The SSheriff

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I was just wondering how often everyone else changes their brake fluid. I don't push the brakes hard at all, and I've gone at least 16,000 miles since the last change (I bought the car with 55K miles on it and haven't looked at the fluid).

Anyone have any suggestions?

And also, how long do Hawk HPS pads last, and how can I tell if they are starting to wear down?

1999TransamWs6

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when the metal starts grinding on the rotor would be a good time

The SSheriff

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Very funny. When should I change the brake fluid to prevent the said above catastrophic failure from happening?

The SSheriff

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TTT. How often does everyone change their brake fluid?

chicane

Depends on your selection of fluid. If stock, with little hard use as you have stated... 20k would be a good time or every two years. If you beat on it, once a year.. but like I said, it depends on fluid.

SRF is put it in and forget it kinda fluid... but at $75 a wack.

The only way to tell if your pads are "wearing out" is to pull them out and measure them with a dial caliper and subtract that number from new part thickness. That wuill only give you an idea at where your at, but wont tell you how fast they are wearing.

roy

Yearly maintenance for me . The Fluid is changed from ATE Super blue to TYP 200 or vice versa. Both fluids are the same except for the fact one is blue and one is yellow.
Makes for fool proof flushing.

MeentSS02

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Exactly what I do and when I do it...every year, right down to that same fluid.

The SSheriff

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I have Baer Eradispeed Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors with "I don't recall what it is" brake fluid. I rarely beat on the brakes and I was wondering what fluid was best and when to change it. The brakes have at least 15K miles on them since they've been changed. The rotors haven't been looked at in the same time interval.

Fulton 1

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Me too, me too!

Cheap insurance and its a 15-minute job with the right tools.

speed_demon24

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Dude all you have to do is look at the brake pads, no one can tell you how much longer your brakes are going to last. Some brakes last 70k, while my last set somehow managed to only last 15K.

Alex L.

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Just changed mine at 87k miles, saw no difference other then the old fluid looking dirty.

Hawk_479

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Whats up Dana, Its Mike (firehawk) Once i get my car back out of the shop, me and my friend are probably going to flush and change my brake fluid. And how you can tell if it needs to be replaced is by the color if it still looks fairly light in color, kinda the color of new oil, it should be fine. And i was looking to get those Hawk pads along with some brackets to convert to c5 rotors when i replace the pads.

roy

Hawk I wouldn't rely on that analogy. I have tested fluid that looked prefectly good only to find moisture content to high and that was out of a new can. The shelf life of the fluid had expired and it wasn't in a controlled enviroment which led to moisture. You can test with special paper strips , specialized optical refractometer or one of the electronic gagets that is out now.

DONAIMIAN

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Every 6 months for me, not flush, but a small bleed, with a flush every year.

Fulton 1

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This is good advice...