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POE
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no brakes

Post by POE » Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:53 pm

were shall i start ,renewed all brake pipes ,removed all abs wheel sensors,and having great difficulty bleeding ,seems to work ok for a few minutes then crap again ,fluid reservoir rises considerably after i pump brakes a few times ,could this mean lots of air in system?,warning light comes on also after pumping pedal,pedal goes hard with ignition off as should then other times wont and feels spongy,abs sensor on righthand rear faulty would this cause above problems HOPE NOT TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN ........help :cry:
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Post by robkendall » Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:55 pm

needs bleeding badly by the sounds of things...would be the first thing to check anyways.

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Post by POE » Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:01 pm

hi , i've bled it about four times, and works okish for about five miutes then crap again ,possible leak in system??
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Re: no brakes

Post by johnh0112 » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:35 pm

Hey!

I have the same problem on my 1989 480 Turbo, Have you found a solution?

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Re: no brakes

Post by glasgowjim » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:26 pm

John they posted 4 years ago.

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Re: no brakes

Post by T850 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:29 pm

Do you happen to have an ABS MKII-unit? With the small high-pressure-reservoir next to the almost triangular brake fluid reservoir?
If so, the bleeding procedure for these is kinda different.
Read it up in the original Volvo repair manual if you have access to these. If not, please consider going to a Volvo specialist or someone who knows old E34 BMWs (they used the same system!).
That pressure reservoir operates at over 100bar, so please bu effing careful around that, high-pressure streams of brake fluid are not something you want in your eye!

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