sp4rky-m4rky said:Its worth bleeding it with water instead of oil anyway because it feels
alot nicer and is aparently ment to cause the seals less damage also it
is sooo much easier to bleed it with water compared to oil.
When I first put Maguras on my uni a year ago or so, I heard this idea
about using water instead of oil. I found a Magura forum online
somewhere, and was actively discouraged from doing this because the
seals were, so people said, more likely to fail with water than with
Magura oil. I don't know the truth of this--the people saying not to do
it may have been Magura employees who didn't want to lose sales of
their hydraulic oil, for all I know--but I thought I'd at least chime
in and say that there's divided opinion about this.
I'm glad it works for Sp4rky. Personally, I used sewing machine oil
last time I had to replace the fluid (due to a broken hose), since it's
cheap, easily available, and was recommended by a bike mechanic who
works on hydraulic brakes a lot.
--
pkittle
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