Vw Golf Brake System

[Ayad Zubair]

HI Expertise (GOLF GTI MK4)

i changed my Rear suspension along with the lower arm bushes,so had to remove the whole arm off to replace it .so had to disconnect the rear brake lines aswell. once everything is over and done as it was before, but by mistakenly the guy @ the garage had mixed dot 3 brake oil instead of dot 4.after knowing it before moving the car they flushed the line with dot 4 oil and filled with dot 4 oil the left all the air in all foer lines. but even after doing it the pedal didnt come up though it is very low down,as a advice i kept the car whole day parked and did start 2 to 3 times n pumped it but didn't feel any change. so drove to office in the morning from dehiwala to townhall, i feel a mini change it has come up a bit like.i kindly need an advice. thxs

Edited August 8, 2011 by Ayad Zubair

[harshansenadhir]

HI Expertise (GOLF GTI MK4)

i changed my Rear suspension along with the lower arm bushes,so had to remove the whole arm off to replace it .so had to disconnect the rear brake lines aswell. once everything is over and done as it was before, but by mistakenly the guy @ the garage had mixed dot 3 brake oil instead of dot 4.after knowing it before moving the car they flushed the line with dot 4 oil and filled with dot 4 oil the left all the air in all foer lines. but even after doing it the pedal didnt come up though it is very low down,as a advice i kept the car whole day parked and did start 2 to 3 times n pumped it but didn't feel any change. so drove to office in the morning from dehiwala to townhall, i feel a mini change it has come up a bit like.i kindly need an advice. thxs

does the pedal comes up when you pedal few times at raw? then when you keep pressing it, do you feel it goes further slowly towards the firewall/floor? If you answered Yes to both questions, there are still some air bubbles inside.

Sounds like you have gone to non-golf/Euro expert, no offense but that's the first step of ruining that beauty I feel.

[Ayad Zubair]

does the pedal comes up when you pedal few times at raw? then when you keep pressing it, do you feel it goes further slowly towards the firewall/floor? If you answered Yes to both questions, there are still some air bubbles inside.

Sounds like you have gone to non-golf/Euro expert, no offense but that's the first step of ruining that beauty I feel.

yes is the answer -ya non euro but a good guy does good jobs any advice

Edited August 8, 2011 by Ayad Zubair

[harshansenadhir]

yes i the answer -ya non euro but a good guy does good job any advice

Did he bleed from all 4 points and also from the master pump itself? since it's a complete flush of fluids a thorough bleeding is required unless you used a bleeding machine.

Only suspicion is air inside the system as you didn't touch the disks.

[Ayad Zubair]

ya all 4 point rear n front but not the pump

[harshansenadhir]

ya all 4 point rear n front but not the pump

best would be to ask him to re-confirm there's no air bubbles in the system and ask whether it's require to bleed close to the pump as I've seen this is required in certain tandem type pumps where dual circuits are being operated.

[Supra_Natural]

yes is the answer -ya non euro but a good guy does good jobs any advice

YMMV of course, but with these cars it ALWAYS pays to take them to someone who knows how they work. Im sure your mechanic is a "good guy" but since when has ANY mechanic in SL admitted that something is beyond his scope? They will ALWAYS say "Mahaththaya, karala balamu" and in the case of VW's and most other euro cars that is often a recipe for disaster.

In the long term, it makes MUCH more sense to go to someone who specializes in them.... Unless of course you want the thing to turn into money pit that will quickly drive you loony!

[CyRaX]

My advise is to show her to someone else,the members may guide you to a VW expert.As it was the mechanic's fault he may try to cover up the seriousness,so it will be better to show it to someone else.And see what has actuall happend.Just my 2cents

[Ayad Zubair]

My advise is to show her to someone else,the members may guide you to a VW expert.As it was the mechanic's fault he may try to cover up the seriousness,so it will be better to show it to someone else.And see what has actuall happend.Just my 2cents

suggest a place please

[Ayad Zubair]

finally i got it back to normal and found out a method manually

[harshansenadhir]

finally i got it back to normal and found out a method manually

way to go with Euros, handling repairs / maintenance by yourself than giving it to a makabass who would destroy the thing.

What have you done BTW?

[VWvortex]

Hope you stick to a specialist mechanic in the future...don't ruin a nice car

[Ayad Zubair]

Yes i will stick to a specialist mechanic in the future thxs -

what i did was

1. Drained all the oil

2. Filled new oil pumped it well

3.started bleeding generally on all 4lines

4.And then started bleeding from 1 - left rear

2 - right rear

3 - left front

4- right front

so by using this method kept on bleeding like 3 - 4 times and then the pedal came up as it was before

Guys recommend place to tune her

[harshansenadhir]

Yes i will stick to a specialist mechanic in the future thxs -

what i did was

1. Drained all the oil

2. Filled new oil pumped it well

3.started bleeding generally on all 4lines

4.And then started bleeding from 1 - left rear

2 - right rear

3 - left front

4- right front

so by using this method kept on bleeding like 3 - 4 times and then the pedal came up as it was before

Guys recommend place to tune her

Great, and if your guy couldn't do at much as you have done, no two words, you should change the fella

one small tip in bleeding brake systems, use a plastic/rubber tube which can be attached to the bleeding nipple along with an emptry brake oil container. Helps a handy, cleaner job and minimizes risks of brake oil contaminating with paint or chassis/underbody.

[Supra_Natural]

Yes i will stick to a specialist mechanic in the future thxs -

what i did was

1. Drained all the oil

2. Filled new oil pumped it well

3.started bleeding generally on all 4lines

4.And then started bleeding from 1 - left rear

2 - right rear

3 - left front

4- right front

so by using this method kept on bleeding like 3 - 4 times and then the pedal came up as it was before

Guys recommend place to tune her

Glad you managed to get it sorted, good job!

dude, I've already posted the contact details of a specialist in the other thread... you said you had gone there... curious as to whether you had any problems with the service since I know them pretty well and can pass along any complaints you may have.

Edited August 10, 2011 by Supra_Natural

[Ayad Zubair]

Machang we never knew this will happen . mean wile the idea was mine and guided his labors to do so while i was watching it - he does repairs on my family members japan vehicals so far everything was fine n good job and a good buddy of mine.

ya i had see that method as you mentioned .

[harshansenadhir]

Machang we never knew this will happen . mean wile the idea was mine and guided his labors to do so while i was watching it - he does repairs on my family members japan vehicals so far everything was fine n good job and a good buddy of mine.

ya i had see that method as you mentioned .

Hope Supra's advise will not be in vain, if I was you, I'd obtain help from the friend based on his competency. End of the day, you'll lose the quality of the vehicle and friendship both, if anything goes wrong, trust me I've burnt my finger in this, so to speak.

[Ayad Zubair]

lol

[MasterDon]

My advise is to show her to someone else,the members may guide you to a VW expert.As it was the mechanic's fault he may try to cover up the seriousness,so it will be better to show it to someone else.And see what has actuall happend.Just my 2cents

LOL your just saying what supra and others already said...please,in the future keep your 2 cents...you worthless piece of ****!

[CyRaX]

LOL your just saying what supra and others already said...please,in the future keep your 2 cents...you worthless piece of ****!

No I can understand what type of a family you come from,so I wont waste my time taking advices from a piece of ****

[Ayad Zubair]

hey hey guyz no f*** busniess here lol

[CyRaX]

Yeah sorry for this crap,but we must know that there are cardboard heroes even in public forums like this.Really sad.

[Watchman]

Yeah sorry for this crap,but we must know that there are cardboard heroes even in public forums like this.Really sad.

You're right machang.. lots of cardboard heroes. We are giving all of them a chance to show us their skillz in our secret drag championship. You can challenge Mr.cardboard and show him who's the man. He thinks he's a big shot cos he ridez a honda juloja. But he doesnt know to drive properly even. He drives like an old aunty. I'm sure he wont show up.

But CyRaX machang, you HAVE to come. Its going to be a rocking night!

Please sign up!

[CyRaX]

Well watchman I'll be more than happy if the good old days come to life again.And mate if you were thinking that I was trying to be a big shot replying in this manner,I was only defending my self from a guy who tried bashing me in filth with no reason in a previous thread.What he said was that he was having fun when Peri asked him.Just wanted to get things straight.And I'll try my best to be there,currently stucked because of studies

Edited August 11, 2011 by CyRaX

[MasterDon]

Yeah sorry for this crap,but we must know that there are cardboard heroes even in public forums like this.Really sad.

Yes I know.It is very sad...so why are you still here?

You're right machang.. lots of cardboard heroes. We are giving all of them a chance to show us their skillz in our secret drag championship. You can challenge Mr.cardboard and show him who's the man. He thinks he's a big shot cos he ridez a honda juloja. But he doesnt know to drive properly even. He drives like an old aunty. I'm sure he wont show up.

OK THATS IT!!! You've insulted my Junda for the last time.I challenge you to a drag...your Junda versus my Junda...lets see who comes out on top.remember to bring some good rubber.