The reason for replacing brake fluid is because brake fluid absorbs water
from the air. But you're also right on the second part, many cars go to
their grave with original brake fluid in them. So who who's right. I always
flush mine when I'm doing brakes even if I'm not doing any hydraulic
repairs. But realisticaly this is every 5 years or so.
At 10:39 PM 10/06/96 -0500, Normand Gagnon wrote:
>Hi,=0D=0A=0D=0AThe manual of my Jetta 91 and my Westfalia 85, siad the s=
>ame thing:=0D=0Achange each 2 years the brake fluid. Here in Montreal, i=
>t seems that=0D=0Anobody does this, the VW place were both cars are serv=
>iced have never=0D=0Aask me to do this (and they are able to suggest a l=
>ot of fluid=0D=0Areplacing, :-)). I have ask somebody that had keep a Ni=
>ssan near 14=0D=0Ayears and he said to me that he had never replace the =
>brake fluid.=0D=0A=0D=0AWhats wrong, VW or the people here ?=0D=0A=0D=0A=
>=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0ANormand Gagnon=0D=0Agagnon.n@interlink.net=0D=0AMontr=E9=
>al, Qu=E9bec=0D=0A514-873-8888 (travail)=0D=0A514-864-2617 (fax au trava=
>il)=0D=0A514-388-6639 (domicile)
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