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Diesel Motor
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 56
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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 |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 5,425
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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
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Location: Geeeloong
Posts: 6,398
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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:
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