I'm going to flush the brakes on my '08 XC90 in the next couple of weeks. Looking at ipd, they sell the fluid in 1 liter containers. One liter should be enough to completely flush out and fill the fluid, right?

My brakes have obviously worn since new and as a result, the fluid is lower in the master cylinder. When flushing, anything wrong with filling back up to where the current brake fluid level is?

Thanks!
Craig

 

you got it, I always keep extra on hand, (just did three vehicles and bougt four liters) if fluid is required for service between exchanges then you have matching fluid, and yes keep it at same level. Happy Volvoing

 

Great, thanks! It doesn't cost too much more to just buy two liters, so better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks!
Craig

 

What tools are you using for the job? I have an Xc90 as well as an a6 and want to do this myself.

 

I bought a Motive power bleeder, it is worth it's weight in gold (IPD and FCP have them), other than that all you need is a pan to drain into (or a Motive catch bottle) and what ever size box wrench your bleeder screws are, mine are 11mm. A turkey baster helps (dont take your wives, they get mad). An easy job and even if you buy the Motive, youll still save money by DIY.

 

I'm going to try to build my own pressure bleeder. We'll see how it goes.

The DIY $20 brake bleeder

 

Looks like a good project and the cost of the Motive is about $50, so nice save as well. Keep us posted on how it goes/works. I bled mine with 10/15 psi, keep it low to avoid problems

 

Well, after looking at a couple of different hardware stores over the weekend, I can only deduce that the write-up I was following must have been made some time ago. I had trouble locating a sprayer/pump and when I did, it was almost $20.

I'm now going to buy the Motive bleeder.

-Craig

 

Huh, I have a 1 gallon from walmart (4 or 5 years old), that I think I paid 9 bucks for...maybe an option. But the Motive price doeas include the adapter that will fit your Volvo, and adapters are availble for others, I bought the adapter for my Chevy/GMs as well