Miata Mailing List: November 1999, Message #797

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} My question to those of you who have done this is:
} How many ounces do you have to bleed out to replace all the flid in the 
} lines.  I imagine the lines to the back wheels hold a few ounces and the 
} lines to the front a little less?

I buy the 32 oz bottle of Valvoline SynPower brake fluid and use all
of it for both brake and clutch bleeds for 1 car.  Fluid replacement
is a pretty easy one man job if you have SpeedBleeder valves installed
in place of the OEM bleed screws. I just keep bleeding until clear
fluid starts streaming out of the bleed valves.

No sense in skimping and having any extra fluid left in the bottle
that doesn't get used for the bleeding. car. You shouldn't store it
with the intent to use the leftover in the future since it picks up
moisture just sitting around. I can't do a complete job with just a
16oz bottle, and 32oz is probably a little too much, but I like having
extra fluid for better flushing.

- jaime

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