Component Bleeding

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Ford C-Max. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Special Tool(s) / General Equipment

Master Cylinder Bleeding Set

Bleeding

NOTE: If the fluid is spilled on the paintwork, the affected area must be immediately washed down with cold water.

Master Cylinder

NOTE: Make sure the area around the master cylinder cap is clean and free of foreign material.

Remove the brake fluid reservoir cap.

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Fill the reservoir with clean, specified brake fluid. Refer to SPECIFICATIONS .

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Loosen and remove the brake tube fittings.

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Install the master cylinder bleeding set.
Use the General Equipment: Master Cylinder Bleeding Set

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Have an assistant pump the brake pedal slowly until clear bubble free fluid flows from the brake tubes.

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Remove the master cylinder bleeding set.
Use the General Equipment: Master Cylinder Bleeding Set

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Tighten the brake tube fittings. Refer to SPECIFICATIONS .

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Fill the reservoir with clean, specified brake fluid. Refer to SPECIFICATIONS .

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Refer to Brake System Pressure Bleeding .
NOTE: Pressure bleeding the brake system is required anytime a hydraulic brake system component has been disconnected.
Pressure bleeding the brake system is required anytime a hydraulic brake system component has been disconnected. Refer to Brake System Pressure Bleeding .