Maintenance
While in Phoenix over the winter I stopped at a Ford dealer for an oil change on my F150 Ecoboost. During check out, after the 90 minute job, they mumbled that I was due for a Brake System Flush, a Fu...
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Dr_Holiday wrote:
Having worked on cars and trucks all my life I've never heard of a brake flush. Now having said that most people when they change breaks compress the caliper piston and push the fluid back up into the lines. Thats a no no.. You should open the bleeder and pump out the old fluid when compressing the caliper piston.
Fuel system flush / cleaning is a scam. Most modern cars run much hotter internal temps than cars ever 10 years ago. This hotter temp allows the car to run much more efficient and reduces the "carbon buildup" on the valves that the fuel system flush removes.
As for the coolant flush. Dont have that done at ANY shop that does not use factory pre mix fluid! Most will buy concentrate and cut it 50/50 with tap water. The minerals in the tap water will collect and begin to cause problems, and they tend to do it in areas like the turbo thats good and hot.
Dealerships are notorious for this. Most "Quick service" places also use tap water. This will cause massive problems down the road.
Brake flush is the real deal, but yeah I do brakes the "wrong " way too. However it's done, it's good to get fluid out of the system and replaced periodically.
