Saturday 4 June 2011

I have a 2003 Honda civic the maneul says to change break fluid every 3 years, should i change ?

its BRAKE fluild and if the book says do it. Then do it|||No





It%26#039;s a Honda, add gas and oil.





DRIVE FOREVER|||Brake fluid absorbs water from the air over time. This water will cause the boiling point of your brake fluid to lower, making it more likely that in extreme driving conditions, your brakes could fail (by extreme i mean autoX kind of conditions, running up to 100 then back down to 30 over and over again). Most people dont need to worry about this, the owners manual just says that because the dealer wants you to pay them to do it.|||Just go to your mechanic they will help U|||Have you had the car since new?





If not, it wont hurt to change the break fluid, because who knows when the previous owner changed it. If they ever did.|||the reason that Honda recommends the brake fluid change is that the fluid does absorb moisture from the humidity in the air and that over time that water will have a detrimental effect on the seals in the brake system.





You%26#039;ve probably had friends or relatives who have had to replace a brake master cylinder at some point. The usual reason that the master cylinder fails is that the internal seals that are not lubricated by good quality brake fluid fail and the master cylinder can no longer pressurize the system. Excessive fluid contamination can also cause rust to form inside the brake system and rust causes seals to wear and eventually leak. Also, the brake fluid suspends rubber particles that come from inside the brake hoses that can cause internal seal wear.





I don%26#039;t believe in most of the fluid %26#039;flushes%26#039; or %26#039;services%26#039; such as the engine flush or the power steering flush. However, I honestly believe that the Honda recommendation is right on the mark and I%26#039;ve done it on each of my 4 Hondas right on schedule because I%26#039;ve seen too many leaking master cylinders at 90,000 miles from cars that didn%26#039;t have the fluid changed.





hope that answers your question|||If your engine fails, you go nowhere.





If your transmission fails, you go nowhere.





If your brakes fail, you die.





Make sure your brakes work.|||Is Maneul your mechanic? He%26#039;s trying to screw you. There are no fluids that break every 3 years.|||yes