Brake fluid NEVER needs to be changed unless the system has been opened at some point.
Repeat.
Never.
*eyeroll* some people's kids...
Joking right?
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Brake fluid NEVER needs to be changed unless the system has been opened at some point.
Repeat.
Never.
*eyeroll* some people's kids...
Brake fluid NEVER needs to be changed unless the system has been opened at some point.
Repeat.
Never.
*eyeroll* some people's kids...
You wouldn't think that moisture can get into a sealed system but it does. I change the brake fluid every year on my bike. When I was a motorcycle mechanic you wouldn't believe how bad the calipers and master cylinders were because nobody ever changed the fluid. Believe me it's much cheaper to change the fluid that it is to replace the master cylinder and calipers.
You just said the craziest thing that I ever read . I don't think I would feel safe riding in your truck.Brake fluid NEVER needs to be changed unless the system has been opened at some point.
Repeat.
Never.
*eyeroll* some people's kids...
You wouldn't think that moisture can get into a sealed system but it does. I change the brake fluid every year on my bike. When I was a motorcycle mechanic you wouldn't believe how bad the calipers and master cylinders were because nobody ever changed the fluid. Believe me it's much cheaper to change the fluid that it is to replace the master cylinder and calipers.
I just read the other day on here where a guy had a check engine light come on and they couldn’t figure out why. The dealer had the truck for a week plus. They came up with the “decarbonization” is the fix.The owner's manual references almost all, if not all, maintenance requirements. It helps to read it. If you do not have one go to the internet.
Back in the day changing the brake fluid was not mentioned regularly. Of course if a person got 100,000 miles out of a car they probably already had to do many repairs. I first saw "change brake fluid every two years" in a German car's manual in the early 70s.
For a number of years I have seen two years in most manuals. The motorcycles I am familiar with state two years. Mileage is not so important as it is time that allows moisture to build up.
On my motorcycles the fluid starts turning dark in about two years. They have a smaller system and proportionally more rubber brake hoses thus moisture can permeate through the hoses just as air does leaving a tire over a period of time.
The one thing I have been hit with, depending on the service writer/tech, is the "decarbonization" scam. It is not in the manual. I have not found it in service bulletins. It has been called BS at every source I have ran across.
I verify any service recommended if it is new to me. Of course I have been at this game for almost 55 years. I also inspect any work claimed to have been done. Granted, I cannot actually see inside some repairs but at least I look for finger prints, cleaned areas, and any other indicator that I think looks like work was done.
I just read the other day on here where a guy had a check engine light come on and they couldn’t figure out why. The dealer had the truck for a week plus. They came up with the “decarbonization” is the fix.
l just read the other day on here also.
That's only Chryslers recommendation,ZF themselves recommends between if I remember right 80,000 to 100,000 kms for a service on the 8HP70,and seeing as how they build the trannies,i'd probably go with ZF's reconmendations over Chryslers reconmendations
When I do my oil change I take some brake fluid out with a turkey baster my wife gave me to use. I suck it up and put it in a water bottle ,then just fill up the brake container with dot 3. over time it really makes a difference.