Brake bleed and flush
06-06-2013, 08:46 PM
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Brake bleed and flush So,
Im putting new brake rotors and pads on my 2000 SS,
I have always started the bleed process pass rear, drive rear, pass front, drive front
I have however never owned such a new car(old daily was a 78t/a)
I have read all sorts of weird stuff about dealing with the abs unit. I hope to flush the whole system of fluid as I have no idea when it was done last.
But first and foremost ill be bleeding it ***potentially*** when I replace the stuff. I am gonna see if I can just compress the caliper pistons without bleeding the lines, and opening the container lid.
I have read alot of conflicting data all over the internet so anyone know for certain how to achieve my goals?
Brake pedal currently feels great. Only replacing pads and rotor is cause there is alittle vibration when braking and its all OEM stuff.
Im putting new brake rotors and pads on my 2000 SS,
I have always started the bleed process pass rear, drive rear, pass front, drive front
I have however never owned such a new car(old daily was a 78t/a)
I have read all sorts of weird stuff about dealing with the abs unit. I hope to flush the whole system of fluid as I have no idea when it was done last.
But first and foremost ill be bleeding it ***potentially*** when I replace the stuff. I am gonna see if I can just compress the caliper pistons without bleeding the lines, and opening the container lid.
I have read alot of conflicting data all over the internet so anyone know for certain how to achieve my goals?
Brake pedal currently feels great. Only replacing pads and rotor is cause there is alittle vibration when braking and its all OEM stuff.
06-06-2013, 10:11 PM
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Wen I did my brake fluid change I was told you can't get all the fluid out of the ABS unit unless you have some special tool or some **** like that, can't remember. We just kept bleeding and bleeding in the same order you mentioned....until we saw the new fluid coming out. I used a high performance type of fluid and we could easily see the color difference. So at least we knew the entire system was filled with new fluid.....except I guess whatever stays in the ABS unit.
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06-07-2013, 05:42 AM
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Wen I did my brake fluid change I was told you can't get all the fluid out of the ABS unit unless you have some special tool or some **** like that, can't remember. We just kept bleeding and bleeding in the same order you mentioned....until we saw the new fluid coming out. I used a high performance type of fluid and we could easily see the color difference. So at least we knew the entire system was filled with new fluid.....except I guess whatever stays in the ABS unit.
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06-07-2013, 09:36 AM
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you bleed this car just like any other car.
nothing special needed
crack one caliper at a time and
hook up a clear bottle with a hose
to the bleeder screw.
with the screw open, have someone
pump the brakes until you see clean
fluid.
make sure you keep an eye on master cylinder
not to go dry.
then bleed them out normally and the system
is now flushed completely.
nothing special needed
crack one caliper at a time and
hook up a clear bottle with a hose
to the bleeder screw.
with the screw open, have someone
pump the brakes until you see clean
fluid.
make sure you keep an eye on master cylinder
not to go dry.
then bleed them out normally and the system
is now flushed completely.
06-07-2013, 01:20 PM
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Nothing special required for ABS cars. The only reason you'd need a Tech 2 is to operate the ABS motors to flush out all the little channels inside the ABS block, which there is really no reason to do. I've bled these brakes just fine a couple times without anything but a power bleeder.
06-07-2013, 01:34 PM
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Spartan is correct, no special tools needed for bleeding. Sometimes if a line ruptured you would need the tech 2 to bleed the abs pump but if its just a flush for maint then your in the clear 
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06-08-2013, 12:27 AM
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I keep wanting too as my car needs a tune and I have plans to upgrade later meaning another tune and doing it myself or paying it might just be cheaper lol
06-08-2013, 08:20 AM
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Yeah I can fix and diagnose with the best of them and even tune a carb like no ones business but the PCM tuning is a absolute foreign language to me. I dont mind busting out some cash for it lol
06-09-2013, 08:33 AM
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you bleed this car just like any other car.
nothing special needed
crack one caliper at a time and
hook up a clear bottle with a hose
to the bleeder screw.
with the screw open, have someone
pump the brakes until you see clean
fluid.
make sure you keep an eye on master cylinder
not to go dry.
then bleed them out normally and the system
is now flushed completely.
nothing special needed
crack one caliper at a time and
hook up a clear bottle with a hose
to the bleeder screw.
with the screw open, have someone
pump the brakes until you see clean
fluid.
make sure you keep an eye on master cylinder
not to go dry.
then bleed them out normally and the system
is now flushed completely.
06-10-2013, 04:54 PM
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Nothing special required for ABS cars. The only reason you'd need a Tech 2 is to operate the ABS motors to flush out all the little channels inside the ABS block, which there is really no reason to do. I've bled these brakes just fine a couple times without anything but a power bleeder.
Correct??
