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Old 03-01-2013, 05:38 AM   #19
Mark_T
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA View Post
What is with not putting fluid into the Motive Bleeder? And why take the time and risk to empty the master reservoir? Don't want to sound pejorative, but that does not make any sense since the Motive unit works on the principal of positive displacement of the fluid, so it removes all of the old stuff as if flushes by pushing it ahead of the clean fluid. Enlighten me as to why this is supposedly a better method?
That's a good question. It's something I've done because I must have read it in some DIY somewhere, but now that you mention it, it does seem kind of unnecessary, doesn't it? OK, that's it then - no more removing fluid from the master cylinder before bleeding!

I do put the new fluid in the power bleeder to do the job, and then clean it with brake cleaner and wipe it dry afterwards.
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