19-08-2016, 02:11 PM
(18-08-2016, 04:40 PM)Toms306 Wrote: How often do most people change it though...?
Probably never after they finish dealership servicing at the 3 years old lol.
Think it is advised to be done every 2 years which IMO is a bit extreme. I would say it should be done every 4 years ish depending on the mileage done. There is brake fluid testers out there that measure the amount of moisture I'm the fluid.
(16-08-2016, 01:53 PM)BiG K Wrote:(16-08-2016, 09:44 AM)JTaylor2005 Wrote: I am taking it to a garage who are doing it for £50
Don't go offering any more! They should do a decent job for that price. It's not really that difficult, getting the nipples free is where the problem is. Suck out the old fluid from the reservoir, top up with fresh, loosen off a nipple, pump the brakes until the fluid changes colour (old should be darker), tighten the nipple, rinse and repeat on the other wheels. Just don't let the reservoir get too low (air locks are bastards).
As he said the biggest issue I would say with bleeding brakes on a 306 is getting the nipples undone on the rear calipers as they are easy to snap off of they haven't been undone for a while.