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Nice easy fix this one.
1)First thing in the morning the brake pedal goes almost to the bottom and barely stops the car moving.
2)You can hear the ABS pressure pump running, once it stops -
3)Brakes seem a little spongy and have about 1” of travel on the pedal
First you need to de-
Now clean the area around the base of the accumulator to prevent dirt dropping into the master cylinder.
Then get a chain wrench or oil filter strap and undo the black dome. Make sure no dirt drops in the exposed hole.
I filled the new accumulator up with brake fluid and then quickly screwed it on and then tighten it up quite hard.
Start the car up, you should hear the pump run for about 30 seconds and then stop. Pressing the pedal once or twice lightly shouldn’t result in the pump running.
Check for leaks around thread
I immediately noticed that the pedal feel was very firm and brakes worked much better with only a light touch of the pedal.
And next morning I had good pedal feel and they work perfect now.
On UK cars, the accumulator is found on the offside near the coolant expansion tank: