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  1. UkCarlos

    Vacuum pipes to break booster

    Hi John, Apologies for the belated reply. I got a local garage to fix this in the end and he supplied the parts but basically it’s an electric vacuum pump that’s positioned behind the battery with the power going into the front engine fuse box. The vacuum pipe goes straight to the brake booster...
  2. UkCarlos

    Vacuum pipes to break booster

    Hi John, I managed to get both parts off eBay and they a Mercedes Benz - sprinter - part. Hi John, I managed to get both genuine replacements in the end as both parts are used on Mercedes Sprinter engines. I bought the turbo boost pressure converter off eBay for around £20.00 The little...
  3. UkCarlos

    Vacuum pipes to break booster

    Hi Billwill, Belated update on my vacuum issue. All the vacuum pipes - servo- and check valves have been tested and all appear fine. The brake fluid was flushed out and replaced at the same time. The next thing I looked at and subsequently changed was the booster solenoid - I replaced this with...
  4. UkCarlos

    Vacuum pipes to break booster

    Thank you so much for your reply, it is very much appreciated. I do have an issue with the interior vents exactly as you have described and I had looked at the vacuum hoses that go into the check valve on the brake booster and did a test to see if there was any vacuum coming from the engine -...
  5. UkCarlos

    Vacuum pipes to break booster

    I have a 2004 2.8crd automatic and have recently started having issues with the brakes, whereas the pedal acts normal but periodically it goes hard. I’ve checked the valve on the booster and it appears fine as is the vacuum from the engine but for some reason there’s another narrower pipe...
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