brake fluid

[craig]

i went to top the rear brake fluid up and its a light brown colour ,,,were as the bottle i bought is clear any ideas

[Guest]

hmmmm.... is it a case of a little bit looks clear but a lot looks brown?

Isn't this your new bike? Its not likely to need changing is it?

[craig]

don,t know when it was last changed dan just noticed it was a bit low

[Guest]

should be changed every 2 years , if my memory serves me correctly ..

[craig]

think i will just change it then m8,for what its costs

[Revvin Kevin]

Just flush it out and replace with new, easy job

[Lumor_uk]

Brake fluid turns darker the older it gets, sounds like it needs replacing.

[Fozzie]

Just use the bleed nippled (hehe... nipple *slaps face*) and drain it and then either top it up as you go as I tend to do as im lazy or bleed the system with new stuff

[Stu]

as has already been said above

brake fluid needs changing every 2 years it will go darker with age/deteriation of your hoses and seals

i would change it and check your pads to see how low they are theres a reson your fluid is low possible your pads are worn right down and the pistons are right out so more fluid in the lines

also while your at it do the fronts

[archiec]

if pads need replacing do them first coz if you fill fluid up then push the pistons back in it will spill all over the place and some bikes you can let gravity change the fluid so no need to bleed the normal way

[j4ff]

Are they both the same DOT?

I recently changed from 4 which is slightly brown/yellow to 5.1 witch looks clear like water.