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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Khare on 05 October 2009, 20:54

Title: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Khare on 05 October 2009, 20:54
As title. What's the braking system capacity??

Ta
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Paul86S2 on 05 October 2009, 21:14
Less than a litre.

If you're going to change it a litre will be enough with some spare

Paul
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Khare on 05 October 2009, 21:32
cheers mate :afro:
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Khare on 05 October 2009, 21:37
Any recommendations? Looking for something that won't boil when pushing it  :evil:
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Paul86S2 on 06 October 2009, 00:14
Any recommendations? Looking for something that won't boil when pushing it  :evil:
I use the ATE Racing Super Blue stuff which you can get from ECP. About £13 a litre.

Got a good wet and dry boiling point. Never boiled mine on the track - yet!

Paul
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 06 October 2009, 00:15
All workshop manuals i have read recommend 2 litres to flush the system through.
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Paul86S2 on 06 October 2009, 12:20
All workshop manuals i have read recommend 2 litres to flush the system through.
Yes I read that also - but in practice it has never needed a full litre. When I change mine I use the differant colour ATE Racing fluid so you can see when its fully changed, and that includes the clutch cylinders as well.

Paul
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Khare on 06 October 2009, 16:34
I''l skip flushing it through. Hardly got money so can't afford buying 1l just to flush it through.
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Wayne on 06 October 2009, 17:25
I''l skip flushing it through. Hardly got money so can't afford buying 1l just to flush it through.

False economy to be honest, better to flush it through.
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Khare on 06 October 2009, 17:26
I''l skip flushing it through. Hardly got money so can't afford buying 1l just to flush it through.

False economy to be honest, better to flush it through.
it always is better to flush. Mind you, my friend has spare fluid in his bleeding kit, he uses it to flush. Might just get him to help me out.
Title: Re: How much brake fluid in the system?
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 06 October 2009, 17:47
Look at it this way, with better fluid you may be more inclined to push them further. It would be miles better to flush it through as it gets rid of any older, lower quality fluids in there.

It's brakes remember, brakes aren't a trial-and-error or do it 'til you get it right thing.