Word of advice; Do NOT even contemplate touching it, do not even take the cap off! There is a better chance you will contaminate the system if you do, just leave it alone...Especially if you have no clue what your doing...Or for peace of mind have the fluid 'properly' tested by a technician to be sure.
The dealer was in all probability trying to upsell. Two or 3 year old vehicles should never have an issue with the brake fluid, unless there is a 'break' in the system, which IF the fluid was actually dirty, the dealer should have taken the precaution and inspected the full system as a consideration of safety to the client.
Unless one tracks their car, or has changed out their calipers or lines for some reason or left the cap off the reservoir for an extended period, brake fluid should not need changing for many years. I'm nearing 9.5 years on the original fluid, tested it just this past spring, still clean and less then 1% water contamination.
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Last edited by Flagrum_3; 11-29-2014 at 01:17 PM.
its recommanded to bleed your brake once a year
I flush the fluid on my truck every 40k.
Your flex hoses/piston seals will e eventually absorb moisture, and the fluid the stays in the calipers gets heated/cooled frequently.
Anyways, what happens, is the moisture reacts with the copper in the brake lines, turning the fluid brown, then green, and then eventually dark green/black.
Take a look at your fluid, I normally only flush it if it's turning green, and I normally only recommend brake flushes when I'm doing brake work. Check your owners manual, and see when it's recommend to flush your fluid.
i can't update the original post anymore. I found this link that has the comparison for a much wider range of products
https://www.lelandwest.com/brake-flu...ison-chart.cfm
im looking at the list of recommended fluids and they arent sold at partsource or canadian tire.
where do you guys order your fluids and where can i find these?
I usually look for a deal here ---> https://germanparts.ca/ they are local (toronto) and carry Liqui Moly, Motul and other euro brands.
Also have a look at Garage 16 website ---> http://www.garage16.ca/
If you are in Scarborough 416-901-7379 1180 KENNEDY RD or https://getyourpartsca.business.site/ (also on Kennedy)
thanks for the help