Brake Fluid Swap

Are you guys taking your car to have the fluid swapped or doing it yourselves? I think it is finally time to get some new fluid.

Its helpful to have two people, but with the right tools its pretty easy to do it yourself. Hardest part is getting the car up on jackstands and getting the wheels off.

There are vacuum bleeders and capture bottles with checkvalves, or with two people you just need a drain pan and a bit of clear line to attach to the bleed nipple.

OKC S550 said:

Are you guys taking your car to have the fluid swapped or doing it yourselves? I think it is finally time to get some new fluid.

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Do yourself a favor and get the Motive power bleeder and master cylinder cap. You wont regret it and it beats having to deal with another person trying to bleed the brakes.

TNcoupe said:

Do yourself a favor and get the Motive power bleeder and master cylinder cap. You wont regret it and it beats having to deal with another person trying to bleed the brakes.

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I have a Motive Power Bleeder I used for my VW/Audi cars, but can't seem to find the adapter that would work on Ford. Where did you buy yours from?

If you have a good scan tool you can activate the ABS and it helps with bleeding

sonicc said:

I have a Motive Power Bleeder I used for my VW/Audi cars, but can't seem to find the adapter that would work on Ford. Where did you buy yours from?

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I think I got mine from Summit. Check you VW/Audi one cause I think the Mustang uses a 43mm cap now like German cars.

jdub.csu said:

If you have a good scan tool you can activate the ABS and it helps with bleeding

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I guess this is what i was getting at. I've never bled brakes with ABS and I know the process is a bit different.

TNcoupe said:

I think I got mine from Summit. Check you VW/Audi one cause I think the Mustang uses a 43mm cap now like German cars.

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I'll have to double check.

Is it the same order on Mustang like on most cars: rear right, rear left, front right, then front left?

sonicc said:

I'll have to double check.

Is it the same order on Mustang like on most cars: rear right, rear left, front right, then front left?

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Yep.

I cannt see a reason to change two year old brake fluid. Unless you live in a super humid climate there is no way after two years that is has absorbed enough moisture to require changing.

melwff said:

I cannt see a reason to change two year old brake fluid. Unless you live in a super humid climate there is no way after two years that is has absorbed enough moisture to require changing.

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Two years old with ~10 track days

melwff said:

I cannt see a reason to change two year old brake fluid. Unless you live in a super humid climate there is no way after two years that is has absorbed enough moisture to require changing.

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HEAT

OK track usage, You may find this interesting concerning the recommended time by the BMW guys and other things.

http://www.gvc-bmwcca.org/_download/GVC_Tech_Form.pdf

OKC S550 said:

I guess this is what i was getting at. I've never bled brakes with ABS and I know the process is a bit different.

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Well just bleed it in the order of distance from the lines to the master (shortest to longest). Then go run it and activate the ABS a few times and bleed again. That's the way I would do it if I didn't have the autel scan tool.

If you have the PP you have two bleeders on the front.

melwff said:

OK track usage, You may find this interesting concerning the recommended time by the BMW guys and other things.

http://www.gvc-bmwcca.org/_download/GVC_Tech_Form.pdf

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I'm guessing that's just their general recommendation. If you track your car, 2-year old fluid is too old. And a fluid that has a higher boiling point needs to be changed out more often.