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>Having trouble bleeding my brakes
Rear ones went okay but it's hard to get anything out of the front ones, the nipple is clean the lines look fine.

I don't know what to do, are there any special steps for a car with ABS?

Can anyone identify this drivetrain?

Yes. Brake fluids are all basically the same within a rating. If you want "premium" brake fluid, use DOT 4 instead of DOT 3. Or Perhaps even DOT 5.1 (NOT 5) if you can find it and want to spend the money.

It's better to change DOT 3 more often than it is to rarely change DOT 4 because they're all hygroscopic and that "de-rates" the brake fluid over time as it picks up water.

I'm anal about brakes, so I use DOT 4 and bleed them every year on my bikes.

What methods are you using to get the brake fluid out?

The best way to do it is with two people, one pumping the brake pedal and the other turning the bleed nipple.

I don't know about cars and whether their ABS reservoir / manifold has a purge function.

On my bike with ABS the computer maintenance / diagnostics protocols have a function where you can repeated force the ABS pump to cycle and pumps fluid through the manifold. It double the amount of time to bleed, but gets that fluid out and bled.

Saying you don't want them not work? Threaten to walk away and maybe they'll change their tune.

I have a 1 way valve and some hose, the pressure required to overcome the valve was way too much.

Just put some hose in a plastic bottle and filled it above the intake of the hose like pic related.

So there's no pressure to be overcome outside of the calipers, it can flow free. I just put the hose on, open the vale and pump the pedals filling the res as it got low.

Guy here who posted the thread about the Explorer yesterday.
To the fag that I was talking to, thanks. The newer gasket wasn't a perfect fit, but it was so close that with a little coaxing/foam tape it's got a great seal and my hatch no longer leaks.
Option 4 wins again

This.

Rule Numero Uno when buying anything, but especially cars: Always be willing to walk.

If you get emotionally evolved they have you by the balls. And if you get angry you're only hurting yourself.

In what parallel universe is flipping the bird illegal?