Video: Why you need to change your brake fluid

https://www.youtube.com/embed/L8ftzt5b_p4

Why is it so important to regularly change your brake fluid, especially for a car that’s tracked often?

We’ll tell you–and we’ll even show how to test the brake fluid currently in your car plus what you should replace it with for track duty.

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UberDork
3/21/23 1:35 a.m.

Awesome info about the most neglected fluid in most cars!  

SKJSS (formerly Klayfish)
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) PowerDork
3/21/23 7:08 a.m.

Outstanding!!  Yep, when I get a car that has any chance of seeing the track, the first thing done is brake fluid flush.

As AnthonyGS said, most neglected fluid in a car outside of the synthetic blinker fluid.

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
3/21/23 8:10 a.m.

SRF or GTFO

I change mine once a year in all the track cars...and my cars see a LOT of track time.

Back in my pro racing engineer days, it's all we used under the Realtime tent.

One of the least hygroscopic fluids out there.

camopaint0707
camopaint0707 New Reader
3/21/23 8:16 a.m.

In reply to Andy Hollis :

what about typ200 if you are poor?

David Schotz
David Schotz
8/10/23 1:46 p.m.

In reply to Andy Hollis :

Endless 650 as good or better than SRF in my experience.  

Tom1200
Tom1200 PowerDork
8/10/23 2:21 p.m.

The Formula 500 gets Castrol LMA.

The Datsun has been feed Prestone DOT 3 for 30 years...........the brakes on it are overkill / under stressed so it's not an issue.   I also freely admit that the fluid gets flushed maybe every 5 years in this car. I live in a dry climate and the car does 6-8 events a year.

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
8/10/23 2:52 p.m.
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) said:

Awesome info about the most neglected fluid in most cars!  

I would wager in cars with hydraulic power steering, that power steering fluid is the most neglected fluid in most cars. 

 

Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
8/10/23 6:56 p.m.

Wow, now I am learned.  Thank you.

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
8/10/23 8:43 p.m.
z31maniac said:
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) said:

Awesome info about the most neglected fluid in most cars!  

I would wager in cars with hydraulic power steering, that power steering fluid is the most neglected fluid in most cars. 

 

Nah people start crying if they have to use effort to steer.  No one ever checks brake fluid.  

Berck
Berck Reader
8/10/23 9:16 p.m.
z31maniac said:
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) said:

Awesome info about the most neglected fluid in most cars!  

I would wager in cars with hydraulic power steering, that power steering fluid is the most neglected fluid in most cars. 

 

Can confirm this is the case for my cars.  I change brake fluid every 2-5 years.  I'm certain that the power steering fluid in my 1991 Miata is the stuff that came in it from the factory.

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