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Brake fluid capacity?

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24 May 2018 20:06 #192925 by Lambert
Hi all, I'm having a senior moment. How much brake fluid does it take for a complete flush and bleed, will 500ml do it or a litre?

Thanks in advance.

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25 May 2018 06:36 #192930 by mlines
Replied by mlines on topic Re:Brake fluid capacity?
I went through just over a litre ( 2x500) with a flush and refill of an entirely empty system. Car had been laid up.

Used an old batch that had sat on my shelf for the flush and then finished off with some brand new.

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25 May 2018 07:25 - 25 May 2018 07:29 #192933 by Bosanek
Replied by Bosanek on topic Brake fluid capacity?
I have just performed brake fluid change and it took less than 1 l (approx 900 ml) of fluid. The flush was done with all bleed nipples opened and the fluid tank was periodically refilled with new brake fluid until new brake fluid started dripping out of all three bleed nipples. It was never allowed for the tank to get completely empty during the procedure (that would have introduced air into the system).

The nipples and the fluid tank were then sealed and no air purging was necessary. The brake pedal was not touched during the entire procedure.


I am not certain if this was technically a proper method of changing the fluid (after all, the old and the new brake fluid were in contact, and the tank was opened for about an hour, allowing the hydroscopic fluid to have contact with surrounding air). However avoiding the need to perform air purging was the primary requirement in my case so I did it with this method. It was slow to do but super simple.

I am also not certain if this method purged all the old fluid from the system?
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25 May 2018 09:41 #192935 by Lambert
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Ok cheers. Nominally 2 bottles then. Thanks.

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