Bleeding brakes to replace fluid

RadioactiveX · 04-11-2023, 08:49 PM

Hello,

My car is a 2011 Ford Focus TDCi. Does the brakes on this car have to be bled by a diagnostic tool, or is it ok to just use a brake bleeder vacuum pump?

Thanks,
Radioactivex

foxtrot3 · 04-11-2023, 09:19 PM

Hi. sucking the brake fluid out is always risky as all the seals in a brake system are designed to hold pressure in. Unless you get air in the system you wont need a diagnostic tool to bleed the brakes. Just do it the old fashioned way and pump out most of the fluid from the master cyl, top it up and repeat a few times for each wheel. Cheers MD

**mad2** · 04-11-2023, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RadioactiveX

Hello,

My car is a 2011 Ford Focus TDCi. Does the brakes on this car have to be bled by a diagnostic tool, or is it ok to just use a brake bleeder vacuum pump?

Thanks,
Radioactivex

use a say 'horse' syringe [large type] to empty the master cylinder 1st & then top it up with fresh [which is what i did with my BA. got syringe from a place called "pet stock"], then follow what is mentioned below.

Quote:

Originally Posted by foxtrot3

Hi. sucking the brake fluid out is always risky as all the seals in a brake system are designed to hold pressure in. Unless you get air in the system you wont need a diagnostic tool to bleed the brakes. Just do it the old fashioned way and pump out most of the fluid from the master cyl, top it up and repeat a few times for each wheel. Cheers MD