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Brake fluid, more of a general question
Last autocross I was ate, the tech inspector pointed out my brake fluid and said " Has it always been this dark?"
Looks like I need to add new brake fluid for as far as I know, teh previous owner never changed brake fluid nor brakepads. Just wondering what brand, and dot # everyone is using on the SVX. any preference?
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Henry Yei htyei@svxwrx.com 1992 Dark Teal LS-L w/o spoiler "OLIVIA" http://www.svxwrx.com |
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Re: Brake fluid, more of a general question
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http://www.shotimes.com/SHO3brakefluid.html Oh, and make sure you have the entire system flushed. I had the same deal when I bought my car. Had the system flushed and MAN, what a difference.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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bleeding and flushing
Excuse this question, but
Whats the difference between bleeding the brakes and flushing the brakes (procedure wise?) I was going to bleed the brakes myself, but this flushing sounds like it may need equipment I dont have. (unless of course they are one and the same)
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Bleeding the brakes is pumping them til you get air out of the lines and may mean leaving some of the existing fluid. Flushing the system simply means that you make sure you "bleed" the brakes until all the existing fluid is gone from both the lines and the reservoir and you are "bleeding" nothing but clean fluid -- keeping a close eye on the reservoir to make sure it never gets empty.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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makes sense
ah thanks! can you flush the brakes one wheel at a time? Th is to say bleed one til its clear, put the wheel back, jack downt he car, jack it up again, repeat 4 times...
Or will the new brake fluid mix with the old?
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Re: makes sense
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On a normal bleed job, you don't worry about emptying the reservoir to get rid of contaminated fluid. If your fluid is brown, it's definitely contaminated.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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