brake fluid

[hanyou]

hey jus in need of some help dont know what to do....

basically i took of my brake callipers to spray them red (yes i know rice haha, they look pretty good but) and yeah took the wheel off (was doing front left wheel) and unscrewed evrything the calliper was attatched too. and wen the callipers split into its 2 peices, all the brake fluid just started leaking out.. so i dun kno much about brakes we jus assumed u can jus put it back in so we jus tinned it LOL.. and yeah so we jus let the brake fluid run and wen it was done sprayed the calliper and yeah put everyfing back on. so yeah i turned on the car and realised i had no brakes after pumping the pedal for ages... and rememberd i had no brake fluid so i was gna put the fluid we tinned bak in, but my mate threw it away already... so i went petrol station and the only brake fluid they had was DOT 4.. on the cap it says to use DOT 3, does that really make a difference?... so i jus opened the cap and refilled it to just about over half way.... and yeah probaly drove for abit 5-10min or so.. and the brakes started to come back and now the brakes respond quicker... then i talked to my mates dad and he was telling me soemthing about bleeding the brake lines... so are my brakes gone cuz i dont think i done that bleeding stuff... if anyone has a guide on how to do it properly cud they please steer me to the right direction? cuz im abit packing it one day my brakes wont work. thanks!!

[INASNT]

Dot 5.1 brake fluid is what you should be using, as its better than the dot 4 and obiviously dot 3.

If you undid the fluid line and let air into the system then you need to get them bleed as there will be air in ur lines and ur brake wont be working 100%.

Oh and the main thing, FFS use paragraphs in ur posts as its a real bitch to read what you wrote.

[Lunatic Dancer]

lol...yeh paragraphs would be nice.

After reading that I'm hoping you didn't spray the spot where the two parts of the caliper

joined (middle). You didn't need to take every part of the caliper apart, just use masking

tape.

You also definitely need to bleed them now as inasnt said. Do you know how to do that?

[Duncan]

I really think you need a good mechanic to have a look, you said "the caliper split in 2 pieces" which worries me. Don't fark with brakes if you are not sure what you are doing...

[blind_elk]

Don't fark with brakes if you are not sure what you are doing...

Good advice, Duncan

[predator]

I think if you have trouble stringing a correct sentence together, maybe you should not be messing with the important stopping mechanisms on your vehicle

[wrxhoon]

Dont stuff around with brakes if you dont know what you are doing .

Take it to a brake specialist and tell them to check the brakes .

If you have air in the brakes it doesn't matter what fluid you got in there they are not going to work . The will only work after you pump them several times , the first time you press the pedal it will go to the floor .

You have to bleed the whole system and there is no point doing it yourself .

[NZM.031]

my god thats crazy... why didnt you just spray the calipers on there if you didnt know what you were doing?? you just put a plastic bag around the disc and around the suspension and away you go.

bleeding brakes is not hard by the way, but if you've pulled 4 pistons calipers apart you should replace the o-rings inside.

there would be heaps of threads on bleeding brakes so try a search.

cheers

Linton