01-10-2019, 04:23 PM | #1 |
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Brake Fluid Amount
I've dug around on here for awhile and I keep seeing different amounts from some people (unless I am reading incorrectly) so I'm going to come right out and ask.
I am getting my brake fluid changed in my 2018 SS 1LE for some up coming track days and want to know how much brake fluid to get. The most common answer I found is 1 liter so I bought three 500ml bottles of Motul RBF 660 so that gives me 1 liter and a half to work with but that will that be enough to get through a full brake flush/refill
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01-10-2019, 04:28 PM | #2 |
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i was told a 2 big bottles of castrol srf is enough and you will have like 4/5 of the second bottle left lol
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01-10-2019, 05:45 PM | #3 |
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That should be 2 liters then from what I am seeing
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01-10-2019, 06:26 PM | #4 |
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well my buddy said since i gotta get mine flushed 1 liter for a full system and another one just in case so you should be good
i used motul 600 a few years ago but was told the castrol stuff is better so gonna flush and refill with that this month
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01-10-2019, 07:47 PM | #5 |
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The BG brake fluid exchange machine at work uses a 2qt jug.
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01-11-2019, 08:45 AM | #6 |
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Every time I do mine I end up only needing 0.9L for a thorough flush with my Motive bleeder. If you're not paying attention to when the old fluid is done purging through each bleeder then you'll use more.
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01-11-2019, 10:20 AM | #7 |
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I can also do the full car in a little less than 1 L doing the pedal apply method.
Use the clearest line you can on the caliper to make it easier to see the fluid color change. Can also use a syringe to get as much old fluid out of the reservoir before adding the new fluid to make the fluid color change less blended.
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01-11-2019, 10:45 AM | #8 |
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Flushing fresh fluid with expensive fresh is such a headache
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01-11-2019, 11:19 AM | #9 |
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Awesome, thank you all, I made sure I got 2 liters of Motul RBF 660 on the way. I did see where Castrol SPF seemed to be another high choice as well so depending how I like the Motul's, I'll switch to Castrol.
I am looking at maybe doing 3 track days inside of 35 days so the brakes are going to get a workout for sure
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12-20-2023, 02:50 PM | #10 |
Thanks for this tip! I know it's 4 years later, but a great idea as I will be tackling this job soon.
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I calculated and verified the brake fluid volumes in the table.
Then draw lines on a catch bottle to measure 100 ml increments instead of estimating when the fluid is clear and not dirty. To pressurize the reservoir and flush the fluid, use a second reservoir cap, drill a hole in the cap and inserted a tire stem. Then connect a compressor to a tire inflation gun and regulate the pressure to 15 lbs to the tire stem. After flushing a line then refill the reservoir and repeat on the next brake. After flushing the system, then use a Foxwell scanner to exercise the solenoid to remove the brake fade. Last edited by Roddrz; 06-25-2024 at 09:05 PM. |
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