mcerd1
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 01:49 PM |
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OT - How much brake fluid for tin-top ?
I've been searching google to death, but I can't find anything 
How much brake fluid will I need to fill my Mk1 Focus ? (bog sandard 98-01 non-ABS one)
-Robert
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 02:31 PM |
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Just looked on autodata and just says dot 4. No capacity! Normally they are around .5 litres.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 03:31 PM |
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I don't think I've ever seen a brake fluid capacity liste for anything. Usualy 1/2lt...ish, but it depends how much you bleed through.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 03:49 PM |
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500ml should do it provided you have no problems bleeding it.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 03:52 PM |
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cheers everyone
I've got a 500ml bottle of super 4 (the stuff ford sell for the car) somewhere - might pick up another one before I start just incase...
[Edited on 3/2/2011 by mcerd1]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 05:12 PM |
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If you are changing the fluid buy a Turkey Baster out of Sainsburys and suck as much of the fluid out the resevoir before you start.
Waiting for the turkey baster one liners.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 06:26 PM |
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^^ I'm changing the front calipers, flexables and some of the hard pipes too so I'm going to loose alot - add to that the fluid is bound
to be at least 5 years old and its not going to be worth trying to save any of the old stuff
I've actually got some old metal syringes so no need for turkey basters.....
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 06:38 PM |
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To keep the master cylinder primed, top up the master cylinder to the brim then seal the over the open top of the reservoir with cling film held on
tightly with a rubber band to form a a perfect seal this will stop fluid loss when you disconnect the pipes.
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