Gentlemen,
I am a beginning weekend mechanic. My 2001 Accord needs brake fluid flushed and replaced. Could you tell me how to do it or find a place where it spells the procedure out with pictures? Hardest things I've done on a car were replacing a muffler and fuel filter by myself. Pictures would help very much since my car terminology is very limited.
Thank you for your time.

 

For a beginning mechanic hit the local shop pickup a chiltons/hayes etc. they will cover basics of maintenance. Pictures as well which will explain it much better, easy process. 2 People are needed 1 to pump the brake pedal another to loosen the bleeder screw and close it up. Just go buy a book, a clear bottle,clear hose, read the book while in the store to find out what you need to use.

 

i think thats called gravity bleeding...you can do it ur self. sime guy told me how to do it, but i forgot.

if you got a friend....have him sit in the car pumop the pedal until gets hard and then push the pedal down while u open the bleed screw. make sure the pedal stays down until u have tighten the screw again. do this a few times to each wheel. i dont remember the order. start with wheel farthest away from master cylinder. car must be off. but get that haynes manual to guide you. that was the best investment i did when i had my civic. i had the Chilton manual, it suxed, dont buy it. good luck

 

a. 2 large bottles of Dot 3 brake fluid
b. 1 man brake bleeding kit
c. large container to store old brake fluid in

1. open cap on resivoir fill to just above rim
2. starting at one corner take wheel off and open bleeder screw and attach rubber hose.
3. Using your fingers turn bleeder screw enough to let fluid out.
4. Let the container fill 1/2 way using fingers, close bleeder valve so no brake fluid comes out and check brake fluid level in Master Cylander adding more to get it back to the top.
5. Re-open bleeder valve and let fluid out until you can see clean fluid come out.
6. Tighten bleeder valve to specs
7. repeat for each of the remaining 3 wheels


If your car has drums in the back you do not have to take the wheels off although it does make it a lot easier to get to the bleeder vavle (you do not have to lie under the car)

once you have clear fluid at all for coners you top off brake fluid to proper levels and you are all set..

one word of caution though do not let the fluid drop below the top of the MC otherwise you are gonna have to bleed it.....I usually let it go a little below the MIN line and then add more

 

I've got a suggestion... Since the reservoir is where the fluid can pick up moisture, thru its vent, you want to get rid of that fluid first. So use a syringe or turkey baster or something to suck out most of the fluid from the reservoir. Then fill it with fresh fluid, and continue like YeuEmMaiMai says. Just don't suck it so dry that you get air into the MC itself.

For my '98 with ABS the bleeding order is like this...
1 - left front
2 - right front
3 - right rear
4 - left rear
I suppose that's the same for all 6th-gen Accords?