Have you ever changed your brake fluid?

[GeoffM]

I did, and it killed my master cylinder. Put a new one in and I'm good to go!
The reason I'm asking is I wanted to try out the poll ability and because NONE of my friends do it.

[Cblove]

The only time I have really is when I replaced my master cylinder, I don't know if that counts.

[C91BLX7]

Its a maintenance item, around every 2years or 30k miles.

[Fleetw00d]

^ X2. Brake fluid absorbs water over time, this can lead to corrosion in the master cylinder, calipers, and wheel cylinders. It also reduces the boiling temperature of the brake fluid; on hot days doing a lot of braking can cause the fluid to boil which greatly reduces your ability to stop (been there, done that). EDIT: Now that I think about it, it may have been the master cylinder going bad. That said, it is not so much that the brake fluid itself will boil, but the water in the brake fluid may boil, creating a vapor bubble that will push fluid back toward the master cylinder, creating a large volume that the master cylinder has to make up to collapse the bubble before any pressure can be applied to the calipers and wheel cylinders.

Every couple years, suck as much fluid out of the master cylinder as possible. Gently fill the resevoir with new fluid, then bleed each wheel until you see fresh fluid coming out of the bleeder. You can compress the caliper pistons if you want to get as much fluid out of them as possible. If you have ABS, a dealer has a tool that can be hooked up to turn on the pump and flush the ABS control. I haven't figured out a way to do this at home (my EX is probably due again).

[Ralphie]

I never have but then again i never had the need to.

I probably will on the 02 at some point.

[Accrdwgnguy]

Yea when I changed my brakes, bled them out

[GeoffM]

If you have ABS, a dealer has a tool that can be hooked up to turn on the pump and flush the ABS control. I haven't figured out a way to do this at home (my EX is probably due again).

There is a way. I've found it online but I didn't bookmark it

It's not professional. From what I remember you cross two wires, the motor runs. You open a difficult to reach valve and let it run all over....

[Tippey764]

There is a way. I've found it online but I didn't bookmark it

It's not professional. From what I remember you cross two wires, the motor runs. You open a difficult to reach valve and let it run all over....

ABS = high pressure, bad idea

You need the tool

I changed my brake fluid on my integra because it was black

And if you boil your brake fluid with street use somthing is wrong with you. I have never boiled my brake fluid even with spirited driving in moutains on hot days

[GeoffM]

ABS = high pressure, bad idea

You need the tool

I changed my brake fluid on my integra because it was black

And if you boil your brake fluid with street use somthing is wrong with you. I have never boiled my brake fluid even with spirited driving in moutains on hot days

Boil brake fluid... that's when your pedal falls on hot days? That happened to me once or twice. It was the inspiration to change it. Then my mc died.

Turns out I did bookmark it:
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=75658

That link shows you how to bleed your ABS system.

[PR CB7]

if you changed it and it failed, it was bound to happen anyways
the if its not broken dont fix it rule or else it will fail i think its bullshit

[GeoffM]

if you changed it and it failed, it was bound to happen anyways
the if its not broken dont fix it rule or else it will fail i think its bullshit

That's what I like to think. Anyway I've got all new fluids now, I should be good.

[PR CB7]

That's what I like to think. Anyway I've got all new fluids now, I should be good.

i just hate having a fluid thats clear/yelloish on its natural form look like caviar

[19dabeast85]

Neighbors and friends think I'm crazy because I'm literally under the hood of either my cb7 or wife's crv every week.....I'm a believer in preventative maintenance and have yet to break down on the side of the road in either vehicle. Do it now or pay for it later with cash and unplanned wasted time.

Gotta bleed my clutch soon, that fluid turns dark very quick for some reason.

[RagingAsian]

Never have, but i need to learn how to do a brake job.

[GeoffM]

Never have, but i need to learn how to do a brake job.

It's way easier then what the brake shops prices suggest. Just make sure you do it right. For bleeding I used this: http://www.motiveproducts.com/