Brakes bleeding procedure

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:37 am

it was argued with one of my friends that bleeding the brakes doesn't require the engine to be running - for activating the booster - but my friend says that when he did a bleed with the engine on the results were far better.

what do you think guys? is a running engine a good thing to have for a successful brake bleed??

N.B: we are discussing non ABS brakes.

MMamdouh

chronoti · Post by **chronoti** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:28 pm

i never did it with the engine on. i would think it would be maybe easier because you dont really need to pump because of the booster, but i'm normaly not the one pumping the brake so i dont care.

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:16 pm

Always did it with the motor not running.

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:02 am

not to take both sides but i always do both and usually go back and forth. the one thing to note is NEVER use a bleed tool with ABS, always do it the old school way. if you use a bleed tool with ABS you can trap air between the master and the ABS unit.
Garrett