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Why You Should Service Your Brake Fluid?
Your brake fluid requires regular service because it becomes contaminated by moisture. How does moisture get into your brake fluid? Brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means that it magnetically attracts and absorbs moisture from the atmosphere, usually through the brake master cylinder reservoir and permeable brake hoses.

Moisture contamination lowers the boiling point of your brake fluid, so, even under ordinary driving conditions, it could cause the fluid to boil and release vapor into your brake system. When this vapor compresses inside the system, you may find yourself facing one of the most dreaded driving crises -- a dangerously low brake pedal or even no brake pedal!

Moisture contamination can also result in very costly repairs -- into the thousands if you have ABS-type brakes! When moisture-contaminated brake fluid reaches very high temperature -- as much as 450 to 500 degrees -- an electrochemical reaction makes the fluid highly acidic. The acid breaks down the steel line and rubber hoses and can cause early failure of the cast iron and aluminum components in your brakes. Brake fluid contamination has become so much of a concern some carmakers have added brake fluid service to their required maintenance schedules. How often should it be performed? We have a kit that will test your brake fluid for moisture content. If the test fails, you should replace your brake fluid. As a preventative measure, we recommend changing brake fluid every 30,000 miles, or every 3 years.