If you have time and about $60 get a Motive brake bleeder. I did mine this weekend and it was a simple one person job.

 

Will this mix ok with whatever comes from the factory? It was suggested for me to change the brake fluid within the next year. I'm wondering if I could just bleed the system quite well and that would suffice?

 

^ Yep. Since its blue, you'll see it come out when bleeding, then you can move to the next corner.

I suggest using a turkey baster to get as much of the old fluid out of the reservoir before putting the new fluid in.

Just a couple of things to remember:
- Don't take out too much of the old fluid, air in the MC is not good.
- In Florida, ATE Blue is illegal because of the blue tint.

 

soundmike, if you dont mind me asking, what about the blue tint of the ATE blue makes it illegal here in florida?

 

Not at all.

Blue brake fluid is deemed illegal for street use in Florida, thanks to the DOT.

I'm not familiar with how it works over there, but it also sounds like brake fluid and antifreeze needs to be registered by the manufacturer and/or seller for sale in FL. So having blue cannot be registered. I don't really know the reason behind it.

Here's the listing of street-legal fluids.
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/standar.../bfbrands.html

A lot of people use it anyway.

 

lol yeah, i was gonna say. we dont even have the inspections in florida that most people have in other states.

thanks for the info.

 

Except for the color, ATE Super Blue is the same formula as ATE Typ 200 which is the normal amber color. The idea is that you can switch colors each time you flush the brake system so that you know when the old stuff is out of the lines.

 

Thanks for that Brandon!

 

I remember reading on the owner's manual NOT to use synthetic brake fluid..does anyone know why? What type of fluid do you guys use? Thanks.

 

All brake fluids are synthetic these days.

It's silicone brake fluid that's not recommended (usually sold as DOT 5 fluid). However, there are supposedly a few (racing) DOT 5 fluids that aren't made with silicone.

 

I doubt the have DOT5 for racing, but they do have DOT5.1, which is completely different. DOT5.1 is compatible with DOT3&4.

A couple weeks ago I flushed my clutch and brake systems with ATE Super Blue. It is one of the least expensive racing brake fluids. With the blue color, you know exactly when you have flushed the line of old fluid. It took more cycles (open and close) of the bleeder than I thought it would to flush the lines. I needed less than 1liter to completely flush the clutch and brake systems.