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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: trackep on July 04, 2017, 09:59:16 am

Title: Bleeding front brakes and topping up fluid?
Post by: trackep on July 04, 2017, 09:59:16 am: Hi. I plan on fitting my TTRS setup on the weekend. On my past cars i basically fitted the new calipers, then got a friend to pump the peddle and i bled the calipers and kept the fluid topped up. I just thought i would have a quick search on here before the weekend to see if there is anything different with golf and low and behold it looks like it may be a bit more involving than normal.

I'm not bleeding the whole system just the fronts. So will i have to plug the car into VCDS? or can i just do the normal pump the peddle and crack the bleed nipples a few times till the air is gone and keep the reservoir topped up? Last question, can i just use any Dot 4 as a top up? Thanks again Adam
Title: Re: Bleeding front brakes and topping up fluid?
Post by: rich83 on July 04, 2017, 10:37:10 am: Quote from: trackep on July 04, 2017, 09:59:16 am
Hi. I plan on fitting my TTRS setup on the weekend. On my past cars i basically fitted the new calipers, then got a friend to pump the peddle and i bled the calipers and kept the fluid topped up. I just thought i would have a quick search on here before the weekend to see if there is anything different with golf and low and behold it looks like it may be a bit more involving than normal.

I'm not bleeding the whole system just the fronts.

So will i have to plug the car into VCDS? No

or can i just do the normal pump the peddle and crack the bleed nipples a few times till the air is gone and keep the reservoir topped up? Yes

Last question, can i just use any Dot 4 as a top up? Use OEM VW stuff
Title: Re: Bleeding front brakes and topping up fluid?
Post by: Shoduchi on July 04, 2017, 11:34:48 am: I prefer ATE SL.6 DOT4 for normal use (smoother and faster ABS pumping) and Motul RBF600/RBF660 or Castrol SRF for track use. ATE SL.6 is cheap enough.
Title: Re: Bleeding front brakes and topping up fluid?
Post by: trackep on July 04, 2017, 01:18:39 pm: Cheers for the input lads. @rich83 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=709) that puts my mind at ease thanks!!!