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What other fluids should be changed in a car(apart from the regular,
engine,transmission, brake, steering, coolant, windshield)?
Thanks for the video.
My car is 210 000+miles had it for over 10 years, and i was feeling that my
break pedal was getting soggy.
I know about bleeding air, but was wondering about how to remove all fluid
the proper way. Thing done, next week i’m getting dirty!
Mayby i don’t understand this well enough, i’m not a car mechanic or
anything. But why would you be okey with changing the brakefluid in the
container ONLY? Isn’t the whole deal with brakefluid that it goes ‘bad’, in
the sense that the boiling point is reduced over time, due to water
absorbtion, contamination and usage. The fluid in the calipers is going to
get pretty hot, thats where you want the new stuff to be.. not in the
container. Since the pedal just moves a tiny amount of fluid back and forth
the line.. or does it actually properly mix over time? I kinda doubt it
will to be honest.
hi Eric, when I apply the breaks hard I can actually feel the rotors on the
pedal….. is it the fluid or rotor? Thanks Eric!
if I have more than one brand brake fluid,this is dangerous?
would you still need to bleed them if there was barley any fluid
You can get a one way valve to put in line from the bleeder valve to the
soda bottle. That way you wont get air or old nasty fluid in your breaks.
And the one way valve is cheep.
What about cars with ABS systems? How important is it to flush out the
fluid contained in the ABS? What is the best way to do it?
pressure bleeder for the win
Whats the best brake oil??
hi, on abs cars should we get Dot 3 synthetic or regular? Is synthetic
better?
Thank you. This video has made me feel confident about fixing this problem.
🙂
Great video. Thanks Eric.
Hi Eric- Mt brake pedal is soft at random times and then fine again all
other times (meaning it feels soft very 5th or 6th time I apply the
brakes). I just finished bleeding the entire brake system but the soft
brake pedal issue is still present. My car is a 1994 Buick LeSabre with
Drums in the rear and Disc brakes in the front. Could it be my Drums brake
pads need to be adjusted a little more so they contact the drum or is this
problem something else? Thanks for any suggestions.
“I’m gonna break out my special tool”
is 1 bottle enough to do a flush? i have a 2001 honda
The pressurised bleeder you are using wouldn’t be too hard to knock up from
a garden sprayer. Great vide as always.
it’s really helpful thanks
Excellent video and very helpful Thank you and God Bless..
I’d think that as long as it’s not a major incline, you’ll be fine for
bleeding brakes, but jacking a car on a incline is dangerous, so I’d find
some level ground. He raised in on for jacks to make it easier for himself
both for the job at hand, and for video purposes. Jacking up each tire
individually and bleeding each one by one is perfectly fine, it’ll just
take a little longer.
do you need to turn the engine on before you bleed the brake system
Thanks Eric
good post bro
At least for an Peugeot 206 RC (has ABS+ESP) you need software to hold
valves in the ABS unit open…
is it the same for car with ABS and ESP …. ? THANKS!
Eric, thanks.
Me agrada ver este amigo ! ! ! explica perfectamente bien claro ! ! !
Gracias Eric.
Can the car be bled on an incline driveway? And does it need to be raised
on 4 jack stands?
not really.. make sure you keep the container full enough of clean fluid to
keep air from getting in the lines while you are pumping the brakes 🙂 hope
this is helpful til eric gets to you
OH How funny, only because I am OCD and you called it “Museum” quality.. I
LOVE IT!!
Very good video, you took the fear out of doing this for me. Id use a check
valve on your soda bottle tube tho. 🙂 great video this helped a lot!
Thanks!!
I’ll answer 3 people’s questions all at once: you need 1 bottle of fluid
for bleeding, 2 for flushing where I like to use twice as many pumps of the
pedal. Cap on/off reservoir doesn’t matter. I leave it off. I leave key out
of ignition. Pro tip: once you find the correct tubing inner diameter for
your bleed screws, buy a check valve to go with it. It’s a one way valve
that prevents any fluid from flowing backwards through it. Eric’s bottle
idea can allow dirty fluid to get sucked back.
Nice video, good work.
I just broke the valve on the caliper not too long ago. Is the caliper
still fully functional with a broken valve? will it leak? should i just
replace it??
Damn eric smart with the bottle
nice video eric
Brake fluid is bad about attracting water from the air. Since water is
heavier than the fluid it eventually ends up at the bottom of the brake
system, which is the bottom of the calipers or cylinders. The water
eventually causes rust and they start to leak. Since the brake lines and
bleeder valves are at the top of the calipers & cylinders, how does this
ensure all the water is out of the system?
I did the exact same things in the video and now my brakes are worse than
before? should i have my truck running while doing this? because it seems
like i build up pressure when its off. i thought i was done turned my truck
on and pedal almost goes to floor
Thanks, I enjoy your videos. You are concise and very informative with the
extra comments, very helpful to many I’m sure.
Yes