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Title: brake fluid
Post by: familyman on 16 December 2006, 16:29:36
Noticed while reading through a few topics that some of you have had problems with brake fluid changes noticeable the colour after less than a year, from personal expirence dealer's tech's on bonus do a turkey baster fluid change. i.e. they only remove the fluid  from the resevoir using a turkey baster then refil with new fluid. 0.75 labour 5 mins work!!!!!   If your ever not sure pull back the bleed nipple dust covers and see if there is any fluid present. if it's dry chances are they haven't changed the fluid properly. worth checking all the bleed nipples. also not sure if Omega manuals have Hydraulic clutches but this should be changes as well if it uses a common resevoir as the brakes. hope this helps  :y
Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: tunnie on 16 December 2006, 19:26:21
I do my own brake fluid changes, and i do a complete system flush, bleed it though the nipple on the calliper until the reservoir is low, top it up and drain it right down as far as a dare.

Always know then you got fresh stuff in their, done wonders for my system  :y
Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 16 December 2006, 19:55:44
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I do my own brake fluid changes, and i do a complete system flush, bleed it though the nipple on the calliper until the reservoir is low, top it up and drain it right down as far as a dare.

Always know then you got fresh stuff in their, done wonders for my system  :y

Its only coz of the mention of nipple that you get excited Tunnie and have a go yourself  ;D ;D
Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: tunnie on 16 December 2006, 22:29:57
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I do my own brake fluid changes, and i do a complete system flush, bleed it though the nipple on the calliper until the reservoir is low, top it up and drain it right down as far as a dare.

Always know then you got fresh stuff in their, done wonders for my system  :y

Its only coz of the mention of nipple that you get excited Tunnie and have a go yourself  ;D ;D

Its the only nipples i get to fiddle with at the moment!  :(
Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: Chopsdad on 17 December 2006, 21:47:28
I've had mine 3 years and doubt its ever been done under routine service - best add it to my list  ;)
Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 18 December 2006, 07:39:51
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I do my own brake fluid changes, and i do a complete system flush, bleed it though the nipple on the calliper until the reservoir is low, top it up and drain it right down as far as a dare.

Always know then you got fresh stuff in their, done wonders for my system  :y

Its only coz of the mention of nipple that you get excited Tunnie and have a go yourself  ;D ;D

Its the only nipples i get to fiddle with at the moment!  :(

Tunnie, I offered to swap you your Elite for my girlfriend, I can't help if you didn't accept............  :D