Brake Flush

[D.J.]

What interval do your manuals recommend the brake fluid change? I'm asking because the european one recommends brake fluid change every 30k km / 20k miles.

Kms, and not time?

 

[JSolo]

Plan to do my flushes every 2-3 years. Got one of those motive power bleeders.

 

[D.J.]

Inspect every 20k

 

[Bill B]

I change my brake fluid every 2 or 3 years or so. I live in wisconsin which often has wet roads. brake caliper pistons will bring in a little moisture into the fluid when driving in the rain. I suppose I would go a longer interval if I lived in an arid region. My previous BMW and Mercedes recommend 2 year intervals. Over the life of a car brake lines will corrode from the inside. Also, corrosion can form around the caliper piston and cylinder. Similar to the engine coolant, proper brake fluid maintenance for the life of the car will be most important when the car is old.

If you neglect your brake fluid you risk having a brake line burst sometime over over 100K miles or 10 years. Changing the brake fluid is very easy and cheap, once you get the hang of it. Especially with the Brembo calipers.

Same with engine coolant. Corrosion inhibitors in modern coolants are good for about 5 years of so. Then you engine innards will start corroding. If you neglect your coolant your old car will be bothered with failed thermostats, water pumps and holes in your radiator. You will wish you kept up with the coolant replacements when the car was young. (Note: The Stinger 6cy is a slight pain to replace coolant.)

 

[7Andrei7]

Inspect every 20k

wtf, I wonder if we have different brake fluid in Europe... would that be possible?
I replaced mine in July but have already done 20k km since. Was thinking if I could wait for the next time I go to the dealer which is in about 14k km (about 3-4 months).
I already changed my brake fluid 4 times in less than 4 years.

 

[D.J.]

wtf, I wonder if we have different brake fluid in Europe... would that be possible?

Looks like standard DOT3 or DOT4 fluid for north america

Kia Stinger - Brake/Clutch Fluid - Chassis

 

[D.J.]

Another service schedule here...

Kia Stinger - Normal Condition - Maintenance Schedule

Both say replace every 30k (24 months) - weird that they formatted the charts at different intervals.

WORLD (except EUROPE)





EUROPE

 

[7Andrei7]

Looks like standard DOT3 or DOT4 fluid for north america

Kia Stinger - Brake/Clutch Fluid - Chassis

Same here. This is very strange. Why would they recommend we change it more often here?
How often are you supposed to change the diff oil (without LSD) in the US? Over here we have no change interval, just "inspect" or change if submerged.

 

[D.J.]

How often are you supposed to change the diff oil (without LSD (Limited Slip Differential)) in the US? Over here we have no change interval, just "inspect" or change if submerged.

Same