Changing brake fluid.

[wanderinstar]

On the subject of changing old brake fluid. How do you know when the old stuff has been pumped out and the new gone in?
An idea I had was to use a different coloured fluid. The stuff I have in now is a yellow colour, so I thought that if I get the red stuff it will be obvious when it has all been changed. Are there any problems in doing this, ie different makes, Girling Lockheed etc.

[MoggyTech]

Simply flush through on the longest brake line first, until the reservoir is almost empty, add fresh fluid and continue to bleed until fresh fluid is through into the jar, then bleed the other three to flush the old fluid out of the pipes.

You can save time if you have an old pastry bolster, and use it to suck out most of the old fluid from the reservoir, before you start bleeding with fresh fluid.

[bigginger]

Sorry to be picky, but surely I'm not the only one with no clue (and I include Google in this) what a "pastry bolster" is - same sort of deal as a turkey baster? That's what I use
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[MoggyTech]

Sorry to be picky, but surely I'm not the only one with no clue (and I include Google in this) what a "pastry bolster" is - same sort of deal as a turkey baster? That's what I use
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Yes same thing, probably a Scottish thing

[bigginger]

As I say, nowt on Google - and I have a pretty good knowledge of Scottish vocabulary, since I have a Scottish father/uncle/ancestors and have spent a lot of time and even lived there Sure you're right though, not talked to many Scottish pastry cooks

[wanderinstar]

Perhaps I should have asked a pastry chef about this.

[wanderinstar]

Well I did ask a pastry chef. He told me you cant get the red brake fluid anymore. Everything is Dot 3/4/5.1 now. Bled all system through with new fluid and brakes back to A1 condition

Hurray for pastry chefs.

[bmcecosse]

I just bleed through until all the nasty brown/black fluid has gone and fresh yellow stuff appears !

[Kevin]

Hurray for pastry chefs.