3 pints usually does the job.

 

I just flushed the brake fluid in my 02 Odyssey. I used almost 3 bottles of the Honda brake fluid which comes in 12 oz containers. So I used 36 oz which would be 2 and 1/4 pints.

The interesting thing about this brake fluid flush was that I couldn't tell when the old fluid was flushed out and replaced with the new fluid. The fluid going through the clear tube looked the same throughout the flush. The fluid that I removed from the master cylinder reservoir did look darker than fresh fluid, but the fluid coming out of the bleeder screws didn't. So I just ended up flushing fluid from each bleeder screw until I had an "appropriate" amount in the waster container.

Anyone have any comments on why I couldn't tell the difference? I'm thinking I put enough new fluid in the system so that the old fluid is out.

 

I just did this a couple of weeks ago on our '02. It was the second time. I also used the Motive power bleeder. Make sure you dry fit the bleeder cap to the master cylinder reservoir and pressurize like the instructions say to make sure you have a good leak-proof fit.

Also, try to remove as much old fluid from the mc using a syringe before you start bleeding.

I noticeed the same thing regarding the color of the fluid. I just let each caliper bleed for a pretty long time to make sure the lines were flushed.

The bleed works slower than I expected using the recomended pressure, which I believe is about 12 psi.

Good luck

 

Anyone have any comments on why I couldn't tell the difference? I'm thinking I put enough new fluid in the system so that the old fluid is out.

Probably because the old fluid wasn't horrific enough yet.

But it's always good to prevent than to fix.

When I finally got around to changing the brake fluid in my Odyssey, the fluid had ruined the brake master cylinder.

The fluid I purged from the brake system was some of the most awful terribly horrific looking crap I'd seen come out of a car.

So you did a good thing, you want to purge the system before it gets to that point.

 

Since I started this thread I guess I should let you know how it went. I used just shy of 3 pints so that was a good amount to use. I had a little trouble getting a leak free fit with the Motive bleeder, but did get it to work with just a little leakage.

I too did not notice much color change, the fluid in the reservoir was darker but what came out of the lines was just slightly darker than the new fluid. I do not know if the fluid was ever changed, I bought this Ody in the beginning of Sept.
It's a 2003 with 59,800 miles on it now.

The good thing is now I'm good for three years.