Has anyone heard of replacing the brake fluid in facelift models due to corrosion?

 

I haven't heard of that specifically....but the brake fluid should be replaced every 2-3 years on general principle anyway

Cheers
DD

 

as an additional comment, mine is a 1996 6 cylinder convertible.

 

Thanks Cheers. I always thought replacing brake fluid was like changing the air in your tires... evidently not. Thanks again.

 

Hey Doug

Me being a newb, what is the best technique/procedure for changing out the fluid? Can you just bleed it off one wheel?

 

You'll never see the recommendation in the manual for a USA made car

However, Euro, UK, and Asian cars have had the recommendation for decades

Old, contaminated fluid boils more easily...and that's bad. Plus, brake fluid absorbs moisture which is bad for the hydraulic system and further lowers the boiling point.

Cheers
DD

 

No, bleed it off all four.

Cheers
DD

 

You'd need to take the fluid from the reservoir first. Then put some new brake fluid in. Then bleed each caliper, some calipers have two bleeding points actually. Make sure no air bubbles get in while bleeding. To accomplish the no air bubble entering the caliper put a container with clean brake fluid and take a hose from the caliper nipple to the container and keep it in there at all times.. If need you more thorough explanation let me know. Also one way to bleed is to have someone pump like three times the brake then keep his foot on the brake while pressing down while you bleed the caliper. You need to do this until you see the clean oil coming out into the container..