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Let's talk some brake fluid. The reason I am including another applications fluid picture to highlight how rams brake fluid can get dirty much faster. I'm certainly guilty of neglect, but let this being a teachable moment, been putting this off way too long. I have done everyone of my friends vehicles brake fluid but not my own like a straight dummy. Post of your brake fluid changes.
Things to consider dot 3 versus dot 4, both are compatible, dot 4 should really be considering due to the fact our fluid gets so dirty so fast. It is higher quality in every way.
Brake fluid is not like other fluids, you need to wear gloves and eye protection, consider yourself warned.
They have brake fluid testers, don't get fooled by clear fluid, it still can have a high % of water which messes it up in many ways.
Learn how to do it at the wheel, the fluid at the wheel needs to be sitting in fluid to avoid air in the system, not going to get into all that, look up the correct process for brake bleeding, you don't need a bleeder just some tubing on caliper bolt and a bottle.
10 year old 80k mile dot 3 in a rav 4 versus new dot 3 fluid
Ram brake fluid versus the same fluid as above, even younger by a year and 50k less miles. I thought I did my fluid before, which would make this even worse, but can't really remember.
New Dot 4 Redline next to ram dot 4 brake fluid with 30k miles on it.
Yes I am the Darwin who puts his vehicles on 4 jack stands, don't be me. After I did this I was like, why didn't I just do one corner at a time? Duh. Of course, you always go to the farthest unfinished corner first when you pump the fluid out, repeat til 4 corners are done. Below is a picture of what not to do, just do one corner at a time, much smarter. I don't know what I was thinking, but was able to rotate the tires anyhow.
Things to consider dot 3 versus dot 4, both are compatible, dot 4 should really be considering due to the fact our fluid gets so dirty so fast. It is higher quality in every way.
Brake fluid is not like other fluids, you need to wear gloves and eye protection, consider yourself warned.
They have brake fluid testers, don't get fooled by clear fluid, it still can have a high % of water which messes it up in many ways.
Learn how to do it at the wheel, the fluid at the wheel needs to be sitting in fluid to avoid air in the system, not going to get into all that, look up the correct process for brake bleeding, you don't need a bleeder just some tubing on caliper bolt and a bottle.
10 year old 80k mile dot 3 in a rav 4 versus new dot 3 fluid
Ram brake fluid versus the same fluid as above, even younger by a year and 50k less miles. I thought I did my fluid before, which would make this even worse, but can't really remember.
New Dot 4 Redline next to ram dot 4 brake fluid with 30k miles on it.
Yes I am the Darwin who puts his vehicles on 4 jack stands, don't be me. After I did this I was like, why didn't I just do one corner at a time? Duh. Of course, you always go to the farthest unfinished corner first when you pump the fluid out, repeat til 4 corners are done. Below is a picture of what not to do, just do one corner at a time, much smarter. I don't know what I was thinking, but was able to rotate the tires anyhow.