Hi, I’ve recently bought a 2014 Octavia 2.0 TDI and I’ve noticed that the brake pedal looses its normal “slack” and becomes slow to release. Has anyone else had this?

I’ve looked up if it’s the servo but apparently diesels don’t have one?

Thanks for the help

43 minutes ago, Quimo said:

I’ve noticed that the brake pedal looses its normal “slack” and becomes slow to release. Has anyone else had this?

 

When was the brake fluid last changed and the system bled?

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I’ve looked up if it’s the servo but apparently diesels don’t have one?

Get a different manual; I've never owned a car with disc brakes that didn't have a servo.

4 hours ago, Quimo said:

Hi, I’ve recently bought a 2014 Octavia 2.0 TDI and I’ve noticed that the brake pedal looses its normal “slack” and becomes slow to release. Has anyone else had this?

I’ve looked up if it’s the servo but apparently diesels don’t have one?

Thanks for the help

Look under the bonnet to see if there is a servo.

11 hours ago, Paws4Thot said:

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Get a different manual; I've never owned a car with disc brakes that didn't have a servo

I did some very light research, may have been a brake booster? Or is that a servo?

8 hours ago, ords said:

Look under the bonnet to see if there is a servo.

 

Doesn't look like that is going to happen 😁

39 minutes ago, J.R. said:

 

Doesn't look like that is going to happen 😁

Ruuuuuuude 😆. I’m new to this, but eager to learn

2 hours ago, Quimo said:

a brake booster? Or is that a servo?

Same thing, yes.

Diesels have a brake servo just the same as a petrol engine car.
They both use vacuum ,Where they differ is a petrol engine  produces a vacuum in the inlet manifold that is used to operate the servo , A diesel doesn't ,so to provide the vacuum needed for the servo a vacuum pump is fitted , usually on the end of the camshaft.

5 hours ago, daftbugga said:

Diesels have a brake servo just the same as a petrol engine car.
They both use vacuum ,Where they differ is a petrol engine  produces a vacuum in the inlet manifold that is used to operate the servo , A diesel doesn't ,so to provide the vacuum needed for the servo a vacuum pump is fitted , usually on the end of the camshaft.

Ah I see!

thanks for that information. I’ll try a bleeding the brakes first then work my way up to that.

 

On 11/04/2024 at 06:08, Quimo said:

Ah I see!

thanks for that information. I’ll try a bleeding the brakes first then work my way up to that.

 

I would be surprised if bleeding the brakes would cure the problem, usually brakes need bleeding because the brake pedal is spongey .