I spent today doing fluid change, it was cold, and there was much shouting...
However I found old and new fluid looked the same.. I drained about 100-150ml out of the front brake nipples.. so it SHOULD be the new fluid coming out. However there were plenty of very small bubbles a few seconds apart, very small and only visible with a light shining through the pipe. IS this normal? and is it possible to have no air bubbles in the brake line? I poured into the reservoir slowley and didnt start bleeding for a good 20 minutes... is there any way to get the bubbles to the front so it can be bled out first? (pressing the pedal maybe?)
I bleed the front brakes.. but the old fluid looked the same.. I let about 150ml out of the bleed nipple and moved onto the next brake.. Im not sure if it was done or how much fluid is in each brake pipe..
Also it was getting dark, running out of spare fluid, and I still have the rear and clutch to bleed tomorrow... So: Should I start again, or is it ok to continue?
Annoyances:
Why don't spanner sets include a 9mm spanner? WHY???
Right, I had 1.25L of new saab brake fluid, I poured half of that into the pressure bleeder, and the other half into the reservoir (after sucking out the old fluid by syringe). Looked into it... and there is one small bit of black dirt floating around... oh well.. its in there now.
The STUPID pressure bleed kit only gives you a length of 3" tube for the nipple to jar.. meaning I spilt quite a bit on me and on my tools 3x different sizes but none long enough!!!! would another inch or two hurt profits THAT much????????
Lastly, the saab bloke that said I wouldnt need more than 1.25 liter to renew/bleed all of the brakes and clutch...