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From: M.M. on 13 Feb 2010 16:49 My daughter's BF wants to change the brake fluid in his Corolla. It's a fairly late model...2005 or 2006, maybe 2007...so I assume it has ABS. Is there anything special about it on those cars? Can it be done without a scan tool?
From: Nate Nagel on 13 Feb 2010 17:25 On 2/13/2010 4:49 PM, M.M. wrote: > My daughter's BF wants to change the brake fluid in his Corolla. It's a > fairly late model...2005 or 2006, maybe 2007...so I assume it has ABS. > Is there anything special about it on those cars? Can it be done without > a scan tool? Should be OK if you use a pressure bleeder and don't let the MC run dry. Mfgr. may not recommend changing brake fluid so do at your own risk. I personally think it's a good idea. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: Ashton Crusher on 13 Feb 2010 19:22 On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:49:59 -0700, "M.M." <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >My daughter's BF wants to change the brake fluid in his Corolla. It's a >fairly late model...2005 or 2006, maybe 2007...so I assume it has ABS. >Is there anything special about it on those cars? Can it be done without >a scan tool? Dang, I thought you were going to ask about all the blood stains on the pavement from drivers killed by driving those things.
From: Bob Jones on 13 Feb 2010 21:17 "Nate Nagel" <njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote in message news:hl78s5013n5(a)news5.newsguy.com... > On 2/13/2010 4:49 PM, M.M. wrote: >> My daughter's BF wants to change the brake fluid in his Corolla. It's a >> fairly late model...2005 or 2006, maybe 2007...so I assume it has ABS. >> Is there anything special about it on those cars? Can it be done without >> a scan tool? > > Should be OK if you use a pressure bleeder and don't let the MC run dry. > Mfgr. may not recommend changing brake fluid so do at your own risk. I > personally think it's a good idea. > > nate > Why would any manufacturer recommends not changing the brake fluid? That's news to me.
From: Nate Nagel on 13 Feb 2010 21:21
On 2/13/2010 9:17 PM, Bob Jones wrote: > "Nate Nagel"<njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote in message > news:hl78s5013n5(a)news5.newsguy.com... >> On 2/13/2010 4:49 PM, M.M. wrote: >>> My daughter's BF wants to change the brake fluid in his Corolla. It's a >>> fairly late model...2005 or 2006, maybe 2007...so I assume it has ABS. >>> Is there anything special about it on those cars? Can it be done without >>> a scan tool? >> >> Should be OK if you use a pressure bleeder and don't let the MC run dry. >> Mfgr. may not recommend changing brake fluid so do at your own risk. I >> personally think it's a good idea. >> >> nate >> > > Why would any manufacturer recommends not changing the brake fluid? That's > news to me. > At least as of a few years back GM did not. Their stance was that the risk of the water in the brake fluid causing a failure of something brake-related over the expected lifetime of the vehicle was less than the risk of introducing debris into the ABS unit by flushing. Of course, if you plan on keeping your vehicle longer than the manufacturer expects you to do... nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |