how to properly fill the brake system back up accidently drained it

was changing my brakes and for some reason i thought it would be a good idea to drain all the fluid so now i know i need to refill it. so should i get dot 3 or 4. also what is the proper method to bleed the brake system do the rear brakes need to be bleed or just the front calipers? its a 96 4x4 2.7 liter.

 

either DOT 3 or 4 is fine


start bleeding at right rear, left rear, right fron, left front

 

thanks for the help.

 

Double check the top cap of the brake resovior. I'm pretty sure Toyota only uses Dot 3

 

dot 3 and 4 are interchangeable, dot 5 is NOT however, but it is purple colored

 

Did the master cylinder resevoir go empty? If so, you may need to "bench bleed" it.

 

Did you pump the brakes with the lines off? Or did you just unbolt the line and let it drip. If its the latter, just bleed as normal. If you drained the master cylinder you might be in for some fun....