Brake Bleeding Help!

[Thraxbert]

So then, am I understanding correctly that you'd pay for $80 for a two-day subscription to perform the service, and then you'd have to basically pay $80 again every time you wanted to do the ABS service?

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[gixxersixxerman]

Am I reading this right in that you'd basically have to pay $80 for a 2 day subscription every time you want to bleed your brakes using the ABS procedure?

I pay the 15 euro for the 7 day subscription. Ive done it twice now. Exchange rate now that’s like 16$

 

[DarkZupra]

So then, am I understanding correctly that you'd pay for $80 for a two-day subscription to perform the service, and then you'd have to basically pay $80 again every time you wanted to do the ABS service?

I dunno what the money is for, but I dont have any way to use ISTA so i assume its that. My buddy has a german car shop so he did it for me.

 

[razorlab]

Where did $80 for 2 days come from?

Techstream is $25 for 2 days and Toyota ISTA is $7 for a day, or $15 for a week.

 

[theQuaybee]

Where did $80 for 2 days come from?

Techstream is $25 for 2 days and Toyota ISTA is $7 for a day, or $15 for a week.

That's why I'm asking, I wasn't sure I read everything correctly. I was reading through these links:

Specific one for Supras, latest and greatest:
https://www.toyota-tech.eu/DiagnosticTools/Software/ISTA

DIY installation guide:
https://www.supramkv.com/threads/an...doing-istep-update-yourself.13044/post-192797

I got to the Techstream part here

And I figured I needed the $70 dollar "Professional Diagnostic" version (not $80, my bad) since the $25 makes it sound like you just get access to docs.

Also the dude from that DIY link mentions "For Techstream Lite, you'll first have to buy a 2-day subscription to the TIS website ($65), and then you should be able to find the download link."

Just a little confusing the first time you read through it all. Thanks

 

[FLtrackdays]

Sure, but I'm talking "every time you want to bleed your brakes using the ABS procedure"

I swapped to stainless lines over the weekend. I pulled a line off and capped it with a vacuum cap which still allowed some fluid to drip out before getting the stainless line screwed on.

I did a power bleed and the reservoir was never anywhere close to being empty. However on my test drive, my pedal travels like 75% of the way before the brakes start braking.

I didn't see really any bubbles come out of the lines at all when bleeding. Has me worried I fked up ?

I guess the question that needs answered is, how do you screw up and get air in the ABS system? Is there any way to do that aside from letting the reservoir go dry, which I didn't?

Gotcha. If you really want to do it yourself, like many on here, then that would be the way. Or you could ask your fav backup shop (that you use when things go wrong) to do a full flush w/ ABS this one time & see if that’s the culprit.

 

[theQuaybee]

That's why I'm asking, I wasn't sure I read everything correctly. I was reading through these links:



I got to the Techstream part here

And I figured I needed the $70 dollar "Professional Diagnostic" version (not $80, my bad) since the $25 makes it sound like you just get access to docs.

Also the dude from that DIY link mentions "For Techstream Lite, you'll first have to buy a 2-day subscription to the TIS website ($65), and then you should be able to find the download link."

Just a little confusing the first time you read through it all. Thanks

Just to follow up on this - you absolutely need the $70 (for two days) "Professional Diagnostic" license to use ISTA. I tried the "Standard" and ISTA said the license was invalid.

 

[FLtrackdays]

Just to follow up on this - you absolutely need the $70 (for two days) "Professional Diagnostic" license to use ISTA. I tried the "Standard" and ISTA said the license was invalid.

Did it do the trick for ya?

 

[Habu]

Just to follow up on this - you absolutely need the $70 (for two days) "Professional Diagnostic" license to use ISTA. I tried the "Standard" and ISTA said the license was invalid.

Kinda ridiculous imo

 

[razorlab]

Kinda ridiculous imo

Would cost at least double that if you took it to a shop.

 

[Habu]

Would cost at least double that if you took it to a shop.

True. But the whole abs situation specifically. Is there any other way around it for bleeding?

 

[FLtrackdays]

True. But the whole abs situation specifically. Is there any other way around it for bleeding?

Yes. Just bleed it normally (power bleeder will be the easiest). You shouldn’t have to do this process unless you somehow got air in the ABS module.

 

[Habu]

Yes. Just bleed it normally (power bleeder will be the easiest). You shouldn’t have to do this process unless you somehow got air in the ABS module.

I have a power bleeder. Is there a certain psi to set it get air out the abs? Apparently it’s easy to get air in the abs system.

 

[razorlab]

I have a power bleeder. Is there a certain psi to set it get air out the abs? Apparently it’s easy to get air in the abs system.

If you have air in the ABS module, you need to do the ISTA bleed procedure that was discussed above as it actuates the ABS solenoids. For normal brake bleeding, power bleeder works fine.

 

[Habu]

If you have air in the ABS module, you need to do the ISTA bleed procedure that was discussed above as it actuates the ABS solenoids. For normal brake bleeding, power bleeder works fine.

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