not at just replacing brakes. how old is the car, and how many miles? if it's never been done, then its a good idea to replace all the brake fluid in your car...
Hello. Mazda 6 v6 2007. I bought the hand pump. I'm doing it by myself. Do i need to step on the brakes or anything? Take out old fluid in reservoir, put in new fluid, pump out at passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front and then driver? Thankyou
Hi. You don't need to pump brakes anymore as long as you have the vacuum pump. This pump makes it into a one person job. Suck the fluidnout of the reservior and then add new fluid in it...and start at the farthest wheel (passenger rear) then passenger rear, passenger front and then driver front. Just make sure your reservior always has fluid in it when pulling fluid at the calipers.
@@ricr.4669 strange. at least the back up old method did the job. were you able to suck the fluid out of the reservoir using the hand pump? if yes, then the pump is good. if not, then the pump was perhaps faulty? did you have the bleeding valve open when pumping? was there a leak in the hose or the pump it self?
I was hoping to learn how to bleed my Mazda CX-5 rear brakes during a rotor & pad replacement. This is for a full flush. What do i do to bleed the brakes at end of rotor & pad rear replacement?
This assumes i need to even do a brake bleed. Many youtube brake jobs act like it is a necessity. Other tutorials say it is unneccessary. Your thoughts on a 2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5 FWD…or cars in general
@@footprintsinconcI am replacing my rear brake pads & rotors. Am i supposed to bleed the corressponding brakes as part of the job? Some say yes. Some say no. Is bleeding even necessary???
@@SmartLifeSolutionsWork if you are only replacing rear brakes and rotors, you don't need to bleed brakes. I don't know the mileage of your car, or when the brake fluid was last changed, so I can't comment on if you need brake fluid replacement. bleeding brakes is only done when you either need all the fluid changed out or if a line brakes or you get air in the brake lines, then only do you bleed the brakes lines.
"DOT 4, however, is gaining popularity due to widespread use of anti-lock braking systems and traction control, which benefit from DOT 4 fluid’s lower viscosity.....DOT 3 brake fluid is compatible with DOT 4 brake fluid. However, DOT 4 offers a higher boiling point." If you have dot 3, and only topping it off, you need to add DOT3 or "DOT3/DOT4" oil. This "DOT3/DOT4" is compatible to DOT3 oil. DOT 4 is an alternative to DOT 3 but not the other way round. When changing out all of the old fluid, best to go the newer standard.
you can place a thin zip tie on the hose. rather than spend money on that pump, I drilled a hole into the cap of an empty soda bottle. (also a small vent hole). put some fluid in the bottle with the hose submerged. Bought the hose at home depot to fit the nipple.Had my wife press down on the pedal. I then opened the valve and closed it. repeated the process on all four wheels. trick is to keep the hose elevated above the bleeder valve. Air bubbles travels up and away.
What is the secret to getting that strainer cap out? I fought with mine for like 30 minutes and almost broke it. Honestly don't think it's really necessary anyway as long as you're careful when the cylinder is open.
@@footprintsinconc I understand that. I meant, how did you actually get the cap itself out of the master cylinder? Maybe yours is just a different design, but mine was basically locked in place and couldn't just be pulled out. I ended up basically just bending the hell out of it with a knife blade while pulling it with needle nose pliers.
My mechanic flushed my brakes yesterday on my 2021 CX5. I noticed the reservoir was still dusty and dirty. Surely he would have cleaned it prior or am I just being paranoid? The fluid looks browny? What colour is fresh fluid?
ALWAYS use the recommended brake fluid for your automobile. NEVER just put DOT 4 if it calls for DOT 3…. unless the Dot 4 fluid is backwards compatible with Dot 3! You should NEVER mix the two because if you sell that car after you have put the incorrect fluid in…. and the next owner puts the correct, recommended fluid in….. there could be problems. Always use the recommended brake fluid in your manual or what’s recommended on the brake fluid cap. This guy gave some incomplete advice.
Is fluid flush and fluid change the same thing? Great video btw!
I dont like to put teflon on a good thread lol that just me
I replaced my front brakes first time ever. Brakes go to the floor. Do I bleed them?
not at just replacing brakes.
how old is the car, and how many miles? if it's never been done, then its a good idea to replace all the brake fluid in your car...
Hello. Mazda 6 v6 2007. I bought the hand pump. I'm doing it by myself. Do i need to step on the brakes or anything? Take out old fluid in reservoir, put in new fluid, pump out at passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front and then driver? Thankyou
Hi. You don't need to pump brakes anymore as long as you have the vacuum pump. This pump makes it into a one person job.
Suck the fluidnout of the reservior and then add new fluid in it...and start at the farthest wheel (passenger rear) then passenger rear, passenger front and then driver front.
Just make sure your reservior always has fluid in it when pulling fluid at the calipers.
@@footprintsinconc hi I followed your instructions but the pump couldn't pump any fluid out. I ended up doing it manually
@@ricr.4669 strange. at least the back up old method did the job.
were you able to suck the fluid out of the reservoir using the hand pump? if yes, then the pump is good.
if not, then the pump was perhaps faulty? did you have the bleeding valve open when pumping? was there a leak in the hose or the pump it self?
@@footprintsinconc yes to all questions. I even make sure the big o ring is flushed with the cup and cap
I own a 2018 CX-5 flushing the brakes do I have to disengage the rear brakes ?
I have electronic parking brake .....
Let me know ,
Thanks
Hi. you don't think it should matter. but i wouldn't apply the parking brakes and then do the fluid flush.
Thanks
No
I was hoping to learn how to bleed my Mazda CX-5 rear brakes during a rotor & pad replacement. This is for a full flush. What do i do to bleed the brakes at end of rotor & pad rear replacement?
This assumes i need to even do a brake bleed. Many youtube brake jobs act like it is a necessity. Other tutorials say it is unneccessary. Your thoughts on a 2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5 FWD…or cars in general
This is the exact step that you do except that you'll only perform this at the rear breaks only
Why are you having to bleed the rear brakes only?
@@footprintsinconcI am replacing my rear brake pads & rotors. Am i supposed to bleed the corressponding brakes as part of the job? Some say yes. Some say no. Is bleeding even necessary???
@@SmartLifeSolutionsWork if you are only replacing rear brakes and rotors, you don't need to bleed brakes.
I don't know the mileage of your car, or when the brake fluid was last changed, so I can't comment on if you need brake fluid replacement.
bleeding brakes is only done when you either need all the fluid changed out or if a line brakes or you get air in the brake lines, then only do you bleed the brakes lines.
So why is it that you changed to DOT 4 if the manual and says DOT 3, Does that make any influence?
"DOT 4, however, is gaining popularity due to widespread use of anti-lock braking systems and traction control, which benefit from DOT 4 fluid’s lower viscosity.....DOT 3 brake fluid is compatible with DOT 4 brake fluid. However, DOT 4 offers a higher boiling point."
If you have dot 3, and only topping it off, you need to add DOT3 or "DOT3/DOT4" oil. This "DOT3/DOT4" is compatible to DOT3 oil. DOT 4 is an alternative to DOT 3 but not the other way round. When changing out all of the old fluid, best to go the newer standard.
Is the procedure the same for 2022 Mazda 3 turbo?
I have a 2016 turbo diesel DJ
Do you leave the Teflon on there?
i did leave it on the threads
you can place a thin zip tie on the hose. rather than spend money on that pump, I drilled a hole into the cap of an empty soda bottle. (also a small vent hole). put some fluid in the bottle with the hose submerged. Bought the hose at home depot to fit the nipple.Had my wife press down on the pedal. I then opened the valve and closed it. repeated the process on all four wheels. trick is to keep the hose elevated above the bleeder valve. Air bubbles travels up and away.
This benefit of the pump is that it's a 1 person job
@@footprintsinconc still waay faster having someone filling the reservoir while you’re back at the calliper.
@@footprintsinconcI do this alone no need a second person kust keep an eye on the master cyl res so it doesnt dry up
The pump is just useless unless you seal the screw, which I don’t want to do. I ended up pressing the brake pedal, much easier.
What is the secret to getting that strainer cap out? I fought with mine for like 30 minutes and almost broke it. Honestly don't think it's really necessary anyway as long as you're careful when the cylinder is open.
There is no secret... just allows you to suck out the fluid in the reservior so you can start with clean fluid in it...
@@footprintsinconc I understand that. I meant, how did you actually get the cap itself out of the master cylinder? Maybe yours is just a different design, but mine was basically locked in place and couldn't just be pulled out. I ended up basically just bending the hell out of it with a knife blade while pulling it with needle nose pliers.
Pliers. Took 5 seconds.
My mechanic flushed my brakes yesterday on my 2021 CX5. I noticed the reservoir was still dusty and dirty. Surely he would have cleaned it prior or am I just being paranoid? The fluid looks browny? What colour is fresh fluid?
that isn't right. flued needs to be clear and they should clean the reservior...at least as far as they can reach into it
There is nothing to clean. Pull up some fluid from the reservoir, if yellow they didnt change it.
ALWAYS use the recommended brake fluid for your automobile. NEVER just put DOT 4 if it calls for DOT 3…. unless the Dot 4 fluid is backwards compatible with Dot 3! You should NEVER mix the two because if you sell that car after you have put the incorrect fluid in…. and the next owner puts the correct, recommended fluid in….. there could be problems. Always use the recommended brake fluid in your manual or what’s recommended on the brake fluid cap. This guy gave some incomplete advice.
Abs brake system and non abs brake system same way of bleed it?
yes, the same way