Rich
03-24-2022, 05:21 PM
I'm looking for advice about an auto diagnostic tool that's new to me.
Most of us bleed the brake and clutch hydraulics every 2-3 years to make sure the fluid doesn't absorb so much moisture it starts corroding components.
Does anybody have experience using a brake fluid test tool like this one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0982Z7TRL?tag=aidsquilt-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1) or this one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087RN3D6K?tag=aidsquilt-20&linkCode=osi&th=1) to measure the fluid moisture concentration on their D or any other car? If the reading is correct for all of the fluid in each system and if the 2-3%(?) max limit is is correct then an owner would get a better idea about when to flush-fill each system rather than doing it by the calendar.
Some of these testers run $12-35 at auto part stores and online. Snap-On doesn't show them in stock. MATCO does (https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/MD4598-DOT4/BRAKE-FLUID-TESTER-FOR-DOT-4/). At $65.
Any folks out there who use such a tester and can share a recommendation?
I'll keep bleeding fluid by the calendar until I trust a better method/tool. A long trail of false test readings would be expensive.
Most of us bleed the brake and clutch hydraulics every 2-3 years to make sure the fluid doesn't absorb so much moisture it starts corroding components.
Does anybody have experience using a brake fluid test tool like this one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0982Z7TRL?tag=aidsquilt-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1) or this one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087RN3D6K?tag=aidsquilt-20&linkCode=osi&th=1) to measure the fluid moisture concentration on their D or any other car? If the reading is correct for all of the fluid in each system and if the 2-3%(?) max limit is is correct then an owner would get a better idea about when to flush-fill each system rather than doing it by the calendar.
Some of these testers run $12-35 at auto part stores and online. Snap-On doesn't show them in stock. MATCO does (https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/MD4598-DOT4/BRAKE-FLUID-TESTER-FOR-DOT-4/). At $65.
Any folks out there who use such a tester and can share a recommendation?
I'll keep bleeding fluid by the calendar until I trust a better method/tool. A long trail of false test readings would be expensive.