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Originally Posted by M2guru
Removing the fluid from the car's reservoir reduces the amount you have to remove by flushing it through the system if you're flushing all fluid out. If your goal is to not flush all of the old fluid out but to flush just the stuff near the caliper, you don't have to suck the old fluid out of the car's reservoir. So sucking it out is just for a complete flush (or if you have junk in there).
If you don't fill the Motive with fluid, then your goal is likely to just flush the fluid near the caliper. In this case the Motive device is used to help to push the fluid through. Be careful though, the last thing that you'll likely want to happen is to run out of fluid in the reservoir and suck air causing the need to flush it all over again to get the air out. If you're doing it this way, then keep a close eye on the amount in the car's reservoir after each nipple or caliper (the fronts have two nipples each) so the reservoir doesn't suck air.
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I'm doing a complete flush to replace the oem fluid. Was going to remove oem fluid from reservoir and fill motive tank. Saw some people also refilling the oem reservoir in addition to motive tank for flush. Wasn't sure if filling both before bleeding was necessary.
I've also seen a few people pump them brake pedal a few times while bleeding each caliper.