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>brought a holden staff zafira 11K, drove home, engine >very hot, burning smell, checked oil, vey low, had a >service by Hunter Holden before picking up car. oop's >missed checking oil, lie 1, so yes we will do full >service, >Noise from brake scaping, 29K, usually front brake as >they have most wear, took wheel off, pad had a lot >left, must be dust. Wife drives car, complains noise >is worse, i drove car metal to metal sound. Take off >rear r.h. side wheel, pad completly worn. Hunter >holden oh thats just normal wear, zafira' are hard on >rear brakes. plse pull other leg. I will have to pay >for new pads, what about skimming the disk, to make >surface smooth, doe's not need to done,oh. >NRMA report that the Zafira has same brakes as the >Astra (vecta), they have a promlem of the rear caliper >binding on the pins, this is rectified by cleaning and >lubricating the pins (at 15K service ha ha) If the >pads are worn on an angle, then the calipers are >binding. Usually rear pads should last 2-3 times front >pads. My other worry is the amount of detergents that >go in at the oil change to prolong the service >intervals, its not cheap either, as most taxi's change >every 5K, due to a lot of milage

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