Mozambique
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So after noticing that it was 3yrs since last brake fluid change, I proceeded to complete it today, ignoring Land Rover manual procedure. Used a mityvac vacuum gun on each corner. Worked fine and replenished the system with 1.5L of DOT 4.
Two things I noticed:
1. When I sucked out the old fluid from the reservoir it seemed like internal baffles were preventing it coming out evenly, so that the right hand front quadrant had more remaining than the lefthand front quadrant.
2. As I was doing each corner of the car (farthest to closest), I noticed that the LH rear quadrant of the reservoir still seemed to contain old darker fluid. When finished this colour disparity remained. The presence of a snap off plastic plug in this area suggests that is the only way to drain it. Lacking a means of sealing it, I did not try that approach. As my mechanic did the fluid change last time, it seems neither did he.
Does any of this make sense to anyone?
Two things I noticed:
1. When I sucked out the old fluid from the reservoir it seemed like internal baffles were preventing it coming out evenly, so that the right hand front quadrant had more remaining than the lefthand front quadrant.
2. As I was doing each corner of the car (farthest to closest), I noticed that the LH rear quadrant of the reservoir still seemed to contain old darker fluid. When finished this colour disparity remained. The presence of a snap off plastic plug in this area suggests that is the only way to drain it. Lacking a means of sealing it, I did not try that approach. As my mechanic did the fluid change last time, it seems neither did he.
Does any of this make sense to anyone?