I honestly barely used Hold feature. Only used it a few times just to test it out as I've never had it before. I could never hear the pump working once the engine was on though so I cant really tell what it was doing. It probably was really putting in overtime but because I couldn't hear, I assumed everything was fine.

I did do the "actuator removed" procedure all the way through, exactly as it told me to. I just wanted to run through it a second time as I felt like it wasn't fully bled but the procedure kept failing at the step where you bleed front 2 brakes, then turn off ignition and wait 2+ minutes, then plug in actuator plugs, turn on ignition, and move to rear brakes, but once I go to start the rear brake bleed, the procedure failed and wanted to start from the beginning. We tried it 3 times but same failure at same spot. So we just decided to just do the "air bleed" for the rear as the front had been bled sufficiently by this point and there was definitely a lot of air still in there. I mostly wanted to do the part where the accumulator releases pressure 5 times to bleed itself but could never get that far after the first time. Not sure if that's the "zero down" part of the procedure. Either way, while I wish I could have done one more full bleed of the system, it has been stopping fine and the pedal feels good so I think I can call it a success unless something pops up in the next few days.

 

I tried an internet techstream once and that's what it would do, it was good for clearing codes and some settings but for most things it would time out or tell you to start over, lose communication etc etc.

I'm sure yours is legit but that's what happened to me.

 

Jason, PM me - I'll help you thru. That's why you kinda need FSM for stuff like that.
Without finishing the sequence there's still leftover air in the dreaded 'red suction line'. And rears are fully electronically operated, so finishing F-F-R-R-R (yes, three rear bleeds total - sequence will bleed red line first via one of rears then bleed both rears) sequence is essential.
Waiting for PM, friend.

 

I definitely put my eye patch on and had a parrot on my shoulder to get the Techstream that I have. I guess I’m pretty lucky to have been able to get one good bleed out of it before having the communication issues.



Yes, I remember the 3 rear bleeds and a lot of air violently coming out. Would I have any noticeable symptoms of air in that red line? And is it common to need to run through the whole “actuator removed” process more than once? Sending PM now.

 

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Yes, I do actuator removed 2+ times usually when I replace the unit.