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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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good evening!

i wish to change my brake fluid, my car is solely for track, so im thinking of using this fluid:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-892-motu...ems-dot-4.aspx

heard decent things about it, not as good as Castrol SRF, but the price is nowhere near it either so im not expecting the same! anyone here use it for track?

also going to fit 1.9 calipers and braided front lines at the same time, to my 205 1.6 gti.

now regardless of which fluid i do actually get, i do not want to mix whichever fluid is in the system at the minute with the new stuff, so if i followed this process would this be any good:

1. open all 4 bleed valves at the same time

2. pump the brake pedal without topping any more fluid in, until the system is dry.

3. pour new fluid into reservoir, with all 4 bleed valves open, pump brake pedal until fluid starts to appear out of each valve. as fluid appears close each valve in turn.

4. bleed system starting back nearside, back offside, front nearside, front offside as the car is right hand drive.

5. take for a drive to see how it feels!!


i have heard in the past that you shouldnt let the reservoir empty as this would get air in the system obviously, but if im changing the fluid and bleeding the system through, would this be ok?

also if i wanted to 'flush' the system, what would i use/do to achieve this?

thanks in advance, i tried to search for this but could not find the relevant topic.

thank you

craig
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