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From: techman41973 on 27 Feb 2010 14:54 Regarding brake fluid. I've heard one philosophy - when you see your brake fluid below 2/3 of the FULL line, you should fill it back to the full line. But I've heard others say you should never add brake fluid as the level gradually and naturally decreases as the pads wear and adding fluid will prevent the dashboard sensor from triggering when your pads become too low. Which is the best way to deal with brake fluid?
From: m6onz5a on 27 Feb 2010 17:56 On Feb 27, 2:54 pm, techman41973 <techman41...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Regarding brake fluid. I've heard one philosophy - when you see your > brake fluid below 2/3 of the FULL line, you should fill it back to the > full line. But I've heard others say you should never add brake fluid > as the level gradually and naturally decreases as the pads wear and > adding fluid will prevent the dashboard sensor from triggering when > your pads become too low. > Which is the best way to deal with brake fluid? Never let your fluid get too low.. Also, if your fluid level is going down that much you have a leak somewhere.
From: hls on 27 Feb 2010 18:12 "techman41973" <techman41973(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:682fe771-c9a3-416d-8c0b-90c5f614114b(a)c34g2000pri.googlegroups.com... > Regarding brake fluid. I've heard one philosophy - when you see your > brake fluid below 2/3 of the FULL line, you should fill it back to the > full line. But I've heard others say you should never add brake fluid > as the level gradually and naturally decreases as the pads wear and > adding fluid will prevent the dashboard sensor from triggering when > your pads become too low. > Which is the best way to deal with brake fluid? As your pads and brake linings wear, you will notice some decrease in brake fluid level. Dont let it get below the fill line. You should, IMO, change out the brake fluid every 2-3 years. It DOES become hydrated from the air, and therefore somewhat more corrosive. Some systems are very sensitive to corrosion, re Teves. To let it go too far can cost you THOUSANDS. Changing the fluid is relatively cheap, and helps insure that your brakes will work and that the corrosive attack on expensive brake components is minimal.
From: Paul on 27 Feb 2010 21:54 techman41973 wrote: > Regarding brake fluid. I've heard one philosophy - when you see your > brake fluid below 2/3 of the FULL line, you should fill it back to the > full line. But I've heard others say you should never add brake fluid > as the level gradually and naturally decreases as the pads wear and > adding fluid will prevent the dashboard sensor from triggering when > your pads become too low. > Which is the best way to deal with brake fluid? The idea is to NOT let the idiot lights turn on in the first place! You would not let the oil light turn on before adding oil. Thats not a very good idea. The brake fluid level light has nothing to do with pad wear. Its for low fluid level.
From: Scott Dorsey on 28 Feb 2010 09:28
In article <682fe771-c9a3-416d-8c0b-90c5f614114b(a)c34g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, techman41973 <techman41973(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Regarding brake fluid. I've heard one philosophy - when you see your >brake fluid below 2/3 of the FULL line, you should fill it back to the >full line. But I've heard others say you should never add brake fluid >as the level gradually and naturally decreases as the pads wear and >adding fluid will prevent the dashboard sensor from triggering when >your pads become too low. >Which is the best way to deal with brake fluid? Well.... it depends on the kind of car you're talking about... In general it's better to have it full since you have less air in the top of the reservoir. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |