Low Post...First and foremost and with all due respect to some of the well meaning members, under any circumstances, DO NOT USE SILICONE BRAKE FLUID. For a street vehicle that's not used in any competitive events, a high quality brake fluid is fine. I used to use the stuff Ford had packaged for their SVO division for street use, and ATE Super Blue in my Corvette set up for track day events. I found the Mity Vac type hand pumps would be fine for a regular simple bleeding job, but a waste of time and $$ if you wanted to purge your system. The following options are the type that you would find in a good shop. If you have a compressor, a vacuum brake bleeder is best and is available from SnapOn or much cheaper at Griot's Garage. If you do not have a compresser, the unit from Capri Tools would also be fine. These units suck the old fluid totally out of your system. Unless you have a right hand drive car, always bleed in the following order: RR, LR, RF, LF. (Obviously from the furthest to the nearest to the master cylinder.) Oh and BTW, for a street vehicle, I wouldn't use SS brake lines. They are not "set and forget". All things being equal, unless you have a VERY educated foot, you will never feel a firmer brake pedal after installation due to the SS lines. What indeed you will likely feel, is a firmer pedal from a simply properly bled system using stock heavily reinforced rubber lines.
Just a general note regarding brake fluid...It is hygroscopic. (a substance tending to absorb moisture from the air.) Most people rarely if ever, totally change out their brake fluid. Over time it can attract up to about 5% of moisture (water). Many people will say that their brake fluid "boiled". (If you've ever experienced your brake pedal going to the floor under extreme braking conditions, you would know exactly what that means...OH SH!###!!) Actually it's the water attracted to the braking system that boiled. (water boils at 212*F, minimum boiling point for brake fluids are above 400*F)
In any case, it's a very good practice to totally change out your brake fluid every two years. when I was teaching driving schools, I would bleed them on my track car daily, and totally change it out every season. If you ever see a brake reservoir with dirty fluid, you can bet it's likely never been changed and is an accident waiting to happen. Hope this helps!
Just a general note regarding brake fluid...It is hygroscopic. (a substance tending to absorb moisture from the air.) Most people rarely if ever, totally change out their brake fluid. Over time it can attract up to about 5% of moisture (water). Many people will say that their brake fluid "boiled". (If you've ever experienced your brake pedal going to the floor under extreme braking conditions, you would know exactly what that means...OH SH!###!!) Actually it's the water attracted to the braking system that boiled. (water boils at 212*F, minimum boiling point for brake fluids are above 400*F)
In any case, it's a very good practice to totally change out your brake fluid every two years. when I was teaching driving schools, I would bleed them on my track car daily, and totally change it out every season. If you ever see a brake reservoir with dirty fluid, you can bet it's likely never been changed and is an accident waiting to happen. Hope this helps!
