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Originally Posted by Mike D
Not worth the time and trouble. Think about it. Anything which will eat paint from the exterior of your car (brake fluid) is probably strong enough to keep the system clean. 
Do an annual flush as part of your spring "tune-up" routine and you'll be fine. |
Sounds like firm logic, and for the most part I completely agree. Still, strange things happen in closed spaces that are seemingly self-supporting. Things tend to separate, congeal, turn to solids, react to their containers, the list goes on. I know brake fluid is designed to resist all of this, but for all I know the same fluid sat in the car for 15 or 20 years. Probably not, but who knows.
Moral of this story is I'm neurotic and always concerned with covering all my bases. So for this I apologize. Unless some crazy story comes in, I think I'm convinced that a brake fluid flush is enough.