I would also recomend a pressurised bleeder that you attach to a wheel. They can be found on a popular auction site!
Well I ended up buying 5L anyway![]()
Why?
Once opened you can't keep the stuff for ages as it absorbs water.
As you only change brake fluid a few (if any) times in the car's life the fluid would be sat around for 5+ years until it would be used again.
It wont absorb water if the container is kept with the lid on.
It wont absorb water if the container is kept with the lid on.
Unless it is 100% air tight (which it won't be, ever), then it WILL absorb moisture from the air.
If that was the case then you wouldn't ever need to change the brake fluid in a car.
It wont absorb water if the container is kept with the lid on.
The fluid sits in the bottle on the shelf for years it isnt bottled under a vacuum. Putting the lid back on tight will stop moisture in the air from entering the bottle, apart from whats in the bottle when you put the lid on and thats not anywhere near enough to worry about.
The brake fluid in your car isn't sealed, the reservoir has a hole in it to allow air in as the brake fluid level drops when the brakes wear. The brake system is a very harsh place to keep fluid thats another reason you change it every two years. It's not the same as putting the lid back on the bottle tight and keeping the fluid.
The brake fluid in your car isn't sealed, the reservoir has a hole in it to allow air in as the brake fluid level drops when the brakes wear. The brake system is a very harsh place to keep fluid thats another reason you change it every two years. It's not the same as putting the lid back on the bottle tight and keeping the fluid.
Changed mine after 9.5 years and the brakes feel the same as they did before.
The every two years thing is massively OTT (btw my Haynes says every 2 years, but also says oil every 8000 miles).
Yes it will.
Its pretty hygroscopic.
5L is pure lol. Total waste unless you can do another car too and make the most of it.
Hope it wasnt expensive stuff.