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Does cycling the key really purge the air from abs effectively? There's all kinds of talk about needing a Tech II, or going to a gravel road and slamming on the brakes.... Planning on doing calipers and lines all around soon, been unsure about proper bleeding.
I've never had a problem doing it. It may not be as fast as using a Tech II to hold the valves open, but it works just fine for someone that doesn't have such equipment. I've done the slamming on brakes in gravel (or in a grassy field in my case), but then I have to park and get back under the car to bleed it again if not jack it up and pull the wheels. By that time, the air bubbles could work their way back to the module.
If the fluid is under pressure (when you just start to apply pedal pressure), then the fluid and air bubbles should move the instant the valves open. Since the valves cycle during the self-test when the key is turned on, doing this trick a few times properly should be plenty effective enough.