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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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I need to change my fluid. does anyone here know the proper procedures? and what is the bleeding sequence?
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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the sequence is the goes the furthest away from the master cylinder
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 05:45 AM
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Use something like a turkey baster to suck the old fluid out of the reservoir. (That's the stuff that has absorbed the most moisture.) Refill with fresh. Now bleed the brake calipers, there's bleeding instructions all over if you search.

The bleeding order depends on what model & year. It's not usually distance any more. In the '50s & early '60s, you used to start with the furthest away & go in order of 'distance' from the MC.

In the '60s they started using 2-piston MC, with diagonal circuits. You first bleed the primary starting with whichever rear it was connected to, then the diagonally opposite front. Then the other circuit, rear then front. Even then there were specific exceptions.

Now with ABS, the bleeding order depends on the plumbing details around the ABS modulator. It's not really predictable except by reading the repair manual for your specific car. It depends on which wheel circuit is more likely to push air bubbles into which other. You can't just say it's the same order for everyone. For my particular cars it's like this...
'95 Integra: RR - LF - LR - RF - then ABS
'98 Accord: LF - RF - RR - LR - (no separate ABS bleeding)
'01 Saab: LF - RR - RF - LR - (no separate ABS bleeding)
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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Just to add -- I would invest the $7 in an el-cheapo bleeder kit. It will make your life much easier.
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