Brake fluid flush - need some help - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

THEWAKLER · 11-06-2013, 09:13 PM

So just finished installing new SS lines and was going to change the fluid once done. On the FL wheel, I lost a ton of fluid and pretty much ran the reservoir dry, the fluid level was below the wires coming out of the bottom of the reservoir (don't tell me this is the ABS sensor). I immediately filled the reservoir back up, but did I already screw up the MC? Have not pumped anything yet, but it is possible that it drained low enough to let air in the lines. Never done a bench MC bleed before and don't have the tools for it, but what options do I have from here? Just continue bleeding the lines and hope everything is fine? Don't really like that option, but don't want to screw anything worse.

Any help would be much appreciated!

CSG Mike · 11-06-2013, 09:17 PM

Feel out the pedal first, to see if it's mushy or not.

Are you bleeding with power bleeders? Gravity?

It's difficult to say without knowing exactly what happened in person.

THEWAKLER · 11-06-2013, 11:13 PM

Just gravity, local shop didn't have the right size speed bleeders. Thought they were m10 x 1.0 but didn't fit so having to do gravity.

Will update tomorrow after work once I'm able to work on it some more.

11-06-2013, 09:13 PM	#1
THEWAKLER USMC Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: DGM BRZ LMT Location: NC Posts: 106 Thanks: 12 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Brake fluid flush - need some help So just finished installing new SS lines and was going to change the fluid once done. On the FL wheel, I lost a ton of fluid and pretty much ran the reservoir dry, the fluid level was below the wires coming out of the bottom of the reservoir (don't tell me this is the ABS sensor). I immediately filled the reservoir back up, but did I already screw up the MC? Have not pumped anything yet, but it is possible that it drained low enough to let air in the lines. Never done a bench MC bleed before and don't have the tools for it, but what options do I have from here? Just continue bleeding the lines and hope everything is fine? Don't really like that option, but don't want to screw anything worse. Any help would be much appreciated! __________________

11-06-2013, 11:13 PM	#3
THEWAKLER USMC Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: DGM BRZ LMT Location: NC Posts: 106 Thanks: 12 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just gravity, local shop didn't have the right size speed bleeders. Thought they were m10 x 1.0 but didn't fit so having to do gravity. Will update tomorrow after work once I'm able to work on it some more. __________________

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11-06-2013, 09:17 PM	#2
CSG Mike Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: S2000 CR Location: Orange County Posts: 14,562 Thanks: 8,942 Thanked 14,211 Times in 6,854 Posts Mentioned: 970 Post(s) Tagged: 14 Thread(s)	Feel out the pedal first, to see if it's mushy or not. Are you bleeding with power bleeders? Gravity? It's difficult to say without knowing exactly what happened in person.

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