not a expert
i would look for a different place to do my work !!!!
i think $230 for super bleeding breaks is a bit of a rip off
i would look for a different place to do my work !!!!
i think $230 for super bleeding breaks is a bit of a rip off
Absolutely yes...and the color in the reservoir doesn't mean it's that clean/clear in the caliper/wheel cylinders/lines. 5 years is a bit much for something so critical to safety.... The level is good and the color looks fine, but it is 5 years old now. Is it possible that moisture or anything could build in it over several years? ...
These are also the same guys that told you your exhaust was dirty. Of course it's dirty, it's an exhaust system! While they may be right that you may need a brake fluid flush, I sure as hell wouldn't be getting it from some guy who wanted to your hard earned money to clean your exhaust system.I had my truck in for a simple oil change recently and when I went to pick it up they were trying to tell me that my exhaust system was also dirty and needed cleaned and that my brake fluid was to old and dirty and needed flushed. All of this could be done for the super low price of about $230 or something. I declined but am having some second thoughts on the brake fluid. The level is good and the color looks fine, but it is 5 years old now. Is it possible that moisture or anything could build in it over several years? What do you all think?![]()
I know how we used to do it when I was younger... we called it "blowing the carbon out" and it was best done on a deserted stretch of road, with no LEO around.Hmm, I'd like to hear how the dealership cleans out the exhaust system
If this is not done your muffler bearing will go bad.:thumbsup:now the whole cleaning of the exhaust system...?!!
:facepalm:If this is not done your muffler bearing will go bad.:thumbsup:
If this is not done your muffler bearing will go bad.:thumbsup:
Yeah, he's probably been sitting behind the right rear wheel with the truck running staring endlessly into the black void (otherwise known as an exhaust pipe).:facepalm:
This is a great point.Oddly, NO WHERE in the toyota scheduled maintenance guide is brake fluid even mentioned.
Honda says every 3 years, I may do mine this fall at 5 years. Since we have a transparent master cylinder I haven't even opened it, so there is no way I've allowed any moisture in, it's a sealed system. I just checked and it's still full and clean.
As I'm not a brake guy, I have a couple of Q's:...Then left rear, right front, left front. Then again backwards: right front, left rear, right rear.
You got it right. I'm not doing this for bleeding brakes so much as to flush old fluid all out. Maybe it doesn't matter, but I figure going through it twice, in both directions, and it won't leave any old contaminated fluid behind in fittings or anything.As I'm not a brake guy, I have a couple of Q's:
Just to be clear for me - at the part where you say "Then again backwards" - so are you starting again on the left front wheel (the wheel you would have just finished bleeding the first round?) So you bleed drivers front wheel back to back?
Why is it done in this sequence ? Does the truck have to be perfectly level for this, or is a mild incline (driveway) ok?
Thanks for posting this - I'll give this a go :clap:
Actually, brake fluid is extremely hygroscopic, i.e., it attracts water. It even draws moisture vapors through seals. And the fluid in the wheels, as it heats up, will degrade over time. It's a good idea not to be deluded into thinking all the fluid in the system is as nice and clear as that in the master cylinder reservoir.....Since we have a transparent master cylinder I haven't even opened it, so there is no way I've allowed any moisture in, it's a sealed system. I just checked and it's still full and clean.