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Offline Khare

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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #10 on: 12 March 2009, 17:40 »
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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #11 on: 12 March 2009, 22:31 »
Quote from: Chris-White on 12 March 2009, 17:39
^^^

i drank a fair bit of parrafin once. Wasnt pleasant.

dont ask  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #12 on: 12 March 2009, 23:25 »
Quote from: DarnPB on 12 March 2009, 22:31
Quote from: Chris-White on 12 March 2009, 17:39
^^^

i drank a fair bit of parrafin once. Wasnt pleasant.

dont ask  :lipsrsealed:

Vets used to force feed cows parafin to clear stomach blockages.

it certainly did that  :sick:
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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #13 on: 13 March 2009, 08:40 »
Brake fluid every 2 years? Jeez, I ain't done mine in about 5 ... but given the rate at which fluids escape my car, they're probably air brakes now, along with my air tappets and air steering.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #14 on: 13 March 2009, 09:20 »
Quote from: Ben Lessani on 13 March 2009, 08:40
Brake fluid every 2 years? Jeez, I ain't done mine in about 5 ... but given the rate at which fluids escape my car, they're probably air brakes now, along with my air tappets and air steering.

Brake fluid needs changing every 2yrs due to the moisture that it absorbs.
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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #15 on: 13 March 2009, 10:37 »
Quote from: Ben Lessani on 13 March 2009, 08:40
Brake fluid every 2 years? Jeez, I ain't done mine in about 5 ... but given the rate at which fluids escape my car, they're probably air brakes now, along with my air tappets and air steering.

But if you had changed it every two years, you probably wouldn't have ended up with other fooked brake components.  As wayned correctly points out, brake fluid absorbs water - and if this water is allowed to remain in the system, it can cause the insides of your wheel cylinders, master cylinders and calipers to corrode from the inside.  A new master cylinder is much more costly to repair/replace compared to a litre of brake fluid every 2 years.  :wink:
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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #16 on: 16 March 2009, 20:10 »
 ^^ good point. Brake fluid is Hydroscopic so absorbes moisture, this makes the fluid in your lines compressable and can cause a bit of a spongy pedal.  :smiley:
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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #17 on: 18 March 2009, 16:08 »
Correct
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Re: hydraulic fluid....
« Reply #18 on: 18 March 2009, 16:33 »
Just as a matter of interest how does moisture get into a sealed system?
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