spartan Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Is it ok to bleed 08 echos with like vegetable oil or something.I know baby oil is cheap but i just bought a car and am on a really tight budget. And i dont want to do a water bleed as i like my brake to not leak.ThanksIan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 mineral oil.?? dot 3 or 4 might be too thick or rot the seals. id say magge blood doesnt void warrenty that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I don't no but LOL sounds crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-baby158 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I don't no but LOL sounds crazy.If you dont know why post? Ermm you should be alright to bleed it with that mate, or just get Magura Blood like Matt said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 You could use water, but replaces the deng cylinders with Magura ones. Mine's a belter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 ok but its not going to muck up anything with vegetable oil.Like i said im on a crazy budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 use citroen clutch fluid, identical to royal blood....just a damn sight cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Citroen LHM is all I've been using in my mineral oil brakes since dickety two... Still on the same 1L bottle too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Citroen LHM is all I've been using in my mineral oil brakes since dickety two... Still on the same 1L bottle too ...when you came to glasgow didnt you need your brakes rebleeding before you came out riding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 That wasn't me - IIRC I built the back wheel on that bike though (And was paid handsomely in Jaffa Caykes )... Last time I saw it the brakes were low on fluid again though ... It's part of the reason I prefer to buy my Maguras new ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 That wasn't me - IIRC I built the back wheel on that bike though (And was paid handsomely in Jaffa Caykes )... Last time I saw it the brakes were low on fluid again though ... It's part of the reason I prefer to buy my Maguras new ...Aren’t you one of the boys who came to Glasgow to ride with us?If so, James had to bleed your brakes, maybe not because you were incompetent but because they felt sorry for you.Oh, its Jaffa Cakes by the way, Cakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I used to run Maguras on vegtable oil until I discovered water. Worked ok, couldn't see any downsides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Aren’t you one of the boys who came to Glasgow to ride with us?If so, James had to bleed your brakes, maybe not because you were incompetent but because they felt sorry for you.Oh, its Jaffa Cakes by the way, Cakes.I didn't go on the Glasgow trip at all. I know James and Steve though - they're too busy studying arsitecture to get out riding ...I'm pretty sure there's a 'y' in cayke - pancaykes sound way more appetising than nasty old pancakes ...Here's my setup for the evening ... I'm adding creme de menthe to at least one batch because green minty pancaykes are all kinds of awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 WOWWWWW, a drill-whiskYou're a genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 You Irish boys should never give anyone advice on bike setup, the boys that came over here had the worst set up bikes i have ever seen and the fact that you know them (psycholist) and didnt get them to get there act together to get there bikes sorted before they crossed the water to ride Scotland speaks for its self!!! pointless trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Strangely my bike and those of the people that cycle regularly with me stay working very well. Of the two that went over to Scotland only one has ever gone out to ride trials with me. That was once, early last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 well since the dude at trialsin USA is a mad baller i no longer need to worry bout bleeding cuz im getting the plazmatic hydro-whatever.Now i just need to find pads that dont like bollocks (did i use that right??).Im thinking either some red heatsinks or if i could get my hands on them, phatpads. does anyone know who sells them and how much it would cost to ship them to Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 If the shipping is reasonable try these: http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22_35Both red and green work well, I prefer green for colour coordination reasons . Lock and hold is way better with the Superstar pads than on the harsh but well worn in grind I'm using than with Rockpads Blues I bought recently for 3 times as much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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