Glad I found your vid.. I was replacing the rear pads and rotors on my wifes 2013 MKZ and didn't put the E-brake in maintenance mode and ruined a caliper. So had to get a new one. I've bleed brakes on many vehicles and never has as much trouble with this MKZ. I could not get all the air out of the lines using the Harbor freight Pneumatic bleeder. It seemed I could hardy get anything out of the rear calipers. So did this ABS bleed with forscan and it's better but not like it was before I messed up the caliper. I only did it once per caliper. I think I might do again next week. Other than that I don't know what else to do. Again thanks for the vid.
Do you have to run an ABS calibration before or after this procedure? Try to do this right now on a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Great video and explanation. Thanks!
Isn't the whole point of using Forscan so that it 'drives' the ABS pump to push the fluid? So it's a single handed job? If you are pumping the brake fluid with the pedal surely there's no point using Forscan?
Hey nick do you know the courtesy wire light wire or fuse for a ford fusion 2014 titanium? I am trying to hook uo some underglow led bars and they have a wire so yoh can make them turn on when the doors open such as the side mirrors do
Totally unrelated question but..... we have a 2017 Ford Focus that doesn’t have fog lights from factory. We added fog lights and currently have them wired up with aftermarket wires. I was curious if you knew how I could wire them up like you did in your fusion (all OEM). Thanks!
@@Nickthecarguy Yeah I know, but in the video it seems you run it without opening valves. I know you do it for demonstration purposes, but is it safe for brakes?
No need to mess with bleeders during this procedure. Follow the steps, and perform the service bleed where the pedal drops many many times. Then bleed and bleed until all the air is out.
I believe you’re wrong, my friend. If you want to improve your chances of moving the air through the ABS module, and out towards the bleeders, it’s a smart move to open the bleed screws just like Nick The Car Guy stated. Right Rear, Left Rear, Right Front, Left Front. I counted on doing the procedure the way you stated, and it was not effective at all.
@@LetricShave this procedure is different that bleeding you brakes… this is if you get air into the abs For example you’d want to do this if you let the reservoir go dry. Normal bleeding should be done by using a pressure bleeder On the reservoir
@@josephbargo5024 I'm kind of agreeing to this as well. This is identified as an ABS Service Bleed in the software, the purpose, as I understand, is to get any air out of the ABS control module / block.
@@monkeybarmonkeyman yeah there is a different procedure that some ford cars have in FORScan. That one walks you through each corner and it pumps the lines while you loosen the bleeder screw. It allows you to bleed without needing a person to pump the brakes or need a brake bleeder.
To clear everything up for everybody I’ll explain how this works. And you can clarify what I say in this video when Forscan prompts him to bleed manually AFTER this procedure is complete. How to: Check fluid, top off Run the forscan abs bleed Once complete start with the furthest caliper from the reservoir and bleed each brake manually, this can be a two person job or pump them yourself and wedge a long wrench, pry bar or 2x4 against the pedal and prop it against the seat to hold it while you bleed the valve, pump them up and do it 2x for each brake.
Which ford years is this for ur way mzkesthe most sense,so ur suppose to run forscan abs bleed for seems like 4 seconds once complete after pump shuts off,manual bleed tht caliper,but what happens if the forscan is saying left front wheel first should u do the wheel its suggesting???
Question, is there a way to add auto hold to the fusion? There’s an option in the IPC menu but it won’t work in practice, nor does it appear in the gauge cluster
Glad I found your vid.. I was replacing the rear pads and rotors on my wifes 2013 MKZ and didn't put the E-brake in maintenance mode and ruined a caliper. So had to get a new one. I've bleed brakes on many vehicles and never has as much trouble with this MKZ. I could not get all the air out of the lines using the Harbor freight Pneumatic bleeder. It seemed I could hardy get anything out of the rear calipers. So did this ABS bleed with forscan and it's better but not like it was before I messed up the caliper. I only did it once per caliper. I think I might do again next week. Other than that I don't know what else to do. Again thanks for the vid.
Do you have to run an ABS calibration before or after this procedure? Try to do this right now on a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Great video and explanation. Thanks!
great mate thanks
Isn't the whole point of using Forscan so that it 'drives' the ABS pump to push the fluid? So it's a single handed job? If you are pumping the brake fluid with the pedal surely there's no point using Forscan?
He is doing it wrong.
what I thought as well, but the screen instructions are saying to press and release brake
Thank you! This was very helpful.
That new dashboard looks good!
During the process, did you have to open a hole near the caliper beforehand?
This is a two person job one person will open and close the bleeder and the other person be inside the car pressing the brakes when needed
@@Nickthecarguy oh okay, oh yeah if the ABS modulus is broken can it still bleed like that?
@@rizkiwaw no if you bricked your abs or it's not responding on the network you won't be able to bleed it electronically
@@Nickthecarguy means I have to open and close manually without using forscan and just turn on the engine, okay?
@@rizkiwaw you can do it the old fashion way which is do it manually have someone pump the brakes while someone open and close the bleeder screw
Hey nick do you know the courtesy wire light wire or fuse for a ford fusion 2014 titanium? I am trying to hook uo some underglow led bars and they have a wire so yoh can make them turn on when the doors open such as the side mirrors do
I know you you can wire it to the dome light
Nick the car guy thank you nick! Appreciate it
Totally unrelated question but..... we have a 2017 Ford Focus that doesn’t have fog lights from factory. We added fog lights and currently have them wired up with aftermarket wires. I was curious if you knew how I could wire them up like you did in your fusion (all OEM). Thanks!
You would have to get a wiring diagram amd look . I might be able to later today amd see do you have email I can send pictures to
Nick the car guy thank you i will look!
Nick the car guy yeah you could email me at aidenangus3@gmail.com
Hey nick! Was curious if you were able to find any info? I’ve been looking and not much luck. If you haven’t no worries
Hey nick, please tell me your ABS model after replacement. Thanks！
The asbuilt or the part number
@@Nickthecarguy Yes, tell me the asbuilt or the part number.
@@wenxuegao6076 KG9C-2C219-MC
Is it ok to run the procedure without opening the valves?
You will want open the bleeder screws on the caliper one at a time
@@Nickthecarguy Yeah I know, but in the video it seems you run it without opening valves. I know you do it for demonstration purposes, but is it safe for brakes?
@@milan98h10 since I don't have any problems or valves open it didn't hurt anything. It just built up pressure but nothing happend
Have u used a bottle of dot4 its a 1liter?
Yes I used dot 4 since that's what it reccomend
Nick the car guy how many bottle do u used? I will do the same
@@sandersalazar9114 I used 1 quart of dot 4 but I only used about half the bottle
I think the front bleeder size is 9mm the rear i used 7/64
No need to mess with bleeders during this procedure. Follow the steps, and perform the service bleed where the pedal drops many many times. Then bleed and bleed until all the air is out.
I believe you’re wrong, my friend. If you want to improve your chances of moving the air through the ABS module, and out towards the bleeders, it’s a smart move to open the bleed screws just like Nick The Car Guy stated. Right Rear, Left Rear, Right Front, Left Front. I counted on doing the procedure the way you stated, and it was not effective at all.
@@LetricShave The car does it on its own. No need to mess with the valve. It will introduce air into it.
@@LetricShave this procedure is different that bleeding you brakes… this is if you get air into the abs
For example you’d want to do this if you let the reservoir go dry. Normal bleeding should be done by using a pressure bleeder On the reservoir
@@josephbargo5024 I'm kind of agreeing to this as well. This is identified as an ABS Service Bleed in the software, the purpose, as I understand, is to get any air out of the ABS control module / block.
@@monkeybarmonkeyman yeah there is a different procedure that some ford cars have in FORScan. That one walks you through each corner and it pumps the lines while you loosen the bleeder screw. It allows you to bleed without needing a person to pump the brakes or need a brake bleeder.
To clear everything up for everybody I’ll explain how this works. And you can clarify what I say in this video when Forscan prompts him to bleed manually AFTER this procedure is complete.
How to:
Check fluid, top off
Run the forscan abs bleed
Once complete start with the furthest caliper from the reservoir and bleed each brake manually, this can be a two person job or pump them yourself and wedge a long wrench, pry bar or 2x4 against the pedal and prop it against the seat to hold it while you bleed the valve, pump them up and do it 2x for each brake.
Which ford years is this for ur way mzkesthe most sense,so ur suppose to run forscan abs bleed for seems like 4 seconds once complete after pump shuts off,manual bleed tht caliper,but what happens if the forscan is saying left front wheel first should u do the wheel its suggesting???
Question, is there a way to add auto hold to the fusion? There’s an option in the IPC menu but it won’t work in practice, nor does it appear in the gauge cluster
How do I enable it on the ipc I been trying to figure it out
Nick the car guy go to the regular IPC menu, not the as build format. There, you can find a bunch of features to add to your cluster
I looked last night I didnt see anything about auto hold
Nick the car guy check in the regular BCM menu. Sorry!
@@Boeing169Channel do you know what it's called they have so many option
Thanks nick
Very helpful