What is all this talk about draining ABS, Cluch fluid????

What is a simple way to change fluid.
I am not changing lines. Just the fluid.

I did the serch- that is why I am confused.

Thanks

 

Anybody??????

I was just quoted by a dealer $180 to change break fluid.
They said I need to flush the whole thing. Do I ???

Is it not enough if I just pump the fluid out and remove remainings by bleeding brakes until I see the new one.

Did you guys do it yourself or had it done??

 

You should flush the whole system. There is a very detailed post on how to flush the brake system somewhere in this forum. You want to fill the resevoir with new fluid and then flush out the old by regular bleeding until you see the new fluid. Do this one wheel at a time - see the post I mentioned for the order. Make sure the resevoir never runs dry, you don't want to be chasing bubbles. When I did mine, I did nothing with the abs and I didn't flush the clutch line either.

 

fit a hose to the bleeder one by one (each wheel) run the hose to a container, feed the reservoir brake fluid. As long as the reservoir never gets low the fluid will flow through the system on its own, and you shouldn't have any troubles with bleeding the system. Once you see the new fluid coming out of the hose close the bleeder nipple and move to the next nipple and do the same.

it works on other cars have not tried it on the evo.

 

Thanks guys

 

Do it in this order: passenger side rear, driver's side front, driver's side rear, passenger side front; repeat. Also, do not overtighten the bleeders.

 

i used less than the 1 liter can it comes in, like 3/4.......

-shu

 

Buy a Motive power bleeder and do it yourself. It's not hard to do. The Motive tool will cost you about $50. The brake fluid will cost you another $12 to $15. For a total investment of about $65 and an hour of your time you'll have the job done and it will probably be done far better than the dealership would do it. Just make sure you gather all of the information you need to do the job such as bleed order and make sure you've got all the tools needed as well.

 

What about speed bleeders?

http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Saw it in another thread.

 

what do you need a power bleeder for, won't it flow on it's own? As long as you are not introducing air you shouldn't have any trouble

 

Trust me. I've done it the "manual" way for years. Going around to each wheel while someone pumps the pedal for you. Oh yeah, don't forget to keep the reservoir filled. Make sure you don't spill it on the paint.

With the powerbleeder you don't have to deal with that crap. You strap it on, fill it up and pump it up. Then you simply open each bleeder one at a time. No pedal pumping and no constant worrying about running the reservoir dry. Doing the outer bleeders only, I can flush the whole system in about 20 minutes.

I've never used speedbleeders but it's my understanding that you still need to pump the pedal to get the fluid to flow. The nice thing about them is you can do it with one person. Still, they're around $7 bucks each. You need 8 of them on the Evo. The powerbleeder is $50 versus $56 for speedbleeders.

 

with some systems all you have to do is let the fluid out, no pumping, as long as you keep the fluid full it just flows through the system.
Once you have air in the lines, yes, then you will have to "bleed the lines" and a vacume or pressure application is the way to go. There are some cars that are REAL hard to get the air out.