Brake Fluid ?

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  1. daveyboy

    daveyboy Active Member

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    I have my brake fluid changed every service. I trust the guy who does it but almost straight away it starts to look like monkey piss ! WTF !
    Has anybody got any ideas?

    If it helps I had some braided lines put on, front and back about 2 years ago.
    It's making me paranoid now, even to the point where I have had to by some Repsol covers for the reservoirs !!
     
    #1 daveyboy, Apr 13, 2012
  2. tandbiskits

    tandbiskits Active Member

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    Try a different colour fluid, what colour is monkey piss? SURELY AS LONG AS THEY WORK O.K. IT DOESN`T MATTER WOT COLOUR IT IS. IiS IT A COLOUR THING OR A BRAKE FEEL THING?
     
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  3. kpone

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    Nutty uses purple brake fluid, but that looks like George III's piss.
     
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  4. BLAGGERS

    BLAGGERS Well-Known Member

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    I simply cut out the middle man and piss in the reservoir.
     
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  5. IcarusGreen

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    Brake fluid should be a pale 'piss' colour, as it starts to darkens it is 'going off'. Brake fluid is also 'hydroscopic' which means it will absorb water molecules from the air, making it less efficient.
     
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  6. kpone

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    Unlike Blaggers, who is hydrophobic, because he has Rabies.
     
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  7. daveyboy

    daveyboy Active Member

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    Doe that make him "grease lightning" :D
     
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    Well he flashes...
     
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  9. tandbiskits

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    I have just fitted new brake lines & have refilled with ATE racing brake fluid, which is a very nice shade of blue. Regards to it being a pale` piss` colour, if you piss out blue then you have got problems? unless you drink alot of WKD blu.
     
    #9 tandbiskits, Apr 13, 2012
  10. IcarusGreen

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    Apparently if you eat enough beetroot you'll piss purple :eek:
     
    #10 IcarusGreen, Apr 13, 2012
  11. tandbiskits

    tandbiskits Active Member

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    I`ll give it a go
     
    #11 tandbiskits, Apr 13, 2012
  12. IcarusGreen

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    Let us know of your results, with photos!
     
    #12 IcarusGreen, Apr 13, 2012
  13. tandbiskits

    tandbiskits Active Member

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    If i eat enuf nutella, wot will happen then?
     
    #13 tandbiskits, Apr 14, 2012
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    Suprise us with your results.lol
     
    #14 Givover, Apr 14, 2012
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    chocolate.jpg
     
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