My dealer recommends it every 24 months at the price of $104.95. What do you think?

 

I think that's a lot of money for a brake flush .

On street driven cars, it is a good idea to flush the system regularly. I'd do it every year in high-humidity areas (like coastal Florida ) and maybe once every 2 years where humidity is low. Since brake fluid is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture) it degrades over time. The recommended interval listed in the owner's manual is every 45k miles or 3 years for either normal or severe service. Like all fluid replacements, you could follow the recommended intervals, or be more conservative and do it sooner/more frequently than required.

I flush the fluid in my car 3-4 times per year in preparation for driving on the track.

P.S. - Did you know that one of the best autocross venues in the country is located near Ft. Myers at Buckingham Airfield? Hope to see you there when the season starts next January!

 

It's a good idea as brake fluid is extremely hygroscopic (meaning it absorbs water). But I agree the price quoted is pretty high for the job.

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The quote is high yes, but the concept of getting it done should not be debated. You do not want to leave brake fluid in a system for years at a time. The stuff absorbs moisture, and not only is moisture bad for the metal components in the system, the water changes the boiling point of the fluid, it brings it down.

For those of us who do regular track events we are typically swapping out the fluid before each school. My car as an example gets flushed 3 to 5 times per year.

This same type of flushing is something I also do on the hydraulic clutch on the motorcycle and in the truck because new fluid performs much better than old!

 

I can never remember that word....

 

Do it every 3 years, don't skip this important maintenance.

 

I do it several times a year, especially right before track events. Last year I probably did it just the same as Josh - 3 or 4 times, maybe an extra time at the track as well. I use ATE Super Blue - a high temp fluid that doesn't boilover as easily as the stock/off the shelf fluid.

Recommend it? hell yes. How often is dependent upon how you drive and how the brakes feel. but for 105 bucks, if you have a friend to help, some brake fluid, a tube, a coke bottle and a 10mm wrench, I'd do it yourself.

 

Normal street driven car, follow recommendation on owners manual. And if you could, do it yourself. It's not that hard and it takes me less than one hour to do it with a helper (need someone to pump brake padel). Most time consuming part is jacking up the car taking the wheel off and puting the wheel back on.

 

don't forget, your clutch runs on brake fluid too. It's a good idea to bleed/flush that...not as often as brake lines, but still important unless you want your master and/or slave cylinder to get clogged and possibly form a small leak.

 

You could probably get away with doing it every 2 or 3 years with stock fluid (less hygroscopic than high temp fluid) and no track use.

Cost should be around $10 for fluid + 1/2 hour labor for a shop with a lift. It'll take you a little longer to do it your self, but is a pretty easy job.