Hello everyone,Me and a pal are having a friendly disagreement over a case of beer. If you could please help us settle this, I’d like to enjoy my beer without any whining. I’ll withhold my personal opinion on the matter to avoid any potential conflict of interest. If you can respond with a simple True or False to the “facts” below we would be interested in your thoughts.

  1. Brake fluid only needs to be changed when the color is dark, or the fluid has absorbed too much water. If neither of these conditions are met, the fluid is fine, regardless of mileage.

  2. When changing brake fluid, it is perfectly acceptable to remove the fluid from the master cylinder using something as simple as a turkey baster, then refilling it. Bleeding the brake lines is unnecessary.

2a) If you are concerned with bad fluid in the line, you can use the brakes for a bit, and change the fluid again. This is acceptable.

  1. If you do drain brake lines, simply tighten using the “two finger bounce” method on your wrench - pump the brakes and check for leaks. Looking up the torque spec is completely unecessary.

Thanks for any and all responses!