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Old 12-09-2008, 03:00 PM   #21 (permalink)
Chili Red
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Originally Posted by Jack View Post
Patrick is referring to the Lotus Scan tool that allows the Lotus technician to activate the abs system while the car is on the lift and flush any air/debris out of the system. A normal brake flush/bleed will not take care of the abs...some suggest doing a flush and then going out on a drive and activating the abs and then doing the bleed all over again...not the best/most thorough way, IMHO. Sometimes there are advantages to having a qualified dealer tech do the service work.
The first time the fluid was flushed the Scan tool was used to activate ABS, this time it was not.
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