Brake Fluid

DunkRA · Post by **DunkRA** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:44 pm

just out of curiosity how often should the brake fluid be changed if the car does regular trackdays?

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:48 pm

Bleed mine every track day and flush through every 3 or so never had brake fade yet and iam running non vented discs although i nam not trying to stop much weight.

DunkRA · Post by **DunkRA** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:55 am

ok cheers m8, thats what i suspected but had a argument with somebody yesterday who said it dosent ever need changed!!

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:16 am

As brake fluid is hygroscopic (it readily absorbs moisture from the air), this absorption of water lowers the effective boiling point and this absorption of moisture starts the minute the container is opened. For this reason, to maintain the brake systems performance, the fluid should be changed at least on six monthly intervals.