Another report of an MGBGTV8 servo failure See our earlier items on servo failures with the MGBGTV8. Servo failure caution. More Brake servo failure. V8NOTE228 Brake systems and servos on the MGBGTV8. V8NOTE395 Another servo failure. More Posted: 180715 & update: 180726 Gilles Desroches in France reported he "was lucky to escape any damage and injury with a servo brake failure on his MGBGTV8 but fortunately it happened while backing out of the garage. So now I need a replacement for all my GT!" He added "I had the same servo problem with my Austin Healey 3000. Those Girling units had a bad reputation and although I rebuilt the servo it failed again. The symptom is always the same - white smoke out of the exhaust when you start the engine and rev it up and it was the same with the V8. I had my mechanics check the exhaust. I have had eight brake failures with my old cars in my lifetime, fortunately with no damage but I don't want to pull the luck elastic band too much - étirer sa chance as we say in French". Update: Gilles has been in touch to say "To add to your statistics about servo brake failure I've just dismantled the servo on my 75 GT 4 cylinder and sure enough the servo was filled with brake fluid. I had noticed that the level in the master cylinder was dropping at an abnormal rate but I still had functional brakes. With two of my four MG having had this problem it seems it should alert all MGB owners with servo assisted brakes". 180726