Does it use DOT 5 brake fluid?  If so, it is silicone based and doesn't have
moisture absorption problem of "regular" DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluids.

BTW ... never mix DOT 5 with any of the others.

Mike

> What's the current advice on brake fluid
> changes?  I ask because after looking very
> carefully through the manual for my '01
> Jeep Cherokee, I find no mention of ever
> changing the brake fluid--auto tranny,
> transfer case, front & rear diffs, radiator--
> yes, but brake fluid--no mention other than
> checking the level.
>
> I have always thought that the brake fluid
> should be changed every couple of years or
> so because it could absorb moisture.
>
> I drive this Jeep as my daily driver instead of
> either of my Vanagons (mandatory Vanagon
> content   ;-)
>
>                        Richard A Jones
>                        Boulder, Colorado