Dealership wants to charge me $450 + tax for a fucking brake line flush.My local mechanic can do it for $150.Why do dealerships do this,
Its dealer certified chud not abdul certified
>>62216813The last "local mechanic" I went to stole my catalytic converter. Another charged me $200 to change my rotors and brake pads and just didn't. Dealerships will rip you off, but they'll usually do what you pay them to do. Local mechanics are a much better deal, but if you get a shitty one it'll cost you a lot more.
>>62216813>brake line flushDo cityfags really? That's a sealed system so if you're having any problems chances are a fucking flush ain't gonna fix shit. Unless you're pushing 2,000,000 on it, just wait for a pad change and bleed the fuckers then. Gah.
>>62219253I've been going to the same mechanic for 14 years. He's good.>>62219273My car is 4 years old and hasn't had new brakes yet. I only drive 2,000 miles a year.
>>62219273>>62219339Brake fluid is hygroscopic. It's not a wear issue based miles driven but more so the anount of water in the air that goes into the fluid over that time. This lowers the boiling point of the fluid and makes your brakes perform like shit.
>>62219358If you have air getting into your brake lines, your brakes are going to perform like shit anyhow. The amount of water that can get into the system is so minuscule under normal circumstances that it's not a problem.>>62219339So who's Jewing you out of money for no reason? What problem do you think this is going to solve?
>>62219402Water vapor can get in but not air. The mechanism behind this I can't really explain but you'd know what I'm talking about if you've ever stored hygroscopic materials like sensitive printer filaments in non "water vapor proof" bags vs zip lock bags. Both with desicant packets. Water just gets in no matter what eventually.
>>62219441I made a typo, what I meant was "non water vapor proof bags" like ziplock bags vs bags that won't let water vapor in.
>>62219441>>62219450lel what you think is happening is not what is happening. He could park that car in a river up to the roof for 4 years and when he pulled it out probably the ONLY thing on that car that wouldn't be waterlogged is the fucking brake system.
>>62219594What I think happening is absolutely happening. Water vapor gets in through the microscopic pores of materials over time. Rubber lines, gaskets, plastics. Just look it up this happens.
>>62219610Dude, just stop lol. The breakdown you see in brake fluid is the same breakdown you see in hydraulic fluid. The constant condensing and releasing of pressure slowly degrades it. This is taken account for in manufacturing because they expect a certain amount of fluid to be replaced during bleeding while doing a brake job.What you're on about is 'porousness' and you should do some research about the various metals and fitting used these days to prevent that.
