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  • Golf Mk5 2.0L FSI Brake failure - Super hard brake pedal

    I'm back! This time with a more serious issue. Finally had the cars oil leak fixed yesterday and all was looking peachy. And then halfway down the freeway I get a call from my mother saying her brakes have failed...

    She claims that all of a sudden the pedal went really hard and she could get the car to brake at all. I am suspecting that it is a loss of vacuum in the brake booster system, does that sound plausible to you guys? I have a theory that the mechanic has bumped something whilst he was in the engine bay (apparently theres a fair few plastic T pieces that hold the brake boost vacuum and they can break).

    So I was just wondering if anyone has any advice/ diagrams of the vacuum setup for a golf mk5 2.0L FSI (non turbo) engine code BLX so I can do some diagnostics tomorrow?

    Appreciate any help.

    Cheers,
    Max
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    Start at the rubber line into the booster, and work you back to the engine.

    If a vacuum line as been bumped off, it'd probably run a bit crap, too.
    '07 Transporter 1.9 TDI
    '01 Beetle 2.0

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      Vacuum line melted on the metal pipe that runs to the right of the head. Anyone know where it's meant to attach to? There is a whole line that runs from the back of the engine bay to the front with a weird valve of some sort in between. It's just sitting loose at the moment because it appears the mechanic didn't put it back in the right place.
      Current: 2007 Black Magic GTI - APR Stage 2, Carbonio intake, APR downpipe and catback exhaust, RNS510, Bi-Xenons, Custom Red Leather Interior, Tow Bar, Racks and Parking Sensors
      Previous: Absolute Red 2000 S3 8L - Stage 1 Custom Code
      Previous: 1997 Black Magic VR6 - CX Racings, BFI Stealthlines, Chipped ECU, Genie Extractors, Thule 404s, Fairing, Suitcase delete with hotdog.

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