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brake fluid life 850

posted by  carman on  Tue Feb 28 22:41 CST 2012
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I have 3/4 of a can of ate brake fluid that I opened in '05. It has been tightly sealed in original container these past 6 years. Flushing my brakes on the 850 this weekend - can i use it, or should I chuck it and just buy a fresh supply? how much do i need - 1 liter enough?








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    brake fluid test strips , but 100 cost $54 850 1995

    posted by  Three5bangers on  Wed Feb 29 12:37 CST 2012
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    I'll have to team up with 10 friends as I'd only want 10 for $5.40. I wrestle with problems like this one. If your can was opened only once on a low humidity day in death valley, CA ...? At least if you opened it during a thunderstorm you could feel good about discarding it.








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      brake fluid test strips , but 100 cost $54 850 1995

      posted by  ADub on  Thu Mar 1 18:58 CST 2012
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      or sell them for a buck each on ebay, shipping is a stamp.
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      '96 850 Turbo Wagon, 260k (and formerly '97 850 RIP, 120k)








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    brake fluid life 850

    posted by  B.B. on  Wed Feb 29 07:30 CST 2012
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    Use that old stuff only in an emergency. Brake fluid is hydroscopic and
    only gets worse with aging, and it's cheap to get some new DOT4 fluid.
    I used a quart can of ATE Blue so that you could see when the old stuff is flushed out. Next time I'll use clear.







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      brake fluid life 850

      posted by  carman on  Wed Feb 29 09:37 CST 2012
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      yeah, thats what i figured....been using the ate blue as well - good stuff. switching colors for each flush is a good trick!
      thx








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        brake fluid life 850

        posted by  KlausC on  Wed Feb 29 12:21 CST 2012
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        My 220 has a hydraulic clutch which gets the last of the liter bottle to flush the system. I don't consider a clutch as important as brakes.

        Klaus
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