Nick_Micouris 0 Posted January 8, 2005 I am going to bleed the brakes but wanted to know how much brake fluid to buy and also which fluid to buy. Cheers :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted January 8, 2005 2 litres of Standard DOT 4 or Dot 5.1 (Halfords) DON'T get Dot 5.0! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_Micouris 0 Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks! What do all the DOTs mean then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted January 8, 2005 http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/brakefluid1a.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks! What do all the DOTs mean then? droopy old t1ts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_Micouris 0 Posted January 11, 2005 the guy at the stealers was adamant that I only needed 1 litre but I bought two. I take it he was being a fool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Nick, let us know how much you use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majik 0 Posted January 11, 2005 and i'll have the rest! Bleeding the brakes you dont need much probably about a litre would do. Make sure the resevoir is doesnt go empty while your bleeding the system, are you going to do the clutch too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belfastfumanchu 0 Posted January 11, 2005 How often should the brake fluid be changed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Bi-annually. We are not talking a liking for girls AND boys here!! :shocked!: Gavin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeVR6 0 Posted January 11, 2005 I did the brake fluid on mine last weekend when I was fitting a new Clutch Master Cylinder. Took nearly 1 litre. I used ATE dot 4 fluid from ECP. belfastfumanchu The fluid on yours was replaced when I had the master cylinder changed on it. Look through the receipts you got with the car to see how long ago that was. There'll be a receipt for the master cylinder from ECP and another receipt from VW for fitting it. Think a fluid change should be every 2 years unless you're using DOT 5.1 and doing lots of trackdays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted January 11, 2005 be careful when bleeding the brakes, the master cylinder MAY go as it`s not used to being pushed through it`s full range as i found out on my way back from the garage a couple of weeks ago! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_Micouris 0 Posted January 11, 2005 ah! so he was right - 1 litre!? may as well see if he will let me return the extra litre then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belfastfumanchu 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Thanks Mike - very helpful. I'll have a look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_Micouris 0 Posted January 12, 2005 now without sounding really silly - how do I bleed the brakes!? Is it very very easy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick_Micouris 0 Posted January 16, 2005 I used just over half a litre! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted January 16, 2005 Top Man, so much for 2 litres then!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
