"yitznewton" (yitznewton)
06/10/2016 at 18:03 • Filed to: shadetree
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"yitznewton" (yitznewton)
06/10/2016 at 18:03 • Filed to: shadetree | 2
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The brakes on the S2000 have been feeling a bit vague and squishy lately, and I have no idea of the history of the fluid, so I took advantage of the cool, dry weather to do my first ever brake bleed.
Billman is perhaps the East Coast’s most celebrated S2000 mechanic, and he has a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! he uses and recommends, so that’s what I did. I used ATE amber DOT4 fluid.
Usually, when I do something mechanical for the first time, I encounter something unexpected and it freaks me out. This time was no exception: I started the bleed, and it looked like nothing was happening, and at times the fluid was even backing up into the system. I started to panic, but then chilled out and continued on with the procedure. After doing other wheels I figured out that it only looked like it was backing up when I moved the bottle around; the fluid was actually flowing in a trickle down into the bottle.
Took her out for a spin, and success! the pedal was noticeably tighter under hard braking.
I also did an oil change for good measure, and replaced the no-name air cleaner element with OEM goodness.
Nerd-Vol
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 18:06 |
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Tell me more about your S2000.
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yitznewton
> Nerd-Vol
06/10/2016 at 18:10 |
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Stock AP1 Suzuka Blue, I bought it in November from a VW dealer in South Carolina. Carfax showed promising maintenance history, and Billman said it looked to be in excellent condition. My intention is to keep it generally stock, although I wouldn’t mind some sportier seats and perhaps CR aero, but that’s really a pipe dream.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/introducing-ti…
RyanFrew
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 18:17 |
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Good sign that the brake fluid was still clear. Doesn’t sound like PO drove it too hard.
interstate366, now In The Industry
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 18:26 |
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Speaking of S2000s, I alluded in a post yesterday to my coworker getting his back on the road the other day. Well, he came to work today and announced “car’s broke!” Something in the bottom end. I feel so bad for him because he worked really hard getting it going again only to have it break again after 2 days.
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yitznewton
> interstate366, now In The Industry
06/10/2016 at 18:30 |
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Ohhh man :(
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yitznewton
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 18:30 |
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Em, North Carolina.
Urambo Tauro
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 18:31 |
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Fluid changes sure are satisfying. The pedal feel is the best part!
Is that the old fluid I see in your pic? I’ve seen worse, much worse...
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yitznewton
> Urambo Tauro
06/10/2016 at 18:38 |
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Yeah it is, I had no idea what I would find. They probably bled it at the place I bought it from.
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 18:44 |
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Yeah. He said he isn’t sure what to do yet. He might get another engine, or possibly sell it and get an R32 GT-R that a friend of his is selling. If he unloads it I might consider picking it up, depending on the price. Aside from the dead engine it’s in great condition.
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Nerd-Vol
> yitznewton
06/10/2016 at 19:14 |
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Very good sir! I have a Ap2 in silverstone and red. I got it in February
I love to see other oppos with S2000s!