How to Change Brake Fluid : How to Tell if Break Fluid is Bad

Bad brake fluid is as worthless as no brake fluid. Learn how to tell if your brake fluid is bad in this free video.

Expert: teacherjon
Bio: Jon holds a Bachelors of Science in Education and Human Sciences degree, with an endorsement in Industrial Technology Education from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Filmmaker: Jon Olson

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• maintenance
• online
• auto
• test
• brake
• car
• automotive
• fluid
• leak
• bleed

[13FravelJ]

I think he is color blind because it looked more than "Just Dark". It was black

[Dapixistix]

No mentioning that its important to clean the cap and surrounding area? Dirt can FSU

[hp11208]

HI IM JOHN THE IDIOT IM GAY SO DONT MIND ME LOL

[kamasutra8769]

a bit dark? you mean black! wow i hate expert village

[shades2]

Colour is not a good indicator. Brake fluid can be yellow, light brown, almost clear, red in some cases, even blue, and it can all be the same standard ie. DOT3. If you top up a system using clear brake fluid with say red fluid, it will look unusual straight away, but might be fine as you can mix most brake fluids that are the same standard safely, and it often says that on the bottle. Fluid should be changed every 2-3 years, then you don't have to bother about what colour it is turning.

[kamasutra8769]

mines this dark!

[sandydogy]

why not show us how it is changed and which wheel to bleed from first

[UltrakupraRebirth]

Returd village

[tgamirov]

Everyone needs to understand that Profit is the goal of Expert Village. Quality of the content is secondary as long as people watch it, bringing in AD revenues.

[ghtowagon]

@MKUltraProject If the person changing the brake fluid failed to clean the reservoir tank, Even after flushing it will look that dark brown color because the junk from the walls of the reservoir leeches back into the fluid.