willo

willo

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Hi all,

While I was at the dealer I asked whether it was necessary to change my brake oil (it got almost 6 years - 54.000 kms) and was told it is rather tricky to change the oil on an Hippo, something to do with the ABS they said and needed a pressure pump or so, anyway advice I got was that it was almost never changed at all ? What do you all think about ??
 
Cant LR make any bl***y thing simple on the Hippo.

cant check the gearbox oil. Cant change the brake fluid. I'm just surprised yu aint gotta take it to the main Squeeler to top it up with fuel!

bah humbug!
 
willo said:
Hi all,

While I was at the dealer I asked whether it was necessary to change my brake oil (it got almost 6 years - 54.000 kms) and was told it is rather tricky to change the oil on an Hippo, something to do with the ABS they said and needed a pressure pump or so, anyway advice I got was that it was almost never changed at all ? What do you all think about ??
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change the brake fluid like you would on any other car, i.e undo bleed nipple and pump brake, no need to use any special equipment
 
Thanks clutchdust,

Maybe the guy mentioned that as they don't like the idea of having two men (one underneath the car and one in the car to push/hold the brakepedal) on a job they can only charge once ??:D
 
willo said:
Thanks clutchdust,

Maybe the guy mentioned that as they don't like the idea of having two men (one underneath the car and one in the car to push/hold the brakepedal) on a job they can only charge once ??:D
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If ya gonna do it yerself willo get a thing called an easy bleed, its got a non return valve in it and ya can do it by yerself, but make sure you use the same type brake fluid,if you cannot find what type then use universal, and always make sure that you dont let level drop below min in the top up tank,always start on first front wheel nearest tank ,then other front wheel ,and the rear does'nt really matter , bleed each wheel till clean fluid is seen[if i'm telling you how to suck eggs] then sorry,all the best. . . .:)
 
ming said:
If ya gonna do it yerself willo get a thing called an easy bleed, its got a non return valve in it and ya can do it by yerself, but make sure you use the same type brake fluid,if you cannot find what type then use universal, and always make sure that you dont let level drop below min in the top up tank,always start on first front wheel nearest tank ,then other front wheel ,and the rear does'nt really matter , bleed each wheel till clean fluid is seen[if i'm telling you how to suck eggs] then sorry,all the best. . . .:)
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i dont even use them when i'm on my own!!! As long as there is fluid in the pipe to the bleed bottle then theres no need to hold the pedal down as it wont drag air in, i do it all the time, never had any probs
 
Hi ming.

Thanks for the info. but I don't think I'm going to do that myself you know, last time I did it with my wife (on the Merc 190E) it ended up with a trip on a flatbed ......:D :D :D :) :) :) :) (I know the routine but either my wife released the pedal too soon or I didn't close the bleed screw in time but air I got .....for free even....:D :D)
 
clutchdust said:
i dont even use them when i'm on my own!!! As long as there is fluid in the pipe to the bleed bottle then theres no need to hold the pedal down as it wont drag air in, i do it all the time, never had any probs
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Does this mean that you make sure the brake tank is full, attach a small pipe from the bleednipple into a glass jar filled with clean brakefluid and you let it flow until you see clean fluid coming into the jar ?? When done one wheel refill the tank and go on with the 2nd one etc... till all four done ??(or 5 if also the sparewheel needs a bleeding???:D )

((Just the idea and the knowing how it ended up last time I tried to do this, makes me give sweaty hands already...))
 
willo said:
Does this mean that you make sure the brake tank is full, attach a small pipe from the bleednipple into a glass jar filled with clean brakefluid and you let it flow until you see clean fluid coming into the jar ?? When done one wheel refill the tank and go on with the 2nd one etc... till all four done ??(or 5 if also the sparewheel needs a bleeding???:D )
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Er no need ta do spare wheel, if using the easy bleed it has its own pipe[just attatch to first wheel nipple ] pump brakes,[top up filler all the time with new stuff] till ya see clean fluid in ya bottle, tighten up nipple and do next wheel,and so on,um dont bother bout spare wheel. . . .:D
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
wattch ya language, Ming - usin' words like "nipple" mite not be considered "nice"
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Iwas gonna say t~t but thought i'd better not cos of the super exterminator. . .
 
If your brake fluid is 6 years old change it ASAP. It attracts water vapour, and can cause sudden brake failure -
<memory> cause~; long gentle braking from one hundred and plenty to about fifty, uphill on dual carriageway off-ramp, brakes heated the fluid to boiling point, water vapour in brake fluid turned to steam, steam compressed, symptom: - brake pedal hit floor,
poutcome: - car stopped braking, hit roundabout (sideways) about 40mph. (I was curled up in the passenger footwell by this time, recommening that driver not do that again, ever...) Fortunately it was a company car </memory>
I've been a tad manic about brake fluid changes since then.
Freelander brake fluid changes would be easy, as long as the bleed nipples can be freed off easily. I did mine last month, and it took ages to get them loose, both front ones had to be replaced. Fortunately both rear cylinders were leaking anyway, so nice new ones arrived with the new units, and the old rear ones fitted the front fine. Car stops now - which is nice. Even in a straight line! - which is nicer
 
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