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Old May 14, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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How much brake fluid do i need to buy to do a complete flush and refill on my 1996 chevrolet Cmaro RS with the 3.8?
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Old May 14, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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1 quart and you will have some left over just in case
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Old May 14, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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It's good to have extra though. I ended up opening my 2nd quart working all of the bubbles out of the system.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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So 2 quarts of super ATE Blue would be plenty to flush and refill my system?
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Old May 14, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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that ATE Super Blue is expensive on amazon for 1 liter 8.99? Can i get it any cheaper?
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Probably not. It is very expensive.
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so 1 quart or 2 quarts?
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Old May 14, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Choppers
so 1 quart or 2 quarts?
32 oz. and you'll be aight.
I use Valvoline Synpower Max ABS performance myself. Good chit man.
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I got mine from Sam and he recommended 2 quarts.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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I got mine from Sam and he recommended 2 quarts.
Same here.
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2 quarts is a good amount if your doing a full flush. You definitely shouldn't run out unless you are flushing fluid in excess. 1 quart would be cutting it kind of close so it's good to have an extra. If you don't end up opening the 2nd bottle, you can use it another time.

Though I don't know if I would use the other half of fluid from the canister if I were doing a flush or bleed in the future since it was already exposed to air.
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