anyoen got a guide for flushing the brake system?

[Guy]

want to get rid of the standard crap and put this silkolene pro race 2000 in tomorrow

anyone got a guide on how it should be flushed of the old stuff?

know how to bleed the new stuff.

 

[Lunner]

Justkeep bleed ing teh brakes and topping up the system with new fluid till the fluid you are bleeding out is the new stuff.

If uyou drain the whole system its a c**t and a half to get all the air out

 

[Guy]

ah right. is the standard stuff a diff colour then?
so i put the pressure bleeder on with the new silkolene stuff in. and bleed every caliper till i can see tthe silkolene stuff coming through

 

[Lunner]

Yeah have to do it in a certain order....only know the sequence for mk1 clios.

I THINK its a different colour.....this is the way i did it and how Ben R told me to do it.

Have a look in teh haynes for the capacity of the system and when you've put just over that amount in you have all new fluid

 

[Guy]

well im hoping it snt any more than a litre cos thats all ive got.. havent got a haynes manual for this car!

found the bleeding order in a different post.

 

[Lunner]

Mine is a mk1 and took about 1ltr...but i brought 3....didn't fully flush mine through though

 

[Guy]

at 15 quid for 500ml i didnt want to overbuy, and they only had 2 bottles in at the motorbike shop anyway

i took them up to the counter and he said ''ooh your on the special stuff''

 

[Lunner]

at 15 quid for 500ml i didnt want to overbuy, and they only had 2 bottles in at the motorbike shop anyway

i took them up to the counter and he said ''ooh your on the special stuff''

LOL

I'm using Castrol dot 4 atm.....and tbh i think i boiled it at Donnington....Millers next for me :approve:

 

[Guy]

what pads and discs you running?

ive just fitted some ds2500's

 

[edde]

Go to Halfords and buy one of there eazy bleed one make kits £20 or so. Then get the fluid, Halfords sell the super dot 4 stuff whcih I've found fine for use.
Then stick the screw on top on the brake reservoir then check you've got a good seal by attaching a tyre to the relevent pipe. If air comes out then tigthen the seal a bit more (I use a par of mole grip like thingies)( make sure the rubber seal is in the screw top though).
Then remove the pipe from the tyre. Fill the bottle with fluid and screw on tight. and reatach the tyre to the suytem.
To bleed a claiper remove the dust cap and with an 8mm spanner undo the bleed nipple and with a pipe over the end of the bleed nipple going to a clear bottle (so you can see the fluid coming out) loosen the bleed nipple. Leave it open for a bit you might find nothing seems to come out for some time (20~30 seconds) if your brakes have loads of air in them. Then leave the nippple lose and let a bit of fluid come out you'll often find that after a few seconds of smoothtly running fluid coming out there will be another air pocket.
Once your sure the caliper has no air in it tigten the nipple up and put the dust cap back on.
Jsut remember brake fluid iosn't nice stuff wear gloves wash your hands and wash the wheels and anywhere the fluid can have got to. If you have ABS you need to bleed the brakes in this sequence.
Back passenger side
Back drivers side
Front passengers side
Front drivers side.
The official Renault manual says to do them in the order
Left front
Right front
Left rear
Right rear
I've done them in both order and so long as you bleed the calpiers right there shouldn't be a problem with either method.

 

[Guy]

edde - i see that in the other thread explaining how to bleed.. but doesnt mention how you flush. how ya know when youve bled the old s**t out and your now bleeding the nice new expensive stuff?