lost the cap for my brake fluid???
03-14-2007, 02:21 AM
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lost the cap for my brake fluid??? i was changing my pads and rotors and i forgot to put the lid to my brake fluid resevoir!!! i drove it a couple miles then opened the hood to check something and noticed it wasnt on there...looked all over couldnt find it so i duck tapped the **** outta the top???
am i in any real danger??? im going tomorrow to the dealer for a few parts but the dealership is about 10 miles away....yall think the ducktape will hold?
am i in any real danger??? im going tomorrow to the dealer for a few parts but the dealership is about 10 miles away....yall think the ducktape will hold?
03-14-2007, 08:37 AM
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Nope it wont hold, go to the dealer and order the right one.
The duct tape will not keep the moisture out of the system, so basically you are going to allow water into the system over time and that will cause the fluid to become able to boil at a lower tempature point, allows rust to start forming in the system.
Go spend the $5 and buy the cap and inside seal.
The duct tape will not keep the moisture out of the system, so basically you are going to allow water into the system over time and that will cause the fluid to become able to boil at a lower tempature point, allows rust to start forming in the system.
Go spend the $5 and buy the cap and inside seal.
03-14-2007, 07:05 PM
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air is gonna get in...i am not sure if u will need to bleed...i say probably....GET the dealership to do it while u are there.
03-15-2007, 11:58 AM
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so u think i should bleed the system? right after i noticed that the cap was missing u put layer after layer after layer of duct tape around the opening...
the car sat over night and it got a little moist outside but i live in sacramento, CA...didnt rain, snow, or anything and first thing in the morning i took it to kragen and picked up a sealed cap....
i dont have alot of time in the world but if you guys seriously suggest that i bleed em then i will??????
the car sat over night and it got a little moist outside but i live in sacramento, CA...didnt rain, snow, or anything and first thing in the morning i took it to kragen and picked up a sealed cap....
i dont have alot of time in the world but if you guys seriously suggest that i bleed em then i will??????
