Flushing brake lines
08-14-2005, 11:00 PM
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Flushing brake lines
My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
afternoon.
In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
floaters in the drained fluid.
On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we found
the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot. What was
the cause of that?
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afternoon.
In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
floaters in the drained fluid.
On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we found
the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot. What was
the cause of that?
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08-15-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
> afternoon.
>
> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
> floaters in the drained fluid.
Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
you were draining into....
>
> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
> What was the cause of that?
>
Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
9-year old engine.
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>
08-15-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
> afternoon.
>
> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
> floaters in the drained fluid.
Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
you were draining into....
>
> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
> What was the cause of that?
>
Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
9-year old engine.
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>
08-15-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
> afternoon.
>
> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
> floaters in the drained fluid.
Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
you were draining into....
>
> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
> What was the cause of that?
>
Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
9-year old engine.
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>
08-15-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
> afternoon.
>
> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
> floaters in the drained fluid.
Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
you were draining into....
>
> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
> What was the cause of that?
>
Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
9-year old engine.
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>
08-15-2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
Two different clean containers were used. Both systems were flushed with
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
08-15-2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
Two different clean containers were used. Both systems were flushed with
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
08-15-2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
Two different clean containers were used. Both systems were flushed with
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
08-15-2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
Two different clean containers were used. Both systems were flushed with
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
Valvoline Synpower Synthetic Formula brake fluid
There were also some of these dark floaters in Ed's master cylinder when we
drained it and they were a bit larger. We drained the reservoirs, refilled
it with new fluid and bled the lines till they ran clear using the old
method where one guy pumps the brake and watched the fluid level and the
stupid one crawls under the Jeep and opens and closes the bleed valves.
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:woOdnaju9_XAj53eRVn-tw@comcast.com...
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
>> My neighbor and I flushed the brakes on his '96 XJ and My '02 WJ this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> In both our Jeeps when the lines were flushed clean we found small black
>> floaters in the drained fluid.
>
> Could have been in the lines, but it could also have been in the container
> you were draining into....
>>
>> On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
>> found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
>> What was the cause of that?
>>
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
>> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
>> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
>> Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
>>
>
>
08-15-2005, 12:31 AM
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Re: Flushing brake lines
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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....
> > On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
> > found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
> > What was the cause of that?
> >
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
Possibly, but as a physics major who refused to take the fluid dynamics
class, and therefore skipped an opportunity to get an engineering minor, I
can tell you that air flow in that area is terribly complicated, and those
black bits could be anything.
Earle
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>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:3783d$43000560$42a1cc8c$8984@FUSE.NET...
....
> > On another note when we replaced the air filter in Ed's 4 liter XJ we
> > found the inside of the throttle body to be caked with carbon or soot.
> > What was the cause of that?
> >
> Side effects of the crankcase vent system, probably...not unheard of on a
> 9-year old engine.
>
Possibly, but as a physics major who refused to take the fluid dynamics
class, and therefore skipped an opportunity to get an engineering minor, I
can tell you that air flow in that area is terribly complicated, and those
black bits could be anything.
Earle