VW Brake Fluid Change
I finally got around to doing my brake fluid change this weekend. All in all, the job was pretty easy. Removing the wheels and getting the jetta up on jack stands took a good portion of my time. I understand that this may not be necessary, but I wanted to poke around and inspect everything. I used a motive power bleeder to do the change. I confirmed dieseldorf’s findings that this can be done without putting fluid in the bleeder. I just used a turkey baster to remove as much of the old fluid as possible from the fluid reservoir, and then filled it with the new ATE blue fluid. My old fluid was amber.
This was the first time I have done a fluid change. Its not really that hard (I did it!) and needs to be done every two years.
My blow by blow of what was done is as follows:
1) Remove wheels and get car up on jack stands at all four corners.
2) Remove cap and sensor on fluid reservoir.
3) Use baster to remove fluid from reservoir.
4) Attach power bleeder to the fluid reservoir and pressurize it. (Do not exceed 14.5 psi! I went for about 10)
5) Connect drip tube to the right rear bleed valve and/or receptacle.
6) Open bleed valve with 11mm wrench and bleed till only new fluid is present in the fluid stream (Bear in mind you need to keep an eye on the fluid level in the reservoir as well, insuring it does not go blow the MIN marking)
7) Close valve and then repeat on the LR, RF, LF wheels, then on the clutch, watching the fluid level at the reservoir. (If refilling, depressurize by unscrewing the cap on the bleeder, NOT on the reservoir cap!) Right rear brakes (arrows point to the bleeder screws)
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