Which also requires bleeding the entire system...including the ABS
system which isn't easy to do manually.
Stick with DOT4 for the daily driver.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Aaron Wyse
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 9:12 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: RE: Brake Fluid Color
If it bothers you enough that you decide to change the fluid.. You'll
probably want to consider switching to the new DOT5 silicone based brake
fluid. paint friendly, higher temperature handling, does not absorb
moisture. Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 10:10 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Brake Fluid Color
>
>
> Nothing to get too concerned over...
>
> Brake fluid will get darker when heated up, old/dirty, or
> contaminated. You can remove the old fluid from the reservoir with a
> turkey baster (works well...just don't drip on the paint) and refill
> with new fluid. Bleed the brakes manually to get the old fluid out of
> the system and you'll be fine - don't forget to check the reservoir
> while bleeding the brakes.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> B1LLYW@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 7:57 AM
> To: aol@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Brake Fluid Color
>
>
> I was doing my regular PM routine on my '02. Check the air, check the
> fluids, etc. Brake fluid is noticeably dark. Much darker than the
> fluid in the clutch master cylinder, for example. How concerned
> should I be?
>
> The truck has 19K on it and is probably due for a set of brake pads -
> I drive "aggressively" and brake the same way. I'm wondering if I've
> used up the
> brake fluid faster than normal.
>
> Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
>
> '02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92 LSD
> '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT, 318, 5 spd, 3.55 LSD
>
>
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