Featured Are Brake Bleeds necessary?

Do you have pictures of these rudimentary tools? I just finished the transmission fluid replacement and have some vinyl tubing left over.

I’m assuming my car never had any brake fluid changed and I’m at 111k miles. DIY’ing a vacuum bleeder with recycling bin scraps is my idea of a good time.

 

Recently started thinking it must be getting close to 3 years on the brake fluid (Toyota Canada is 3 years or 48k kms (~30k miles), checked my log: ah whoops, coming up on six years.

I’d purchased a couple of pints of Toyota DOT3 a week or two back, got into it yesterday, with the car up on jackstands for snow tire swap.

my wife helped, pushing brake pedal, good to have all windows rolled down.

There’s a link in my signature, more info on brake fluid change, earlier in this thread. (On a phone turn it landscape to see signatures).

my illustrious kit:



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I couldn't get a bubble free stream on the right front brake on my MINI. Car guy suggested a gravity bleed. Just crack it open and let it sit. Worked.

 

Fronts on the Prius are similar to regular car, you have to blip them opened/closed fast while assistant pushes brake pedal. At least a dozen times per. Rears you do similar but can leave open till cows come home, system runs a pump to keep constant flow.

 

I don't understand, but that's okay.

One time, a long time ago, I used something called VAGCOM to activate the abs pump on my VW to bleed the brakes.
I guess there may be a couple apps for Toyota? Techstream? Haven't looked into it. Will be awhile.