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    Brake fluid change topic

    That's so cuttingly true we should insist - Feb or no Feb... put this as post of the year. I feel a rant coming on... There's brain-out idiots asking for ceramic brake-pad comparisons and other tosh, yet a simple BF flush... oh no... let's prattle on with some utter nonsense comparing one oil...
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    Got a brake fluid moisture tester

    Yes, I see that. I've coloured pencils, would it help if draw it for you? The green one's nice.
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    Brake fluid change topic

    The turkey-baster and nothing else, is a dealer-dodge. Better than nothing, but fluid won't mix old with new. Go to each corner. Except on say a clutch, where there's one MC, one pipe, and one slave. Even then, better than nothing, yet still it's not wisest.
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    Got a brake fluid moisture tester

    Yes, Ford and Phoenix say the same thing. I'll type slowly.... Phoenix System sell a pH test strip, branded 'Brakestrip' , its existence verifies my words. It tests for acidity. Oddly, that'd be what a pH strip does? For those without an English education pH is a measure of acidity/ alkalinity...
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    Brake fluid overflow

    You're bound to spill fluid doing a brake-job. Don't leave it long. Throw a jug of water over the offending area pretty quick and you're fine. Careful though, many MC caps have a breather-hole, don't be chucking water at that.
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    Got a brake fluid moisture tester

    This is what's wrong with the internet. Moisture-content is NOT over-rated. Moisture-content forces a chemical reaction, which in turn makes fluid acidic. Acid leaches metal. Thus metal content is the product of 'over-rated' moisture-content. Metal is the product of acid. Acid corrodes...
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    Anybody here used Mannol ATF 8218 (JWS 3309)?

    I use in my Toyota derived Volvo box, only I'm not sure how I can vouch for it either way? I mean, what can I say? It runs better than the tired stuff ever did. Hardly a challenge. Anyone who says it's good or; come to that bad, is likely using their rectal passage. If the box goes bang next...
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    Brake hose brands

    The priciest cars in the world use the same brake-hose as the cheapest. Ask yourself why? Hose is hose, if it wants changing, change it. You will not get a firmer pedals with steel-braid, even if it is in 'shonk' blue. If you do, worry. It'll be because your had air somewhere, old hose or fluid...
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    Brake Bleeding

    I too am with Trav on this. You 'might' get away with it, yut doubtful. Corrosion or dirt will have mashed the seal. Same as pushing pedal down too far past usual travel. Tears seal on corrosion. Ouch.
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    Third world brake rotor manufacturing video

    Find those in Autozone and you'd be none the wiser. Who on earth do we think we're kidding, who is so deluded here? You own stuff like it now. The magic goes on in the pads. There's so much BS given to brake discs/disks/rotors. The coefficient of friction for cast-iron is the coefficient of...
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    Engine on or off when bleeding brakes?

    Or a pressure-bleeder. If it's a stubborn bleed, some vehicles bleed better nose-up. I suppose ABS pumps might like to be running, but doubtful. Engine off.
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    Maxlife transmission fluid Relabel?

    I'm surprised. Now three pages to this thread, and still no "The Feds have banned it"; why have they taken 'Our freedom?' etc Have you forgotten where you are?... this is BITOG? At least misquote or take some fact out of context. This thread is far too close to rational. I heard... 'Maxlife...
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    Asian vs. Domestic DOT 3 Brake Fluid

    Sure they do. I drink brake-fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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    Asian vs. Domestic DOT 3 Brake Fluid

    Exactly. Can we forget this obsession with boil-point please. Upping from DOT 4 from DOT3; DOT 5.1 from DOT 4 etc isn't always wise.
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