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Hi all.
I'm looking for a bit of advice on a non VW.
I bought a Renault Vel Satis as a week ago as i've always fancied their unusual looks. The car was owned by an elderly couple and had been off the road for a year or so due to covid. MOT running out late last year.
I had the car trailered back to my home, and the only driving i did was off the trailer onto my drive. I didn't notice the brakes were particularly poor or weird but the discs were excessively corroded so for safety's sake decided to change all discs and pads front and rear.
Have now completed this, but with the engine running the pedal slowly sinks to the floor , motor off pedal remains firm.
When doing the work i saw no evidence of leaks and the pistons went smoothly back into the calipers.
I had to remove some fluid from the reservoir as the new discs and pads were more meaty than than the warn ones coming off, but nothing out of the ordinary. When i test pumped the brakes the level in the reservoir is not decreasing indicating an external leak.
I have not bled the brakes as yet - I'm after some ideas of what i should do next and what the possible issue is.
Thanks in advance
I'm looking for a bit of advice on a non VW.
I bought a Renault Vel Satis as a week ago as i've always fancied their unusual looks. The car was owned by an elderly couple and had been off the road for a year or so due to covid. MOT running out late last year.
I had the car trailered back to my home, and the only driving i did was off the trailer onto my drive. I didn't notice the brakes were particularly poor or weird but the discs were excessively corroded so for safety's sake decided to change all discs and pads front and rear.
Have now completed this, but with the engine running the pedal slowly sinks to the floor , motor off pedal remains firm.
When doing the work i saw no evidence of leaks and the pistons went smoothly back into the calipers.
I had to remove some fluid from the reservoir as the new discs and pads were more meaty than than the warn ones coming off, but nothing out of the ordinary. When i test pumped the brakes the level in the reservoir is not decreasing indicating an external leak.
I have not bled the brakes as yet - I'm after some ideas of what i should do next and what the possible issue is.
Thanks in advance