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Hey everyone, I know there's a million "my brake pedal is squishy" posts out there but none really fit my exact scenario. I changed my front brake pads today (first time I've ever changed brake pads before) and now I'm experiencing a seriously squishy brake pedal. Pumping the brakes gives me a firm pedal (engine on and off) but it fades almost instantly, and I just can't get the car to stop anywhere nearly as quickly as it did before the change. When I did the first side, everything went swimmingly, I didn't even need to compress the piston to get the caliper back on with the new pads, but the other side I did. As this was my first time, I didn't know to open the bleed valve or the master cylinder cap when compressing the piston. Have I done permanent damage? Is this temporary? How can I get that pedal feel/stopping power back?