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FrayAdjacent · 04-17-2007, 07:18 AM

Jim gives good advice!!

It's recommended that your brake fluid be flushed every 3 years or so. Given my car is 6 years old, and I have no idea if it's been done before, I plan on flushing my brake system within the next few months. I still have good brake response for daily driving, so I'm not too worried.... but if/when I do decide to do an autocross, I'll need better fluid in there!

Should be easy to do with some speed bleeders, and Super Blue. The current fluid in there is the normal off white/clear stuff. Flushing should be uber easy with the blue stuff!

(Another bonus, I know a shop that will take every used fluid except coolant, so I can recycle used fluid!)

04-17-2007, 07:18 AM	#9
FrayAdjacent Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 939	Jim gives good advice!! It's recommended that your brake fluid be flushed every 3 years or so. Given my car is 6 years old, and I have no idea if it's been done before, I plan on flushing my brake system within the next few months. I still have good brake response for daily driving, so I'm not too worried.... but if/when I do decide to do an autocross, I'll need better fluid in there! Should be easy to do with some speed bleeders, and Super Blue. The current fluid in there is the normal off white/clear stuff. Flushing should be uber easy with the blue stuff! (Another bonus, I know a shop that will take every used fluid except coolant, so I can recycle used fluid!) __________________ 2001 Boxster - Grey on Grey 1969 911T Targa - 'Stinky' http://www.zoto.com/frayadjacent/img...f27a-4a399.jpg <---- my car. ^ crap I post. "The existence of the flamethrower is evidence that someone, somewhere once said 'I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't want to have to walk over there to do it.'"