Brake fluid change?
Does anyone here actually follow Ford's recommendation to replace brake fluid every 2 years in an F53 chassis? For decades I've been using synthetic fluid and changing every 4 years. At that interval,...
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babock wrote:
Until you have a newer vehicle where the $1500 ABS unit fails on you. It takes less than an hour and $20 worth of brake fluid to do it.
There are people that never go to the doctor, never get vaccinated, smoke, never exercise are over weight and say they roll the dice and are fine! Doesn't mean what works for one person should work for everyone. If the manufacturer recommends doing this maintenance, why ignore the people that designed the vehicle?
I have had more than a few different trucks since the 90's that had ABS,at least 10 without thinking too hard, and despite not ever changing brake fluid I have never replaced an ABS unit. I have also never had to replace a caliper, wheel cylinder or master cylinder. I never lost my brakes while driving down the road other than when the 2001 popped a line at 260,000 miles. I still was able to stop. I guess I'm living dangerously and will continue doing so, maybe its just blind luck.
