I recently replaced the brake discs and pads on my VW Golf. This weekend when using the car I found that the front brakes seemed to make a grinding noise when driving and more so when braking. On further inspection the brake fluid reservoir was overfilled right to the top of the container.
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| VW Golf - Brake Fluid Reservoir Overfilled after Fitting New Brake Pads and Discs |
Obviously when the new pads were fitted and the callipers piston retracted it must have pushed more brake fluid out back into the reservoir.
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| Brake fluid reservoir overflows after new pads and discs fitted |
After fitting the new discs and pads the brake fluid reservoir was completely full and well above the MAX marker line. I used a syringe to remove brake fluid from the reservoir and took out around 40-50ml before it got back down to the maximum marker level.
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| MK2 Golf brake fluid reservoir |
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| Brake fluid reservoir overfilled after changing brake pads and discs |
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| Removing excess brake fluid from reservoir using a syringe |
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