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Drain and Refill

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CAUTION:
  • Refill using recommended brake fluid.
  • Never reuse drained brake fluid.
  • Be careful not to splash brake fluid on painted areas; it may cause paint damage. If brake fluid is splashed on painted areas, immediately wipe them with cloth and wash it away with water.
  • Before working, disconnect connectors of ABS actuator and electric unit (control unit) or battery negative terminal if equipped.
  1. Connect a vinyl tube to bleed valve.
  2. Depress the brake pedal, loosen the bleed valve, and gradually remove the brake fluid.
    Fig 1: Depressing Brake Pedal
    G04928838Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Clean inside of reservoir tank, and refill with new brake fluid.
  4. Loosen bleed valve, depress brake pedal slowly to full stroke and then release it. Repeat the procedure every 2 or 3 seconds until the new brake fluid comes out, then close the bleed valve while depressing the brake pedal. Repeat the same procedure for each wheel.
  5. Bleed air. Refer to "BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM ".
Fig 2: Bleeding Brake System
G04928839Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
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