Upgrading to SS Brake lines: Quick question!
 

I'm upgrading to SS brake lines tomorrow. Am sticking with OEM brake fluid -- do I need more than 2 bottles to bleed or should I get more?

No clear answer following a search, as this mainly comes up when people are doing full flush, which I am not... likewise, owner's manual does not actually provide the quanity needed for a flush let alone a mere bleeding.

So... 2 bottles or more?

Thanks! :tiphat:

2 is plenty

I used 1.5 bottles and if you keep the m/c full you can change the fluid by yourself it's called a gravity bleed you place a drain pan under each caliper and open all 8 bleeder screws at the same time the fluid will drain pretty quick so you must keep topping off the m/c after going thru a bottle shut the bleeder screws top off m/c and do a quick pop bleed just to make sure you got the last of the air.

How do you do that???

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/...dc6788d3a7.jpg

Great -- thanks guys!!!

With a wrench, it doesn't come out that fast it took about 20 min. To go thru a bottle.

If you're bothering to do SS brake lines, you might as well put some good DOT4 brake fluid in as well.

:iagree:

Eh... I don't feel like doing a full flush, and DOT 3 is fine... thanks for the suggestion, tho' :tiphat:

You're pretty much doing the same procedure whether you use DOT3 or DOT4 though. :confused: Your car, you decide what's best. :tup:

If you bleed it the way I said after you are done you just flush all the dot 3 out.

:iagree:

Are the SS brake line upgrade for the sport model even worth it? I mean is there a huge brake and pedal feel difference? If you're not heavily tracking the car is this still useful?

+1

You beat me to it...

So I've been told. Didn't get to it today, unfortunately...