difference - and the diagnostics with their -38.88'c. I'll just ignore the complicated stuff...

Nik
 
NikTheGeek said:
Check the simple stuff first? Listen to you lot? There's a list :)

But to be fair, I was led down the garden path by unplugging my MAP and MAF and it making no difference - and the diagnostics with their -38.88'c. I'll just ignore the complicated stuff...

Nik
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Nick I meant by the brakes yesterday you said you checked and they were not binding, well you said they spin but not a lot because that they are heavy now you know ;) don't matter how heavy they are they should spin!
 
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defender300td1 said:
Nick I meant by the brakes yesterday you said you checked and the were not binding, well you said they spin but not a lot because that are heavy now you know ;) don't matter how heavy they are they should spin!
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Ah, ok :)

Yes, they turned, but when you tried to spin them, they stopped almost straight away and you could hear rubbing/scraping. Now they spin a lot more freely.

But... I think I might need new callipers as the rubbers have split and the pistons are full of dirt, grit and gunge. I cleaned them, but unless I can just get the rubbers, they've had it...

Nik
 
NikTheGeek said:
Ah, ok :)

Yes, they turned, but when you tried to spin them, they stopped almost straight away and you could hear rubbing/scraping. Now they spin a lot more freely.

But... I think I might need new callipers as the rubbers have split and the pistons are full of dirt, grit and gunge. I cleaned them, but unless I can just get the rubbers, they've had it...

Nik
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You can but the pistons will be pitted now you, can get a complete rebuild kit as well including pistons,but to be honest at £30 odd pounds a caliper its hardly worth it get new ;)
 
dogsbody said:
Yup - Island 4x4 Britpart calipers £33.33 + VAT
or OEM £100.00 + VAT
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It's dead obvious its been binding when you see the lip. The disk is almost paper thin and has a lip of a good few millimeters!! I'm surprised it passed it's last MOT it's that bad. Good job I checked :)

Nik
 
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