Inconsistent shifts and more! Need help!

Spooler · 09-16-2014, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JCA92

Yeah I know, but I figured some fresh fluid is better than none. I dont have access to the proper equipment that is needed to flush the system out, which is why I just clean and top off the reservoir.

You only need a floor jack, jack stand for safety, and a vaccum pump brake bleeder. Suck all the fluid out of the reservoir, add new fluid, Get under car on drivers side, hook up vaccum pump, crack open bleed screw ( 6mm I think), pump until the fill bottle is about 1/4 full, check fluid, pump some more, check fluid, empty old fluid canister, repeat until you get clean fluid. Piece of cake.

MJB · 09-17-2014, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler

You only need a floor jack, jack stand for safety, and a vaccum pump brake bleeder. Suck all the fluid out of the reservoir, add new fluid, Get under car on drivers side, hook up vaccum pump, crack open bleed screw ( 6mm I think), pump until the fill bottle is about 1/4 full, check fluid, pump some more, check fluid, empty old fluid canister, repeat until you get clean fluid. Piece of cake.

I'm not sure why, but the FSM says not to use a vacuum pump on the hydraulic system. I've always bled it the way Joe@Zspeed recommends (gravity bleed)

Spooler · 09-17-2014, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MJB

I'm not sure why, but the FSM says not to use a vacuum pump on the hydraulic system. I've always bled it the way Joe@Zspeed recommends (gravity bleed)

It is a hand held vaccum pump. I see no issues with that. Now an electric one, oh yeah, it's just too much. I wouldn't use that.

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