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Brake Master Cylinder Flush
Hi Gang,
I could use a little advise. I have a 1999 Toyota Prerunner and I have had all the little service issues, including oil and filter changes, done at the dealer where I bought it. I have always had great experiences with them and the service department. I just had my routine oilchange and for only the second time they made service recommendations (the first time it was because my brakes were showing considerable wear - and it was perfectly true). 1. Replace the Air Filter - I had about 25,000 miles on it so I just bought a new one and stuck it in. Piece of cake. 2. Flush the Master Brake Cylinder - I asked my dad to show it to me and we could see no drips or leaks around it, and the fluid level was normal. The cost for parts and labor is $129. It may have been flushed at the 30k service (I have 63k now), but certainly not since then. This truck is so wonderful, never a problem. My brother thinks they may be just trying to get some extra money from me, but since it is only $129 I was just going to do it to be safe. The only non-oilchange service I had planned this year is to get a new timing belt. Is flushing the Master Brake Cylinder something that should be done periodically or is this one of those things they sell to women who don't know any better? Any comments will be much appreciated. |
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"Marcy" > wrote in message oups.com... > Hi Gang, > > I could use a little advise. I have a 1999 Toyota Prerunner and I have > had all the little service issues, including oil and filter changes, > done at the dealer where I bought it. I have always had great > experiences with them and the service department. > > I just had my routine oilchange and for only the second time they made > service recommendations (the first time it was because my brakes were > showing considerable wear - and it was perfectly true). > > 1. Replace the Air Filter - I had about 25,000 miles on it so I just > bought a new one and stuck it in. Piece of cake. > > 2. Flush the Master Brake Cylinder - I asked my dad to show it to me > and we could see no drips or leaks around it, and the fluid level was > normal. The cost for parts and labor is $129. > > It may have been flushed at the 30k service (I have 63k now), but > certainly not since then. This truck is so wonderful, never a problem. > My brother thinks they may be just trying to get some extra money from > me, but since it is only $129 I was just going to do it to be safe. > > The only non-oilchange service I had planned this year is to get a new > timing belt. Is flushing the Master Brake Cylinder something that > should be done periodically or is this one of those things they sell to > women who don't know any better? Any comments will be much appreciated. > It's a good idea to have the entire brake system flushed to get the old brake fluid out and new in. I think that's what they're wanting to do to your truck. Brake fluid gets dirty and will absorb moisture contaminating it and lowering the boiling point, making it less effective and corrosive to your brake parts. My '99 Chevy truck has 69,000 miles on it, when I replace the front pads and rotors this spring I plan to flush the brake system then. Brian |
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Thank you Brian.
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Marcy wrote:
> I could use a little advise. I have a 1999 Toyota Prerunner and I have > > 2. Flush the Master Brake Cylinder - I asked my dad to show it to me > and we could see no drips or leaks around it, and the fluid level was > normal. The cost for parts and labor is $129. On my own vehicles, I flush the entire system everytime I replace rear brakes. The rears last about two fronts. It's easier than replacing leaky wheel cylinders/pistons. |
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Thank you. Sounds like it won't be a complete waste of $129, so I made
an appointment for next week. |
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>The only non-oilchange service I had planned this
>year is to get a new timing belt >(I have 63k now) If you have a tbelt then you have the 3.4 V6. Toyota recommends 90K timing belt replacement intervals and I agree that it is safe to go that long. Save some money and wait til 90,000. I second everyone's notion of flushing brake fluid. It's not a bad idea to get it done about every 60K or every front brake pad replacement (for average drivers those are one in the same. Your PreRunner has the newer, longer lasting pads than those marshmallows Toyota used to use.) Call your dealer and ask if you had it flushed at 30K. They will have your records readily available. You might want to wait til 90K if it was done at 30. Toyota MDT in MO |
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"Comboverfish" > wrote in message oups.com... > >The only non-oilchange service I had planned this >>year is to get a new timing belt > >>(I have 63k now) > > If you have a tbelt then you have the 3.4 V6. Toyota recommends 90K > timing belt replacement intervals and I agree that it is safe to go > that long. Save some money and wait til 90,000. > > I second everyone's notion of flushing brake fluid. It's not a bad > idea to get it done about every 60K or every front brake pad > replacement (for average drivers those are one in the same. Your > PreRunner has the newer, longer lasting pads than those marshmallows > Toyota used to use.) Call your dealer and ask if you had it flushed at > 30K. They will have your records readily available. You might want to > wait til 90K if it was done at 30. > > Toyota MDT in MO > I'd get it flushed anyway, it's six years old. Keep it clean and the brake hydraulics should last a long time. Brian |
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Marcy wrote:
> Hi Gang, > > I could use a little advise. I have a 1999 Toyota Prerunner and I have > had all the little service issues, including oil and filter changes, > done at the dealer where I bought it. I have always had great > experiences with them and the service department. > > I just had my routine oilchange and for only the second time they made > service recommendations (the first time it was because my brakes were > showing considerable wear - and it was perfectly true). > > 1. Replace the Air Filter - I had about 25,000 miles on it so I just > bought a new one and stuck it in. Piece of cake. > > 2. Flush the Master Brake Cylinder - I asked my dad to show it to me > and we could see no drips or leaks around it, and the fluid level was > normal. The cost for parts and labor is $129. > > It may have been flushed at the 30k service (I have 63k now), but > certainly not since then. This truck is so wonderful, never a problem. > My brother thinks they may be just trying to get some extra money from > me, but since it is only $129 I was just going to do it to be safe. > > The only non-oilchange service I had planned this year is to get a new > timing belt. Is flushing the Master Brake Cylinder something that > should be done periodically or is this one of those things they sell to > women who don't know any better? Any comments will be much appreciated. > If it's a '99 it should have been done already, that was six years ago! I like to change the brake fluid at least every other year - maybe overkill, but keeps the moisture from accumulating and rusting out your brake parts. I've actually seen web sites recommend with a perfectly straight face replacing calipers when replacing pads... seems easier to me just to maintain what you have... nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Thanks everyone for taking time to post.
Marcy Nate Nagel wrote: > Marcy wrote: > > > Hi Gang, > > > > I could use a little advise. I have a 1999 Toyota Prerunner and I have > > had all the little service issues, including oil and filter changes, > > done at the dealer where I bought it. I have always had great > > experiences with them and the service department. > > > > I just had my routine oilchange and for only the second time they made > > service recommendations (the first time it was because my brakes were > > showing considerable wear - and it was perfectly true). > > > > 1. Replace the Air Filter - I had about 25,000 miles on it so I just > > bought a new one and stuck it in. Piece of cake. > > > > 2. Flush the Master Brake Cylinder - I asked my dad to show it to me > > and we could see no drips or leaks around it, and the fluid level was > > normal. The cost for parts and labor is $129. > > > > It may have been flushed at the 30k service (I have 63k now), but > > certainly not since then. This truck is so wonderful, never a problem. > > My brother thinks they may be just trying to get some extra money from > > me, but since it is only $129 I was just going to do it to be safe. > > > > The only non-oilchange service I had planned this year is to get a new > > timing belt. Is flushing the Master Brake Cylinder something that > > should be done periodically or is this one of those things they sell to > > women who don't know any better? Any comments will be much appreciated. > > > > If it's a '99 it should have been done already, that was six years ago! > I like to change the brake fluid at least every other year - maybe > overkill, but keeps the moisture from accumulating and rusting out your > brake parts. > > I've actually seen web sites recommend with a perfectly straight face > replacing calipers when replacing pads... seems easier to me just to > maintain what you have... > > nate > > -- > replace "fly" with "com" to reply. > http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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