Brake fluid flush before or after?
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I知 purchasing new OEM brake pads and OEM rotors for my 80,000 mile LS. I知 getting the brakes installed by an Indy, flush done by Toyota.
Stupid question......
Should I get the brake fluid flushed before or after I have the brakes installed or does it not matter either way?
Anything else brake related I should have done at this mileage?
Stupid question......
Should I get the brake fluid flushed before or after I have the brakes installed or does it not matter either way?
Anything else brake related I should have done at this mileage?
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I do notice the current brakes don稚 have very much feedback.....
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I知 at 36,000 miles and my original rotors are already warped, I would not buy OEM ones, just my .02
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It does matter, because when you change pads you want to clean the area around the pistons and then push them in. While there are seals, it's not 100% sealed to the point of nothing getting past them. If you have fresh fluid, you just contaminated them. If you flush it post-pad swap, it doesn't matter because you're getting fresh fluid.
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I would not buy OEM ones
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I would not either, I bought an 07 460 a year ago with 105,000 miles, needed front rotors and pads right away
based on the opinions on this forum I called rockauto.com and got all new good stuff for around $300, very happy
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I would not either, I bought an 07 460 a year ago with 105,000 miles, needed front rotors and pads right away
based on the opinions on this forum I called rockauto.com and got all new good stuff for around $300, very happy
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The real answer is it doesn't really matter, however I think by doing the hardware change second you run more risk of introducing air into the system by compressing pistons, accidentally un-torqueing a brake line, etc. To minimize risk I'd do the flush after the hardware change.
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I would do it after brake job . Because if the current fluid level is max removing the pads will make the level rise above the max , therefore overflow could occur.