I have a C8, and the braking on it seems to be a little lacking. Dont get me wrong, it stops ok, but you seem to have to press the pedal a good bit before it gets past the light braking stage if you know what i mean.
Maybe its supposed to be like that, i have nothing to compare it to as i,ve never had a citroen before.
I was going to check the colour of the brake fluid (to get an idea of age), but isnt it in a bloody hard place to get to!!
What do other C8 owners think out there?
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Re: Poor braking maybe?
Could be the servo at fault, possibly due to lack of vacuum, check the pipe for leaks especially the connections.
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Re: Poor braking maybe?
Our Peugeot 807, which is off the same production line as your C8 needs a very light foot on the brake. Obviously not not in the same league as either my old BX or Xantia, but better than my current Xsara and most other cars /vans / MPV's I've driven. So I'd have to agree with Peter's reply that the servo isn't doing it's job.
I see from your other posts you are doing the cambelt, so I'm hoping you know about the premature belt snap issue. If not you need check it has a rainwater diverter fitted under the coolant tank. Lot's of links on google, for example: http://www.peugeotcentral.co.uk/ftopic- ... c&&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I see from your other posts you are doing the cambelt, so I'm hoping you know about the premature belt snap issue. If not you need check it has a rainwater diverter fitted under the coolant tank. Lot's of links on google, for example: http://www.peugeotcentral.co.uk/ftopic- ... c&&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Most late Dispatch vans seem to have that. We looks into it on one, new pads/discs/shoes/hoses and bled brakes and didnt resolve it. Brakes stop fine, passes the mot but the pedals seem to feel a bit "low". Could be 1 of "those" things
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Thanks fo rthe replies all, i'll have to check the VIN when i get a chance.
I did not know about that, not had the car that long.
I'll have a look around the net so I can check what i need to look for with the rainwater diverter, not sure what it would look like.
miked wrote: I see from your other posts you are doing the cambelt, so I'm hoping you know about the premature belt snap issue. If not you need check it has a rainwater diverter fitted under the coolant tank. Lot's of links on google, for example: http://www.peugeotcentral.co.uk/ftopic- ... c&&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I did not know about that, not had the car that long.
I'll have a look around the net so I can check what i need to look for with the rainwater diverter, not sure what it would look like.
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That link does not pay much about the water issue, it refers to a wet belt once I think, but not much more. I'll keep looking around.miked wrote: http://www.peugeotcentral.co.uk/ftopic- ... c&&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Poor braking maybe?
The linkage across to the servo has an adjustment in it.If its the same as a dispatch its behind a black pulloff cover on the bulkhead where the linkage comes through.Removing some of the free play cured one dispatch we hadin.If the servo needs changing its an awful job-might be easiest to take engine out.When Ilooked up the instructions on Citroen service item 1 said remove power unit.
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MonkeyMark wrote:That link does not pay much about the water issue, it refers to a wet belt once I think, but not much more. I'll keep looking around.miked wrote: http://www.peugeotcentral.co.uk/ftopic- ... c&&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
No worries, i've found more information on this.
The peugeot's part number is 824871, not sure if it's the same for Citroen. Snet a couple of dealers an email to ask if they have them as i cant seem to find it for sale anywhere on the net.
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artdjones wrote:The linkage across to the servo has an adjustment in it.If its the same as a dispatch its behind a black pulloff cover on the bulkhead where the linkage comes through.Removing some of the free play cured one dispatch we hadin.If the servo needs changing its an awful job-might be easiest to take engine out.When Ilooked up the instructions on Citroën service item 1 said remove power unit.
Cheers, i'll have a look at that. Dont fancy taking the engine out, no hoist available, so i'll hope a pad and fluid change will improve it somewhat.
Any recommendations for brands of pads?
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PDF about the drip tray and where it goes here: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 0DzPrRYkgg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Much appreciated.miked wrote:PDF about the drip tray and where it goes here: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 0DzPrRYkgg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I would have been looking for something much smaller. Will have a quick check tonight that it has not already had one fitted (not noticed one, but then again wasn't really looking for one). A couple of places can order one in for me for £20.
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