Bleeding Brakes

[JamesBryan]

Does anyone know the diameter of silicon hose required to fit on the bleed nipple?

and also, will 1 litre of fluid be enough to flush and replace the current fluid?

 

[Badgerman85]

According to autodata 1.7 litres required for 2.0 clios fitted with ABS, i used about 1.5litres when i changed mine irrc

 

[JamesBryan]

1.7L!

A few threads i've read on here mention 1L for a full change :S

 

[MartinR]

I use a litre when i do mine. iirc its 7mm the hose (same as fishtank air hose)

 

[JamesBryan]

I use a litre when i do mine. iirc its 7mm the hose (same as fishtank air hose)

Cheers.

Not sure what fluid is currently in, but i've just bought some of that ATE Super Blue, so i'll be able to see it coming through won't i.

 

[Badgerman85]

Cheers.

Not sure what fluid is currently in, but i've just bought some of that ATE Super Blue, so i'll be able to see it coming through won't i.

I used the ATE superblue in mine, makes it alot easier to see when its bled through!

 

[cliokid182]

I used the ATE superblue in mine, makes it alot easier to see when its bled through!

This, i done mine at the weekend.

 

[JamesBryan]

I used the ATE superblue in mine, makes it alot easier to see when its bled through!

Yeah that's why i've got it tbh, and i've heard it's pretty good.

I'll be using it through one of those pressurised bleeding kits, so it should be simple... he says lol

 

[cliokid182]

Yeah that's why i've got it tbh, and i've heard it's pretty good.

I'll be using it through one of those pressurised bleeding kits, so it should be simple... he says lol

All you need is a spanner, bit of pipe and bottle and a friend lol it is simple.

 

[LiamR172]

Had mine done last night and it used 1 full bottle and roughly 3/4s of the second bottle. 500ml bottles so probs about 900ml total used at most

172 with abs if it makes a difference!

 

[JamesBryan]

Had mine done last night and it used 1 full bottle and roughly 3/4s of the second bottle. 500ml bottles so probs about 900ml total used at most

172 with abs if it makes a difference!

Ok mate. Should be the same as the 182 then.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

All you need is a spanner, bit of pipe and bottle and a friend lol it is simple.

Don't even need a friend . Just a length of tube , spanner and a bottle ( with some old brake fluid in if you have any ) . Keep the end of the tube under the surface of the brake fluid so it can't suck any air back , pump the brakes a few times , check fluid level , top up , so on and so forth . Piece of piss , init