I know this doesn't really belong in the CL forum, but...
I just changed the brake fluid on my '00 explorer.....good god, what a difference. May I suggest you all that do not already to do this.....

 

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why not post it in Car talk?...

nevermind.. keep it here...

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Yes it is good to change the brake fluid... do tell why you think it is so great.. I am curious to your response..

 

well, i knew it was good to change, but the response from the brakes is so much better than before......i didn't tell my wife I did it, and she called me when she took her car and asked why she was stopping so well, she thought the e-brake was on...

goes to show how much water gets in the fluid even when the system is not "opened"

 

Or you were very low on fluid.

 

nope..fluid level was fine....it looked horrible though....a dark green color....

 

I'm sure it was opened when it was checked. And if you go long enough, it will turn to crap no matter what.

 

Yeah, but that means it was only opened like 5 times in 5 years......

 

What's the recommended time/miles that brake fuild should be changed in the our 01-03 CL's?

 

...i think like 30-40K miles....mine needs it bad too....151K

 

could it have been air in the brake lines?

 

nope...no sputtering when bleeding, just a good flow of nasty fluid.