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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:04 pm |
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When (miles) and how often is it recommended to replace the brake fluid in a Peugeot 206 (54 plate)?
Is it easy to do by yourself or should it be done by a mechanic?
How long does it take to bleed and replace the brake fluid and how much would it cost me (if done by a mechanic)?
Which brake fluid is recommended?
Cheers
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:28 am |
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think its 4 years for brake fluid
any from the likes of unipart euro part own brand will do
it can be done by yourself and a friend would take about 1hr
just do some searches on bleeding brakes and you will have enough knowledge to do it
if done by yourself should be able to get it done with £10
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:04 am |
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Use a ezebleed kit
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:09 am |
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and a proper bleed screw spanner. Normal spaners ruin the screws.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:15 pm |
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Location: UK
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Should I use dot 4 brake fluid?
If I get it done by a garage, will it cost me around £30?
Thanks
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:24 pm |
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Its every 2 years or 20k
£49.99 at our main dealers
You can do it yourself, if you have a or two mates handy, one pumps, one drains the fluid, one refills/checks the level
It takes me on a ramp about 10 minutes, on the floor/jack 20 and thats without a pressure bleeder
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:01 pm |
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Should I buy dot 4, dot 5 or dot 5.1 brake fluid?
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:03 pm |
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4 for a normal car
But 5.1 never hurt anyone, just make sure you dont mix the fluid and completely drain the original
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:12 pm |
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well....
most top brand racing brake fluid are dot 4 or dot 4+; you rarely find good 5.1
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Last edited by Seabook on Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:19 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:13 pm |
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It's your brakes. If you're not 100% sure what you're doing, let a professional do it. You only get one attempt at stopping in time
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:43 pm |
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How much brake fluid would I need?
Is it 2 liters?
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:16 pm |
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1L
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:28 pm |
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You know the saying
"If in doubt......don't be a complete retard and attempt something as critical to the safety of you and everyone else on the road in order to save £30"...... well, it goes something like that...
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:37 pm |
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500ml is all we get for a complete change
I personally agree with 1L though
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:39 pm |
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I got my car's brake fluid replace today by a local garage, he only charged me £10 - I just had to get the brake fluid for him.
He only used 800ml of dot 4 brake fluid. How can I check to make sure he did flush the old brake fluid out?
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