Escort L4-122 2.0L SOHC VIN P SFI (1999)
1. Attach a rubber drain hose to the wheel cylinder bleeder screw and submerge the free end of the hose in a container partially filled with clean
brake fluid.
2. Have an assistant pump the brake pedal 10 times and then hold firm pressure on the brake pedal.
3. CAUTION: Be sure to check the brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir often. Do not let it run dry.
Loosen the wheel cylinder bleeder screw until a stream of brake fluid comes out. Have an assistant maintain pressure on the brake pedal while
tightening the wheel cylinder bleeder screw.
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Repeat until clear, bubble-free fluid flows.
4. Tighten wheel cylinder bleeder screw.
Pressure Bleeding
1. Clean the outside of the brake master cylinder reservoir.
2. Remove the reservoir cap and fill the brake master cylinder reservoir with brake fluid.
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Use High Performance DOT 3 Brake Fluid C6AZ-19542-AB or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESA-M6C25-A, DOT 3.
3. NOTE: Master cylinder pressure bleeder adapter tools are available from various manufacturers of pressure bleeding equipment. Follow the
instructions of the manufacturer when installing the adapter.
Install Brake Bleeder to the brake master cylinder reservoir, and attach the Brake Bleeder tank hose to the fitting on the adapter.
