DIY: How to Bleed Your Brake Fluid Using Motive Power Bleeder 0117 (AK370Z)

DavidInIndy · 07-11-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

That should take you about 90 seconds. But you still have dirty fluid in all the brake lines which will eventually mix with the fresh fluid in the reservoir. This may be an acceptable practice to extend the life of the fluid (i.e. AK mentioned he does this every 6 months and got 4 years out of his fluid instead of just 2), but it is not an appropriate method if you are in need of a full brake flush.

Hey JARBlue...what would you think if this cheapo process was done, say every couple of months (I mean it's pretty darn easy) instead of AK's 6 month rotation? By having more frequency do you think I'd EVER have to totally bleed the brake lines???

Also, my ride is a 2010 with 19K miles...do you think I'm due for this??

Thx in advance.

JARblue · 07-11-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidInIndy

Hey JARBlue...what would you think if this cheapo process was done, say every couple of months (I mean it's pretty darn easy) instead of AK's 6 month rotation? By having more frequency do you think I'd EVER have to totally bleed the brake lines???

Also, my ride is a 2010 with 19K miles...do you think I'm due for this??

Thx in advance.

Quarterly is probably marginally better than biannually, but I'm not an expert by any means. With the right tools, bleeding the brakes in the proper manner is very easy as well. No, I would never consider that a permanent solution. The dirty brake fluid that is not siphoned out just becomes dirtier and dirtier over time making your efforts less and less effective over time.

I believe Nissan recommends 2 years or 30K miles, whichever comes first, for brake fluid change interval. If it's never been done before, it sounds like you're due.

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