Any one know of the correct bleed sequence for the Gp?

From what I gather you bleed the system diagonally and start with the brake with the longest run so with the abs modulator to the left of the engine bay am I right to assume to start with the back right then front left then back left then front right then finishing with the clutch?

I go;

o/s/r then n/s/r then o/s/f then n/s/f

How sturdy are the nipples t? Plan on changing fluid when I do disc and pads not got the vauxhall trait of seizing in place have they?

not broke one.............yet

Famous last words T

Will give mine a drop of release oil the day before

I was thinking about doing this next month and fitting new pads.

Is there any new brake fluid you reccomend?!

DOT 4 fluid from a new sealed bottle which has been left to stand for several hours before using DO NOT SHAKE THE BOTTLE leaving it to stand allows any air that has got into the fluid during transit to rise and escape


The 1.2 uses 8mm on front nipple and 7mm on slave

I got a one man bleed let a while ago and it was a slack fit as the nipples are very small and for the rear I had to trim the locking plastic plate to fit past the pipe union

Is the master cylinder not on drivers side of bulkhead ? If so you should start furthest point away(n/s passenger rear ) finishing on o/s front drivers side....

Yes.but from the master cylinder it goes to the abs modulator which is on the passenger side behind the battery from there it runs to each caliper/ slave rather than been split into 2 circuits on the master cylinder/ servo

Thanks for the info Andy

Do you use any sort of specific tool/kit?

all i used was the appropriate sized spanners and a easy bleed one man bleed kit


http://www.jhmbuttco.com/acatalog/info_TBT0530.html




the bit of plastic on the hose is used to "lock" the hose to the nipple it has two sizes so you stuff the hose end through the best fitting hole for your nipple slide the hose on then pull the plastic down over the nipple to secure it in place.

due to the short nipples i had to loosen the nipples with a ring spanner than use a standard open spanner to open and close them during bleeding as wouldn't get the hose on

then snugged them back down with the ring spanner to avoid damaging the nipples after i removed the bleed kit

Re: Brake bleed sequence for Grande Punto?

I have the ELearn software which I understand is the Fiat Workshop Manual. It states that the bleed sequence is
any front calliper
then the other
then any rear calliper
and then the other
This is strange in that no thought is given to bleeding the calliper furthest away from the master cylinder.
Have any of you information as to the manufacturer's sequence being different from this?

Re: Brake bleed sequence for Grande Punto?

Surprised people havent commented on the amount of times "nipple" has been used in this thread

Re: Brake bleed sequence for Grande Punto?

Jonjo said:

Surprised people havent commented on the amount of times "nipple" has been used in this thread

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That would just be childish :devil:

Hi there I have a 2007 grande punto 1.2. And looked up a brake line diagram. Since it has ABS it goes Rear Right then Rear Left, Front Right then finally Front Left. If sitting in drivers seat.
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It ("the Sequence") doesn't matter much if you do scheduled maintenance, simple DIY brake fluid change. So don't worry (but in case of ABS it's the closest to pump, so front goes first, then rear).

It can be important when entire system is drained (brand new ABS unit, all hoses/piping new etc.). But then, the sequence itself is not enough.