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[T3] I want to change my brake fluid it's been a while? 73 SB
- Subject: [T3] I want to change my brake fluid it's been a while? 73 SB
- From: jadney at VWType3.org (Jim Adney)
- Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 16:00:14 -0500
- In-reply-to: <B8CBAB5FBB3B4DF2ABA313AA67B9EB94@acere355056e8b>
- References: <007b01d1ad87$e1936ae0$a4ba40a0$@rochester.rr.com>, <B8CBAB5FBB3B4DF2ABA313AA67B9EB94@acere355056e8b>
On 14 May 2016 at 13:41, William J wrote:
> Trouble is Mike the brake fluid is now over 12 years old.
Brake fluid itself doesn't age, but, unless it is silicone, DoT-5, it
absorbs water, which reduces the boiling point and makes it somewhat
corrosive and rust promoting. VW originally recommended testing
and/or replacing the brake fluid (the OE stuff was DoT-4) every 2
years. Since I don't know of any way to actually test it, it's worth
flushing and filling with dry brake fluid every few years.
Unless you switch to DoT-5.
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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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