Can anybody with the OEM shop manual tell me the recommended sequence for bleeding the brakes of 04+ TL? The owners manual says to replace the brake fluid in your car every 3 years, but doesn't give you the details of what order to do it in...

BTW: That old myth of farthest-to-nearest wheel from the master cylinder doesn't apply to any Honda I've ever worked on. So I'm only looking actual info directly from the service manual...

Thanks!

 

fl, fr, rr, rl......

 

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Thanks. I also found that it is necessary to drive the car afterward and perform 2 ABS activated stops. If those result in a mushy pedal, it is necessary to re-bleed one more time as there was air trapped in the ABS system and the ABS stops cleared it out...

Here is a link to the procedure on AcuraZINE:
http://tl.acurazine.com/forums...18283

 

Hello,

Thanks for the info. Could you please advise whether the engine should be turned on or off while doing the bleeding !!! Sorry this du.. question, what does it mean by this "perform 2 ABS activated stops" and how could I do it.

Thanks again.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thanglesungei &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hello,

Thanks for the info. Could you please advise whether the engine should be turned on or off while doing the bleeding !!! Sorry this du.. question, what does it mean by this "perform 2 ABS activated stops" and how could I do it.

Thanks again.</TD></TR></TABLE>
engine off... ABS activated stops are hard stops that activate the ABS system... in other words try to lock the brakes up...

 

The idea is to cycle the fluid in the ABS system to move any possible trapped air back into the brake lines. If air did move into the brake lines, you would know after performing a couple abs stops because your brake pedal would suddenly be mushy and unresponsive.