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I'm having issues with my brakes. I had a soggy pedal since I bought it 2 months ago now. Checked Pads rotors they're fine. Went on and attempted to bleed and fluid barely came out.. Yes calipers are on the correct sides. After that the pedal went from soggy to floor. 4 wheel abs I'm thinking the problem underlies somewhere in there in the abs system. I have about almost zero stopping power. Anyone dealt with this same issue and came out victorious? Mileage 97,xxx.
 

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If air gets into the ABS pump no amount of regular brake bleeding will clear the air out unless you have a shop level scan tool to cycle the ABS pump to purge the air out.
Since it was spongy when you bought the car I would suspect air in the ABS pump from previous owner.
Could be a bad master also or a combination of both.
 

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When I bleed the initial attempt i noticed there were new hoses and lines im assuming that poosiblly air got into the abs during that service. I have the ancel fx3000 professional scanner. I'm hoping it works. Attempting the bleed today ill post an update later. Thank you for your knowledge *Repairman
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The description on the box uses the incorrect word "boosts" that should be "boasts". If they're that careless and that obvious about it, I'd have to wonder if the product has any merit. It might, but the question is still there.
 
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