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Brake pedal feel doubts - 987.2

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Hi, recently acquired the above 987.2 RHD Boxster. All good, except the brake pedal feel seems a wee bit spongy compared to other cars, and has a fair bit of travel before anything happens. It certainly is very progressive and has good feel and stopping power, but I was wondering what one should generally expect here. Other cars are often over-servoed so was wondering if Porsche deliberately didn't do that.
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Welcome ...

My experience of the 987.2, a 2012 Cayman R was exactly the same and is I believe (as you say) how it was designed

Both of my subsequent 981 Cayman`s are much the same, so very good when used long and hard [;)] [:D]

 
All pretty normal they need a shove long travel of the pedal, as long as the brake fluid been changed all good.

 
Modern cars are very sensitive, but my 987.2 is just as you describe, almost a dull response in comparison to my 2014 Skoda Superb!

My wife's Skoda Citigo is sharper still.

 
Very interesting, thanks for input.

Switching between typical high-servo cars and the 987.2 is a bit like "WTF have my brakes gone?"

 
give them re bleed. OPC service centres do a crap job on this so brakes get worse and worse feel. (they don;t take the wheels off and bleed the inner nipples) I have had 4 987 brakes have been fine in 2 Cayman R with out the stupid GT3 master Cylnder people fit for no travel lol.

 
As above Francis. The pedal feel is a bit old school compared with the over-servo’d systems in most cars. They do need a hefty shove, but are very effective … particularly from high speeds!

I’d agree with D’s point about making sure that the brakes are bled properly. Unfortunately most techs don’t bother bleeding the inner nipples, and if they’ve rarely or never been touched it’s likely that they will be seized and will shear off if any attempt is made to release them.[:(]

Jeff

 
Yes, my first test drive of my 987.2 at PCT cars was a surprise, you need to press them!

Try an early 911; a mighty shove needed!

iirc the 987.2 needs a fluid change every 2 years.

 
Switching between typical high-servo cars and the 987.2 is a bit like "WTF have my brakes gone?"
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Try driving an original all-round drum brake VW Beetle and you’ll realise that effect in the extreme [&:] :ROFLMAO:

 
I had a Peugeot 405 Mi16 quite a few years ago, and after some full-on driving it had severe brake fade leading to some damage to the car. Therefore, I am definitely very sensitive to the issue...

 
Agree they do not remove .. had a major 12yr service on my Spyder done last July and know for a fact fronts where not removed rears where as they have to to get the spark plugs done .service inc a brake fluid change, told some just extract old fluid and top up .Got my 981 done by a specialist a month later who did remove all wheels and bled brakes cost was half what OPC charged and recon got a better job done ,just wanted a stamp in book as car has done since new ..

 
When I first swapped my 986 (which had done 80k miles since I bought it new) for a new 987.2S I thought the 987 brakes were awful, especially in the wet. It was as though the pads were aquaplaning over the discs for a couple of revolutions until the water cleared - after that they were fine. The 986 pads had a groove through them about half way up, but the 987 pads did not. It left me with the impression that the purpose of the groove was to give the water somewhere to go when applying the brakes. Even though I complained about this on the 987, in the 47k miles I had it it never improved and I learned to take particular care in wet weather. The 2 x 981S's I have had since the 987.2 have been fine. Strange.

 
Most of the after-market performance discs one sees seem to be slotted rather than (just) drilled as in the 987.2, maybe that's the direction to go in, as that would seem to be good for water clearance.

 
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