S1 Elise – Front Brake Pads

Time for some new brake pads on the front. I chose Carbone Lorraine RC5+ Sintered Metal Pads from eliseparts.com. This is about as simple as a car servicing jobs gets. Some pics of the job… I got the apprentice to do the other side. Yes it’s that simple even a 4 year old can do […]

S1 Elise – Brake Master Cylinder Replacement

Well driving the Elise one Sunday I applied the brakes to slow going down a hill and the pedal went to the floor. I’d had no warning of a long pedal or spongeyness in the pedal prior to this, I just applied the brake as I had done moments before but this time the pedal […]

MX5 – ATE TYP200 Brake Fluid

(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016) The evo was long overdue a full brake fluid change so I thought i’d do the mazda while i was at it.  It’s one of those jobs that often gets overlooked so I expect it was over due too. What came out was pretty yuk Couple […]