[V8] How to bleed the brakes on a V8

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I've used a Motive single person brake bleeder for years like this:

https://secure7.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp? 
CS=bimmerworl&BusType=BtoC&Count1=694027125&Count2=611167550&ProductID=4 
8&Target=products.asp

I've never had much success with vacuum-type bleeders.  Otherwise,  
just do like you normally would (bleed from furthest caliper to  
closest).  Extremely easy.  I don't have spongy brakes on either of  
the running V8's.  Of course, if you want even better pedal feel,  
think about upgrading to stainless lines and check the condition of  
all of your brake lines while you're at it.  I've found bubbles at  
the rears on a few occasions with oem rubber lines.  Disaster waiting  
to happen.

Can't comment on brake upgrades right now except to say that I've  
always been very impressed by the stopping power of the UFO's.  Can't  
be beat except for the Porsche Big Reds and similar.

-Ingo



On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:33 AM, Gunter Lorberg wrote:

> Could someone straighten me out and tell me how I should be  
> bleeding the brakes on my 1990 V8 with UFO's.
>
> I had to replace the brake pads at all four corners.....which for  
> my purposes meant removing the rear calipers and temporarily  
> disconnecting the brake hoses from the calipers.  So I had to bleed  
> the brakes.  I proceeded in the same manner I have many times  
> before on other cars without the assistance of a vacuum pump tool,  
> but with the help of someone depressing and subsequently releasing  
> the brake pedal on my command while I opened or closed the brake  
> caliper bleeder valve nipples in the order of farthest wheel from  
> the master cylinder to the closest.  The end result appears to be  
> satisfactory but it would be nice to do without as much brake pedal  
> sponginess as is possible.  Does any V8 owner actually have a truly  
> firm brake pedal???
>
> My question to anyone is should I be employing a different  
> technique?  If so, how, and why?
>
> This is the first car I've owned with ABS and I'm not certain that  
> some special technique is not required.
>
> As an aside, the brake fluid was not filthy and the pistons,  
> 'sliding pins', and e-brake levers were all moving quite  
> nicely.........always a good thing.
>
> Anyone out there have a kit to part with to upgrade to even more  
> beefy brakes than the UFO's (Porche?).....without  breaking the bank?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gunter
> (2) 1990 'Canadian' V8's with automatics (and UFO's)
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