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Old 11-06-2010, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by amacman View Post
check for leaks
before pushing pistons back you should always clamp the flexi hose then fit a bleed pipe to bleed valve , then open bleed valve , then push piston back , this drains contaminated fluid .
because you have pushed cooked and contaminated fluid back through the system you could have potentially damaged the abs hydraulic unit .
I always recommend a fluid flush before any brake work just to be sure all old fluid is removed .
you should try a complete flush now and hope for the best .
Hmm, that could have happened, I loosened the resevoir cap (and closed it before I drove) and pushed all that old fluid back up the resevoir.

I will try a complete flush and see what happens.

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Any reason you would have gotten air in the system? Did you take the cap off and forget to replace it? I've haven't done brakes on the X, just other cars.

I would start with checking the bleed valves, cap and then make sure the fluid levels are still within spec. Maybe bleed some....and pump a lot before you drive.
I did not open any of the beeld valves. I did loosen the resevoir cap, could that have let air in?

Last edited by Ghost-Flame; 11-06-2010 at 05:40 PM.
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