VT-565
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Its great to see people wanting to keep to the maintenance schedule on the vehicle. You would be surprised how many cars get around and people dont even think twice about changing brake fluid.myberlina said:How do you tell when the fluid is due for change anyway? Being the second owner of this car means I know nothing of what has been changed before my ownership of the car.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture, hence the need for changes every 1-2 years.
Failure to do this can cause some oxidisation in the caliper bores, on the pistons etc which eventually leads to seal failure.
The biggest thing with bleeding your brake lines is, taking your time, as rushing will cause lovely brake fluid to spilt/sprayed/splashed etc all over the place. I use a one man bleeder kit, great for exactly that, keep pumping and topping up the reservoir til the fluid is clean in the tube and there are no bubbles coming through, then lock the nipple down. start at your rear passenger side caliper first, then rear drivers side, then passenger front and last but not least, driver front.
As i said, take your time and you will be fine.