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Old 26 August 2018, 08:52 AM
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How much fluid will I need to do a complete drain and bleed? I have 1ltr is it worth getting another bottle?
Old 26 August 2018, 10:34 AM
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From what I've read the system holds 0.5l and most people have some left over from 1l, I've ordered 1l and will be changing fluid when it arrives :-)

Edif: also don't drain the old fluid, you'd be filling the lines with air which would be problematic to remove, just push the new fluid through

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Old 26 August 2018, 04:26 PM
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Yeah I hadn’t intended to drain and then fill but I had to remove the callipers so there was little I could do about it, I have a vacuum pump which is normally really good at bleeding it through.
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Always get more than you think. It's cheap and really don't want to run out during bleeding. 1 litre should be sufficient.
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