Brake fluid flush cost

Mister Luck said:

Brake flush is a loaded term used by repair shops or dealerships to charge the vehicle owner for topping off their brake fluid reservoir $200 to $400 and they’ll tell you they flush the lines clean with solvent and in only extreme cases is this necessary and you can do that your self with isopropyl alcohol but just bleeding the system a few times is all it takes.
(Not in all cases)
When you have your brakes replaced or serviced the service requires the brake fluid to be bleed and depending on the extent of the components removed and replaced that are attached to your vehicle brake lines ; air inevitably finds its way to replace escaping brake fluid , and more fluid needs to be fed into the reservoir to bleed the air out through the brake bleeder lines

This can be accomplished most of the time by repeatedly pumping and pressing the brake pedal to the floor by you or an assistant.
A pump or vacuum device helps to assist in this process but because of anti-lock brake technologies there are a couple extra steps to activate an electronic brake pump inside the anti- lock brake guild manifold and an advanced OBD2 connected controller can command the actuator to engage when certain conditions a met

Because you want to replace the fluid without a component replacement all you really need to do is bleed each individual wheel starting with the furthest from the reservoir and progressively moving to the wheel closest to it.
Only remove fluid out of the bleeder valve and not pushing fluid into it by some pump or device because you risk contaminating the system with sediments .
To replace all the fluid in the lines except for the anti-lock system you’ll want on hand about one and a half to two quarts you might not go through exactly that much but it’s better than running short in the middle of bleeding.

Don't let the reservoir run dry as not to let air into the master cylinder or you’ll need to bleed that separately and it can be messy.View attachment 540742
Make sure the bleeder hose is submerged in liquid to prevent air from being drawn back into to system before you can close the bleeder valve

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Jeepwalker said:

Worst case ....if a guy did introduce air (just be uber-careful and you won't)...is if get some "pedal" and others have indicated to take in a big gravel parking lot, or dirt/gravel area, (somewhere safe), lock the brakes up a couple times to activate the ABS. Then re-bleed.

Legal disclaimer: That's not advice on a course of action from me ...just something others have proclaimed on the interwebs...

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Green_Manalishi said:

Just my .02, my 1996 1500 I bought new has over 200k, and I've never flushed the brake fluid. Stops on a 50 cent piece.

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