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Originally Posted by 4r-4ever
you always bleed every brake pad change. when pushing the piston back, you also need to open the bleeder in the caliper and open the cover from the reservoir. that way, the fluid has a place to evacuate. if you did not do that, you might experience hard to push piston.
bleed it first and make sure to bleed all wheels and make sure the reservoir is always full, not going too low during the bleeding.
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Huh? I've probably changed 100 sets of pads on my cars and friends cars over the last 30 years and this includes swapping pads for race days too and I've never changed the fluid during this work. When my BMW was under it's free maintenance, BMW didn't change the fluid when they replaced my front pads and rotors.
You should open the brake reservoir on a pad change, but there's absolutely no need to open the bleeder and would never recommend it. If you open the bleeder while pushing in the piston, you'll certainly get air in the system which will be a monumental pain to clear out Yikes
