Tom03Z06

About How many liters of Brake fluid is needed to flush the brake system? Brake fluid capacity for a
C5 Z06.

Getting ready for a HPDE in a couple of weeks, This will be the first time out with the Z.

danswofford

I had my mechanic do it a year ago and it was three bottles of Motul. What are they, half liter bottles?

John Shiels

you will need to buy two

Falcon

I'm sure 1 liter will get the system flushed, but get 2 since you'll need some extra to take to the track with you. When I'd alternate between blue and gold, it never took more than one liter to see the color change at each wheel.

John Shiels

one is close then you have nothing

ghoffman

Well, you can save alot if you suck out the old stuff first. I use a big syringe I got at Home Depot that was intended to inject marinade into turkeys. I put a small hose on the end and it gets most out of the rear reservoir but the front will still have the old stuff in it. This way I only needed 1 1/2 pints of Wilwood 600+ brake fluid. I have never, ever, had any fade with this fluid using PFC 05 pads which generate ALOT of heat on my C6-ZO6 at NHIS (which is a heavy braking track).

VetteDrmr

I always buy fluid in a 1 qt. container (never seen it sold in liter containers) and have a small amount left over after sucking as much out of the master as possible and compressing the brake pistons in with the bleed valve open.

Have a good one,
Mike

ghoffman

Good point about the pistons and open bleeder. Get the stuff out of the calipers first which is most of the worst fluid anyway.

c4cruiser

One liter (quart) should be enough for a complete flush.

If you buy a brand that comes in small bottles (12 oz or 355ml) you will not waste as much. Once you open a large bottle, you risk allowing moisture into that bottle and possibly into the hydraulic system when you go to use it.

Once you open the seal on a bottle, it can be hard to re-seal it to where there is no way for air to enter.

Tom03Z06

Thanks guys, yeah I do the turkey baster routine first. then bleed all four till i see clean fluid. I've been using ATE in the past on my other vehicles with success but i think I'm going to try SRF hence "liters"

FasterIsBetter

I've been using ATE Superblue for years in various cars and love it. I found that I use less than 1 can to fully bleed the Z06 system. And I always remove as much of the fluid from the reservoirs as I can before putting the new stuff in. Great suggestion from Gary about compressing the pistons in the calipers. Will try that next bleed.