dumbledore
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Hi there!
I got a Freelander last December. That's my first car, and I'm quite happy with it as I find it perfectly suitable for my needs - I live in a rural hilly area and there's a quarter of a mile of dirt road to go, so it's indeed most adequate. And it sort of suits my driving style (though obviously I'm still learning) as well.
The car is a 1999 Freelander with a diesel 2.0l Rover engine.
I've been feeling the brakes lose responsiveness in the last couple of months. It's never been drastic, but now they need to be depressed quite some way before they start taking effect. It's as though I've lost the soft path of the pedal, that I use for decelerating, and I have to go directly to the last bit the I use only so often when I have to make a quicker stop. The pedal feels sort of useless - a lot of motion only to need to press it really low and really hard. The car does stop fine, but it's a bit like there's no servo. However, there's no problem with power steering - the wheel turns easily when the car is not moving.
I had the front brake discs and pads replaced in January, and the brake fluid replaced in February.
I did check - break fluid's to the top.
One thing of interest is that the power-steering fluid was just above the 'min' point when the engine was cold, and after going back from the village shop, when the engine was still hot, it was half an inch higher...
I'm attaching a pic of the break pedal if it might be of interest. I'm really curious what that thing on the right hand side is... it appears to be kind of greasy.
Any ideas and suggestions would be highly appreciated!
Thanks!
I got a Freelander last December. That's my first car, and I'm quite happy with it as I find it perfectly suitable for my needs - I live in a rural hilly area and there's a quarter of a mile of dirt road to go, so it's indeed most adequate. And it sort of suits my driving style (though obviously I'm still learning) as well.
The car is a 1999 Freelander with a diesel 2.0l Rover engine.
I've been feeling the brakes lose responsiveness in the last couple of months. It's never been drastic, but now they need to be depressed quite some way before they start taking effect. It's as though I've lost the soft path of the pedal, that I use for decelerating, and I have to go directly to the last bit the I use only so often when I have to make a quicker stop. The pedal feels sort of useless - a lot of motion only to need to press it really low and really hard. The car does stop fine, but it's a bit like there's no servo. However, there's no problem with power steering - the wheel turns easily when the car is not moving.
I had the front brake discs and pads replaced in January, and the brake fluid replaced in February.
I did check - break fluid's to the top.
One thing of interest is that the power-steering fluid was just above the 'min' point when the engine was cold, and after going back from the village shop, when the engine was still hot, it was half an inch higher...
I'm attaching a pic of the break pedal if it might be of interest. I'm really curious what that thing on the right hand side is... it appears to be kind of greasy.
Any ideas and suggestions would be highly appreciated!
Thanks!