Hi. Im getting ready to change the front calipers on my 2008 Honda civic. I seen on this list of your reccomended tools and brake bleeder but all the reviews are really bad on Amazon. Do you recommend a different brake bleeder tool now in days ?
Thanks,
Casey
Best brake bleeding tool, … and I don’t mean that disparagingly, is a friend. True, … she/he simply applies and releases brake pedal at your commands as you manipulate brake bleeding nipples.
F.S.
Good one lol.
Technically you don't need a brake bleeder tool to bleed the brakes, but if you really want one, I recommend getting the Motive Power Bleeder.
I use a Mighty Vac, but a friend who can follow instructions would be better.
I usually do a gravity bleed on all 4 wheels. Has the advantage of replacing your brake fluid during the process.
Thankyou. Honda reccomends Honda genuine brake fluid which is dot 3.
I'm thinking using any good dot 3 fluid would be ok.
What do you say?
Yes, as long as it is DOT 3 brake fluid it's fine. Honda's genuine brake fluid is not actually made by Honda. It's just a re-branded bottle of brake fluid from the manufacturer they recommend (I don't know which one). Never mix different DOT rated brake fluids (like DOT 3 and DOT 4).
How do I avoid getting air into the abs module?
I'm going to change the brake fluid out for some new fluid and was watching one of Scottys videos about how you could get air into the abs module but I think that was only if you bleed brakes by pushing brake pedal in which I won't be doing because I will have the capri vaccum bleeder.
Don’t allow the fluid in the master cylinder to get low while you are bleeding. That’s how air would get into the ABS system. Keep an eye on the fluid level and you’ll be fine.