Brake Fluid Flush
Originally posted Apr 2, 2008
Brake Fluid is the medium through which your brake pedal action is transmitted to the brakes themselves. Brakes generate a very substantial amount of heat during regular driving as well as stop and go driving, and the brake fluid is constantly absorbing the heat from the brakes. Typical brake fluid boiling temperature is around 350F. If the brake fluid exceeds 350F the fluid will boil and create air bubbles in the braking system causing your brake system to lose efficiency. Catastrophic brake failure can follow shortly thereafter. The main problem with brake fluid is that it absorbs moisture from the atmosphere over time lowering the boiling temperature to as low as 220F. This creates a very unsafe margin of error when doing sudden high heat brake applications such as panic stops, or prolonged brake applications like going downhill. Maintaining fresh fluid will prevent loss of efficiency and brake failure. Brake fluid should be flushed every two years or ever year if the car is used heavily.
We offer Brake Fluid flushes with the following fluids:
DOT 3 HD Brake Fluid (included)
DOT 4 ATE Typ-200/Superblue ($12.99/Liter)
DOT 4 Motul RBF600 ($16.99/pint)
DOT 5.1 Castrol SRF ($79.99/Liter)