I bleed my brake fluid. Techstream and Chatgpt

I went to the dealer and told them my brake is loose. They never want to do anything and always say it’s normal on new cars. Even though I hear some weird noises in the car, they keep sending me back. I hate them — they never want to do anything.

Anyway, I realized every time I press the brake, I can hear the brake actuator or wherever that noise is coming from. It’s very silent on this generation — they did a good job making that noise hidden. But I believe it should not come every time I press the brake. I don’t want it to wear out quickly. I guessed there was air in my brake line.

It’s not difficult — Techstream tells you what you need to do step by step. It’s best if you have one more person with you. I was alone, and some steps you need to do two things at the same time.

After I was done, I drove the car for about 5 minutes. It’s way better now, not loose like before. I also saw some air coming out from the pipe when I was bleeding. So there was definitely air inside, but not anymore.

BUT I can still hear that very silent brake actuator noise every time I press the brake. I need to drive more to analyze, but so far in that 5 minutes, I can still hear it.

The reason I am sharing this is because I want to ask if you can also hear that brake actuator noise every time you brake? It doesn’t matter if you brake just to slow down a little bit, or brake fully. That sound is not loud at all — you need to close your windows to hear it. I want to know if your car is the same.

ChatGPT helped me do all the preparation before Techstream.

 

So ı had a 07 prius and brake actuator did not work eveytime I brake. It was loud. Now I have 23 prius, its silent but works everytime I brake. Yes, there are lots of difference between those car, but I still want to make sure everybody's the same. I was thinking it is very often because there is air in my brake. I am glad I got rid of that air today. But it wasn't related to that. As you said, I am thinking its normal on all 5 gen prius. As long as those actuator has long life, its fine.