Message-ID: <36723193.535133E8@cadvision.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 02:04:20 -0700
From: ssgee <ssgee@cadvision.com>
X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U)
X-Accept-Language: en
MIME-Version: 1.0
Newsgroups: rec.autos.misc,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Re: Replacing brake fluid in olds 98
References: <36659412.BFD6E9F4@cornell.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.228.71.172
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.228.71.172
X-Trace: 12 Dec 1998 02:03:26 -0700, 207.228.71.172
Organization: CADVision Development Corporation (http://www.cadvision.com/)
Lines: 26
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.50.1.43
Path: news.jprc.com!dca1-feed2.news.digex.net!dca1-hub1.news.digex.net!digex!nntp.flash.net!nntp.cadvision.com!news.cadvision.com!207.228.71.172
Xref: news.jprc.com rec.autos.misc:27086 rec.autos.tech:70903

Brake fluid is not supposed to black or red!  Tranny fluid is red and new
brake fluid is almost clear, maybe with a slight tinge of yellow, much like
castor oil.  My suggestion here would be to bring the car in for a complete
brake service where they change the fluid and all the rubber parts and flush
the entire brake system.

Mritunjay Singh wrote:

> I just bought a 1986 oldsmobile ninety eight. The brakes are very weak.
> The pedal can be depressed very easily all the way, but the braking
> action is marginal.
>
> The fluid level is topped up. However, the rubber piece that holds the
> fluid from spilling out of the reservoir is distorted. I've heard that
> this can be due to brake fluid contamination and if that's so, it may be
> causing deterioration to all the rubber parts in the system.
>
> My question is: how do I replace the brake fluid. Also does anybody know
> which fluid to put in DOT 3, 4 or 5? The current fluid looks
> black..shouldn't it look red? Can contamination cause weak braking
> action? How can I make sure that the older fluid is completely flushed
> out?
>
> Thanks a lot!
> -Mritunjay

