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It doesn't much better than before it went to the garage! I can almost pull it back fully but they've told me it's been adjusted to legal spec?

I wasn't able to resolve the brakes myself. I ended up taking her to an independent garage & when I picked her up was told they never thought the pedal was as bad I thought it was. Subsequently, they bled the brakes again & adjusted the handbrake & have informed me they're happy with the brakes. I'm unsatisfied however. I've driven three different vehicles these last few days, even an old banger & they've all had a vastly superior braking system to my Coupe. If I'm driving at speed along the motorway at a decent speed, I have zero confidence the Coupe will be able to stop in time if I have to perform an emergency stop!

My brakes are still bloody spongy! The reservoir transferred onto the new MS perfectly.

I'll take you up on that offer my friend if the final bleed doesn't rectify the problem, I'm putting her through an MOT on Saturday. I'll happily pay you for your trouble, then I'll know what to do to resolve this problem in the future should I ever be blessed by it again lol .

Haha, I hope not lol? The old reservoir is a perfect fit, they swapped straight over without issue. But, after bleeding the brakes my pedal is still f*****g spongy! I've replaced all the rotors, all the pads and a master cylinder and still have spongy brakes. I'm gonna do a final hot bleed on Saturday morning, and if it's still spongy afterwards I'm simply going to accept that I've got a spongy pedal and be at peace with it. I've read a lot of reports where drivers who'd replaced their entire brake system suffered with a spongy pedal afterwards, even after repeated visits to dealers and independent garages to try and resolve it to no avail. So they just accepted it too!

We'll know this evening if I'm successful or not? I have a question. I've obviously got a problem with the piston seals on my old MS, but how important are the seals that help secure the reservoir onto the MS, can these compromise the breaking system or is it only the seals inside the piston that we need to be concerned about? Finally have a sunny day up North, I'll get the reservoirs swapped over and brakes bled after work. If the reservoirs aren't compatible, I've found a breakers who have 4 Accord Coupes and have quoted me £70 or so for a delivered MS (I'll reckon I've got room to barter there).

The aluminium part of the MS appears to be a perfect fit. But, the plastic reservoir isn't the right shape, so you can't unscrew the cap to add fluid after installation lol. If my old reservoir fits onto the aluminium part of the new MS, can I use it in conjunction with the new MS?

It's a great example, complete factory stock, no aftermarket gadgets or gizmos, and is low mileage. There's cosmetic damage to the front and rear bumpers, and the alloys are filthy and need some TLC, not sure if there's a product to restore them? However, let's get her brakes sorted, then I'll change the oil, filter and flush the coolant. From there, I can make her look pretty again.

lol, tell me you thought I was "skipping" my Coupe out of frustration?

As long as the weather holds off after work I'll know for certain this evening. The weather has been shocking while getting her roadworthy, snow, sludge, sleet and equatorial downpours! The good news is a skip is being delivered to my driveway on Saturday, and all of the contents from my garage are being directly transferred from the garage to said skip. Finally, I'll be able to work on a car in a dry and warm environment.

You could be right, maybe that's why I was able to secure the Coupe for such a great price? Either way, I'll know either tonight or tomorrow whether it's gonna work. I'm quietly confident it's going to be compatible lol.

The one currently fitted to my Accord doesn't resemble any of those from the schematics you posted lol. It looks like a hybrid between two different versions, it has an aluminium body that appears to be identical to one I purchased yesterday evening, but the reservoir looks like one from a 7th gen CDTI!

I don't quite follow your logic Laird, but indeed you appear to completely correct, it's from a 6th gen 2002? For the love of God, please don't tell me it's not compatible with my Coupe lol, it looks like it should work?

Managed to source a master cylinder, it's been bled and is currently sealed and sat on my kitchen window. I was planning on fitting it this evening, but after driving a fair distance to collect it straight from work, cleaning it up then bleeding it, the heavens opened up once again just as I was about to fit it. So, weather permitting I'll be fitting it either tomorrow or Thursday after work. That's if the little devil actually fits as I've taken a gamble on it being compatible? It was listed as being removed from an ABS equipped, VTEC sport 1.8 Accord. I'll add photographs of the fittings I used to bleed the master cylinder, and comparisons of my current and replacement MS in the hope that it'll be of use to somebody in the future?

I have brand new pads & rotors all round, so I'm hoping it's just the MS that's the achilles heel of my braking system? Once I've replaced the MS, there shouldn't be any way on God's green Earth that my old ladies VW polo has more stopping power than my Coupe!