Shon

Invest some money in Motif Power Bleeder. I bought one 3 years ago for my e46 for $60 and changed fluid on 4 cars so far. It pays for itself in 2 fluid changes.

I changed mine couple of weeks ago in less than an hour by myself. Took me longer to remove and install the AC filter housing/bottom cover. I used Motul RBF600 brake fluid based on great reviews and got amazing results. Paid $18 shipped from amazon, one bottle was enough. Pedal feels more responsive, no more spongy feel.


Dont fill the Motif bleeder with fluid. Remove as much fluid as possible with a pump then fill the reservoir with new fluid a bleed Rear Passenger / Rear Driver side wheel. Check the pressure and fluid level and repeat for font wheels.

http://www.xoutpost.com/images/artic...rakebleed.html

twh

I've had a couple of experiences with old brake fluid over the years. Once had a manual transmission Nissan Maxima. The clutch master cylinder was aluminum. If you didn't change the fluid in it every couple of years, it would get all nasty and stop working. Another instance was an old car my parents had. The brake fluid was very old -- perhaps 20 years old. The rear drum brake seals had failed and I replaced those. The brake master cylinder had algae growing in it! This was all pre-ABS, etc. I wiped it out best I could and flushed the system liberally with new fluid and it was back in service.

The safety aspect is well known. Brake fluid does absorb water. That lowers the boiling point of the brake fluid. That means your brakes can fail at a lower temperature as heat transfers from the hot rotors to the fluid. Now, I've never been in a situation where the brakes failed due to brake fluid that boiled. But, it can happen.

Probably more likely to happen from old brake fluid is damage to brake components like seals. You don't want water and dirt and whatever else accumulates in brake fluid from sitting in the brake lines forever and causing damage to components. I'm sure the ABS unit is very expensive, for example.

Is the realistic interval 2 years? I don't know, but that seems reasonable. I have the Motive Bleeder and it make the job pretty easy.

cmyachtie

NE1 have any experience with something like this? Titan Brake Fluid Tester | Canadian Tire

Brake fluid tester..........for the price of it it could save me the trouble of flushing too often, if they are reliable enough?

Glockz

I'm changing mine this weekend. I've been looking around but can't seem to find steps on how to reset the maintenance notification. Maybe I'm just search challenged...can someone help?

twh

Google is your friend...

Glockz

Thanks! Can't believe I didn't find that video. Cheers!

tonyb635

Shon, do you have the part number for the adaptor that connects to fluid reservoir ? I haven't seen anything clearly as to which one I should get.

Quarta2six

If you're referring to the Motive power bleeder, http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Site...leeder/ES3474/ that will fit an E60 not sure if you found it cheaper somewhere else. In the thread attached it stated that with the universal you wont get as much pressure then one with a specific fittings. 45MM would be the size i think motive adapter #1100

txag_530i

You need the 1100 or 1109 adapter.

Application Guide

Amazon sells the "European Black Label" for $74 and the "standard" version for about $53.

tonyb635

Thanks guys, I think I just ordered the black label version.