Brother was dring home last night.

He slammed on then next time he hint the brakes the peddle went straight to the floor... Got pressure back but lots of grinding when he use them.

Any ideas?

Its a N reg Rover 420 with 160K miles on the clock. Who said rover arnt reliable.

Fluid leak, problems with the servo, master cylinder, or vacuum problem. Does he have any pads left, maybe the initial hard braking used up what was left.

Sounds like the disc pad material has come adrift

Agree with the above , sounds like friction material disappeared on the heavy brake application , then when pedal pressed again , the brakes had to take up the gap left by the friction material , hence looooong pedal and now grinding noise from metal to metal contact

Cheers guys.

I don't know if your Brother is online or not , but he can get Rover help from the guys on MG - Rover.Org -||- The ultimate site for MG and Rover enthusiasts! forum anytime , lots of specialist Mg and Rover bods on there to keep his car motoring on to the 200,000 mark!

I had two of these beasts - They go like stink -especially if you have the 420 turbo

140+mph 0-60 in about 6.5 secs.

Best thing was when some beemer or audi driver didnt realise that my grandad mobile was a lot quicker than theirs! (those were the days)

Loved it - very comfy - couldnt corner for ****, and soooooooo unreliable!!!!!!

3 headgaskets and one scrapped engine! but pulled like a train. funny enough it was somehow all worth it. Got my moneys worth out of the AA.

Anyhow.....

As for the brake pedal have you changed pads recently? Brake fluid on floor? Any pipe corrosion as my lines had to be changed. Other than that, master cylinder vacuum leak.

bin it and buy a new one for £50, probably a darn sight cheaper.

bin it and buy a new one for

Was going to give another cause - worth remembering as it don't happen very often - master cylinder seal dodgy -fluid gets past seal into servo , and gets burnt. Only time you see any results is when you hammer brakes - brake fluid burns white