Diesel braking problem
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Diesel braking problem
When I'm driving around town at speeds no more than 30mph, but really usually much lower than that, and with a lot of stop start in traffic, my brakes work perfectly. 3 days ago I went out of town and after driving for a couple of miles at about 50-60mph I needed to brake approaching a junction.Not a hard brake, just gently to slow down, but the brake pedal felt hard and there was limited brake effect, as if the engine was off. Once I reached a slower speed the brakes came back. This happened twice more once I reached a speed greater than 50mph. Any ideas?
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I don't really know why it would change with speed as it is dependent on vacuum but I would look at your brake booster.... That is the only thing that I see possibly changing on how fast you are going and being intermittent. Other people here will know much more than I though.
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It happened suddenly and disappeared when I slowed down. The re-occurred again whn I sped up. This is the opposite of what you might expect? It was serviced a month ago and passed the annual MOT (safety test)
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Yes, I agree, but it's illogical because the pump is driven by engine speed, so I could be doing 30mph at 2000rpm in 2nd or 60mph at 2000rpm in 5th. It's a conundrum.
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Im gonna report this thread for two reason. Too have it moved to advanced tech since you have a diesel and to get it more views. Im not sure personally how the diesel system works. Trying to think about the diesel vans I've driven. Well get you some answers yet.
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