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Originally Posted by flashburn Stupid question, but why do you say to refill the brake fluid reservoir between installing each line. Won't it all just drain out each time then?

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Old 11-24-2010, 03:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Stupid question, but why do you say to refill the brake fluid reservoir between installing each line. Won't it all just drain out each time then? That's what it seemed like happened when I removed first line.

Should I just ignore this anyway since I'm going to be putting in DOT4 fluid? I should just do that at the end and not refill between each line install?
You want to plug the line as best you can when you do the change over, I lost only a few drops of brake fluid.

You don't want to let the fluid drain free as this will introduce air into the ABS controller leaving you in a state where you are unable to bleed all the air out of the system without the assistance of the Nissan Consult III.
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You want to plug the line as best you can when you do the change over, I lost only a few drops of brake fluid.

You don't want to let the fluid drain free as this will introduce air into the ABS controller leaving you in a state where you are unable to bleed all the air out of the system without the assistance of the Nissan Consult III.
So I didn't fill in between each brakeline swap, but I did bleed each brake several times, and didn't have any bubbles. I took it out for a test drive and the new lines feel great, much more precise and not really spongy at all any more... so I'm guessing I'm fine? I did only use one bottle (1.05liter) of RBF600 though.
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