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Old 11th March 2022, 04:07 PM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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Just applying my own (poorly-informed) logic to this:
1. Rear lights will be on all the time if the pedal is even slightly down, that's a simple mechanical switch. Doesn't really help with a diagnosis.
2. If the ABS module is a possible suspect (which it could just be) is there a simple way to disable it, by pulling a fuse or connector, so that it's definitely no longer pumping pressure into the pipes? Though presumably the same effect/test could be achieved by putting the gearbox in neutral, take the handbrake off, stopping the engine and seeing if the car could be rolled.
3. Brake pedal solid to the floor would nonetheless point very strongly to a failure inside the servo.
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