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Old 11-21-2020, 05:59 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by skyking View Post
you should never have to remove fluid, as you should also not be adding it to keep it at the full line as the brakes wear. That lower line is there for a reason, don't fret till it gets there. I have not had a car ever "get there" that did not have a leak.
A complete flushing now and then is a good thing.
I've pushed the piston in with the cap off the reservoir, and it sent a stream of fluid about my engine compartment.

Cap loose, but not off.
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