DIY Brake Fluid Flush with Motive Pressure Bleeder

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Just did this maintenance this past weekend. Hope this quick video helps someone!


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Nice. I’ve got that bleeder.

Few questions..

Where’d you get the reservoir cap?
Are you sure about the order you did it in? I’ve always worked from the furthest caliper to the reservoir to the closest.
 
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Nice. I’ve got that bleeder.

Few questions..

Where’d you get the reservoir cap?
Are you sure about the order you did it in? I’ve always worked from the furthest caliper to the reservoir to the closest.
Good questions!

Link to the cap is in the video description. Should see it if you open the video in YouTube.

For the sequence, it is correct. Attached is a pic from the service manual.

Honda Civic 10th gen DIY Brake Fluid Flush with Motive Pressure Bleeder Screenshot_20200531-142243
 

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Good questions!

Link to the cap is in the video description. Should see it if you open the video in YouTube.

For the sequence, it is correct. Attached is a pic from the service manual.

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Good questions!

Link to the cap is in the video description. Should see it if you open the video in YouTube.

For the sequence, it is correct. Attached is a pic from the service manual.
Thanks for posting this. Planning to do this in the next few weeks
 


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Nice. I’ve got that bleeder.

Few questions..

Where’d you get the reservoir cap?
Are you sure about the order you did it in? I’ve always worked from the furthest caliper to the reservoir to the closest.
I modified a CTA Tools 7030 Master Cylinder Adapter-Honda so I could hook it up to a compressor with pressure regulated down to 15-20 psi . Way better than speed bleeders. It made the pedal feel on the the clutch and brake so much better on every Honda I've used it on.
 

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@ez12a The brake bleeding video is no longer available on YouTube. Might you be able to repost it or fix the broken link? Thanks!
 
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@ez12a The brake bleeding video is no longer available on YouTube. Might you be able to repost it or fix the broken link? Thanks!
Thanks for the heads up! Weird, i wonder if it changed the URL when i updated the title. Fixed now.
 

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Thanks for the heads up! Weird, i wonder if it changed the URL when i updated the title. Fixed now.
With the motiv - are you adding fresh fluid to it or to the brake fluid reservoir? Sorry, I've only ever bled brakes the pump and hold method with a person helping.
 
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With the motiv - are you adding fresh fluid to it or to the brake fluid reservoir? Sorry, I've only ever bled brakes the pump and hold method with a person helping.
In my video for brakes I add fluid to the motive so I don't need to worry as much about topping off the reservoir.

In my second video for the clutch I just use it while empty to pressurize the reservoir.
 

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Interesting, I wonder why they recommend starting with the caliper closest to the master cylinder?
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