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This may concern quite a few people regarding lock-down.
My Peugeot Boxer (39K miles) recently had a recall come up. The brake pipes needed checking by the Main Peugeot Dealer. As it turned out they were fine. However, as per normal Main Dealer practice they ran a quick check around the vehicle. Whist the vehicle appears fine they did point out that the Brake Disk (Disks not shoes) would need changing soon.
Heres what they said
1 - All Brake Disks worn
2 - Probable cause - vehicle left standing for some time, (its quite common).
3 - MOT advisory (immediate action not required).
As a totally different Main Dealer once told me that my car's disks were badly worn when in fact they had plenty of life I therefore decided to get a second opinion from my local garage that I have trusted for years. Without telling them what the Main Dealer said I casually asked him to check the Disks and was a bit taken back by just how similar his diagnoses was to the main dealer.
Here's pretty much what he said
1 - All your Brake Disks are worn
2 - Its probably caused by your vehicle being left standing for some time, we see this a lot (as he pointed to the rust lower down the disk).
3 - Its a MOT advisory I would book it in for work by May.
Moral of this story is always carry an air-freshener in your van. Actually don’t leave your vehicle standing idle for a long time. I know its never a good idea and I would have said running the engine once in a while is a good thing but if you haven't got a great set of Disks on your van then look after them. Mine didn’t move for a few months. It would have been wise to take it a short run every so often.
Time for a pot of tea and a Chocolate Hobnob.
My Peugeot Boxer (39K miles) recently had a recall come up. The brake pipes needed checking by the Main Peugeot Dealer. As it turned out they were fine. However, as per normal Main Dealer practice they ran a quick check around the vehicle. Whist the vehicle appears fine they did point out that the Brake Disk (Disks not shoes) would need changing soon.
Heres what they said
1 - All Brake Disks worn
2 - Probable cause - vehicle left standing for some time, (its quite common).
3 - MOT advisory (immediate action not required).
As a totally different Main Dealer once told me that my car's disks were badly worn when in fact they had plenty of life I therefore decided to get a second opinion from my local garage that I have trusted for years. Without telling them what the Main Dealer said I casually asked him to check the Disks and was a bit taken back by just how similar his diagnoses was to the main dealer.
Here's pretty much what he said
1 - All your Brake Disks are worn
2 - Its probably caused by your vehicle being left standing for some time, we see this a lot (as he pointed to the rust lower down the disk).
3 - Its a MOT advisory I would book it in for work by May.
Moral of this story is always carry an air-freshener in your van. Actually don’t leave your vehicle standing idle for a long time. I know its never a good idea and I would have said running the engine once in a while is a good thing but if you haven't got a great set of Disks on your van then look after them. Mine didn’t move for a few months. It would have been wise to take it a short run every so often.
Time for a pot of tea and a Chocolate Hobnob.
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