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Oh I also flushed my brake system yesterday!
I did this about two years ago, so the fluid isn't terrible...but it's good to do this every other year to get the water out of the system and improve the braking quality.
I ended up using the Motul 5.1 fluid. This is compatible with DOT3 and DOT4, so any little bit of leftover fluid from the the flush won't have any compatibility issues.
The bottle on the left is after a bit of flushing. The middle bottle is how clean it was at the end. The bottle on the right is brand new fluid for comparison.
As you can see, the fluid is now a lot cleaner!
Also - shout out to my wife for pumping the brakes for an hour straight yesterday! I don't have a power bleeder!
I did this about two years ago, so the fluid isn't terrible...but it's good to do this every other year to get the water out of the system and improve the braking quality.
I ended up using the Motul 5.1 fluid. This is compatible with DOT3 and DOT4, so any little bit of leftover fluid from the the flush won't have any compatibility issues.
The bottle on the left is after a bit of flushing. The middle bottle is how clean it was at the end. The bottle on the right is brand new fluid for comparison.
As you can see, the fluid is now a lot cleaner!
Also - shout out to my wife for pumping the brakes for an hour straight yesterday! I don't have a power bleeder!