vw passats probs

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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 497 Send Message	^ ^ ^ Ancient Egyptian Spinx ^ ^ ^	Report	25 Mar 2011 17:44
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 497 Send Message	Bought a passat about 6 weeks ago and just been told the servo needs replacing . its only done 73000 miles . Apparently its a common fault wih passats. Anyone out there with a passat?
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 872 Send Message	Suzi-Wong	Report	25 Mar 2011 18:05
	Hi..we have one..about 6 months old..what's a servo? Suzanne
	Researching: Allison, Wylie,Turnbull, Ker, McDougall, Stuart, Beer, Montgomery, Chapman, Harmon, Lillicrap, Muraldi, Hislop, McKay, McCordick
Member Since: January 2011 Posts: 134 Send Message	Edward	Report	25 Mar 2011 20:52
	It's the brake booster pump.
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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 497 Send Message	^ ^ ^ Ancient Egyptian Spinx ^ ^ ^	Report	25 Mar 2011 21:44
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 497 Send Message	Sorry been busy, Suzi how are you finding your car do you like it, Sorry folks its a bit boring this thread isnt lol.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,533 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	26 Mar 2011 02:14
	a servo...........loosely speaking is a device which amplifies a small input into a large output.............. one example is a hydraulic jack,another is power assisted steering, but generally, as Edward says is the brake booster.........if you didnt have a servo.............you would have to push like crazy on the brake pedal...... (if you were on an open road........and your engine stopped and you were out of gear......... your servo wouldnt work, neither would your power steering.......) Brake pad/ lining materials were classed as hard or soft.........soft materials brake well and didnt need a servo..........but wore out quickly.....harder materials wear better but need more pressure to get good braking.........hence most cars have a servo. or you will need to replace brake pads/linings more often! Phew!! Bob
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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 872 Send Message	Suzi-Wong	Report	26 Mar 2011 10:44
	Morning...no problems with my servo but I wish there was a rear windscreen wash/wiper!! Also even if you don't want any heat in the front passenger seat you can feel the air aimed at the windscreen. Did you not get a questionnaire to fill in.....maybe they leave it a few months actually as we got ours last month, five months after purchase. I did find the auto handbrake helpful as I broke my left arm on Christmas Eve and when the plaster came off I could drive more or less straight away. Suzanne
	Researching: Allison, Wylie,Turnbull, Ker, McDougall, Stuart, Beer, Montgomery, Chapman, Harmon, Lillicrap, Muraldi, Hislop, McKay, McCordick
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 11,687 Send Message	Merlin	Report	26 Mar 2011 14:18
	Suzanne,You have to supply your own,Its called a Passenger.:o)> AES. If youy,ve only had it 6 weeks, surly the person you bought it from should fit a new one FOC. M.
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,533 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	26 Mar 2011 16:13
	further to my earlier post. to test your brake servo. in neutral, with the engine stopped, depress the brake pedal several times, you'll find that the pedal will get "higher" and harder as you use up the stored energy. then,with your foot hardish on the brake pedal now start the engine.......the pedal should go lower immediately,and be restored to a lower feel.... Bob
	Researching: me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

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