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HELP ME PLEASE
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:21 pm
by sian-e
firstly id like to sai helloooo
im a newbiee to this....and yes im a girl aswell.
and at the moment my polo is duin my head in...ABS light will not go off and the back breaks are perminantly on bit confused, any suggestions??
thankss
Sian-e
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:59 pm
by Tim_GTi
What car du have?
Has it been off the road for a while? Leaving the handbrake on for a couple of weeks can cause the brakes to seize
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:13 pm
by sian-e
well i brought it off the bloke 2 doors down road..was sat on his drive bout 3 week.but since then my dads been running it 5 days a week...rite gutted
hmmmmm duno wot to do now
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:15 pm
by Tim_GTi
What car is it? What model and year?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:07 pm
by sian-e
urm....
dunoooo lol onli 1litre tho..and its W reg 2000 i think.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:11 pm
by Tim_GTi
Probably a mark5 then, is it the same shape as mine? (the car in my sig).
If so, the ABS light is a common fault. It's very often just a sensor. GEt a garage to run it through vagcom to find out where the faults coming from, replace that sensor (small money) then see if that helps
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:14 pm
by sian-e
yeah same as your got no back doors tho....
yeah ill try that.
my dad nippd it to his mate whos are loacal mechanic but duno wot he sed but ill suggest that tho
thanksssss
Re: HELP ME PLEASE
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:41 pm
by RUM4MO
sian-e wrote:firstly id like to sai helloooo
im a newbiee to this....and yes im a girl aswell.
and at the moment my polo is duin my head in...ABS light will not go off and the back breaks are perminantly on bit confused, any suggestions??
thankss Sian-e
I think that you will find that the handbrake levers on the rear brake shoes have seized. Its probably easier to buy a set of new shoes from Euro Car Parts or some other after market place SBP ones at ECP only cost £33.03 if you change the fitting kit as well (shoes are only £19 +VAT). Easy enough to change - you will need new hub nuts as well £12.55 I think.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:37 am
by sian-e
ohh rite ill have to tell my dad all this when he takes it to the garage
then he will pay aswell lol
cheers
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:42 pm
by RUM4MO
sian-e wrote:ohh rite ill have to tell my dad all this when he takes it to the garage
then he will pay aswell lol cheers
Hummm, daughters eh! I must remind mine to hand over the money I forked out for fixing her Ibiza brakes - front AND rear!!
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:32 pm
by sian-e
aww treat her
u would be lost without her..
and she will be rite happy if you do lol.
ive left the handbreak off mine for a bit and leavin it in garage
upset tho. onli thought this hapend to FIATS