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Brake bleeding

Q When I tested the brake fluid in my 2010 Nissan Pixo using an electronic tester it showed the moisture content being at 3%, thus the fluid requires changing. Reading up on changing brake fluid in cars, the consensus seems to be to not do it the traditional way of pumping the brake pedal as this could damage the seals in the master cylinder – although this didn’t stop the Nissan mechanic from doing it this way when they changed the fluid in 2016.

I bought a Sealey VS820 pressure bleeder, but unfortunately the ‘fits most European models’ claim doesn't extend to Pixo. It also does not fit my 2012 Ford Fiesta Mk7. Both of these have bayonetstyle caps, not the

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