[s-cars] Flush it twice......with pump action....and then some

[lebakken1 at netzero.com]

Gabriel Caldwell wrote:

>Do what you want but I can't understand your logic.  I would flush out
the system (very little cost) and make sure the parts actually needed
replacing before you spend the money to do so.  That's MHO.

I would flush it twice - since, comparatively, it is cheap. I would also flush by pumping the master cylinder (thereby moving the brake cylinder seals as well) so there is less residue. Hopefully, the new fluid will "return" the seals to normal, and identify the true culprit of your pressure loss. Good luck! That whole scenario sucks! When I am putting fluids in my S4, I always make sure that I am putting in liquid gold where it is needed, and liquid platinum/silver/unobtainium where it specifies.

Speaking of which.......

A friend advised me to use Motul 6 instead of ATE Super Blue for the brakes, since, on the 200 list, there was a rash of clutch slave cylinder failures upon bleeding with ATESB...

Any BTDT that out there?

Thanks,

Craig Lebakken
94 S4