NON-EXPERT ANSWER: At 02:07 PM 12/4/2010, Edward Maglott wrote: >So my question is how to get it ready to actually use. I'm afraid >that blue-green fluid might be DOT5, which VW warns me even a tiny >amount will contaminate my brake system and lead to >disaster. Anybody know about colored brake fluid? To get it cleaned >out, I will do the following: Bring it into my nice warm dry house >for a week or so. Put fresh new DOT4 fluid in it, swish it around, >flush it out, and repeat. How many times should I repeat that, or >should I clean it with brake cleaner or something else? If the DOT5 fluid is not completely soluble in DOT4, you won't get it clean that way. I don't know about colors, sorry; although blue-green might indicate copper contamination from brass or copper parts in the bleeder. If google or someone here doesn't help you, talk to manufacturers of brake fluid.
>Once I get this cleaned out and use it, how should I store it to >prevent moisture contamination in the future? Store it empty and dry. Use new fluid from sealed i.e. new container each time. Yrs, David |
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