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Originally Posted by snydmax
Fordtechmakaluko's main points:
1. Fluid recevoir in caliper hold fluid that doesn't circulate
2. It gets hot (not boiling) and is constantly heat cycling.
3. Risk is to ABS Hydraulic Control Unit (not wheel sensors) if you manage to push the "contaminated" brake fluid up into that system
4. Opening the bleeder expels this fluid instead of pushing it up back into the brake lines
5. Using a brake bleeder further allows you to remove the fluid in the caliper reservoir replacing it with clean fluid from the master cylinder... short of performing a full flush.
Do what you want, I'll continue to take this extra preventative step on my vehicles.
Sorry OP for hyjacking your thread! Hope you find out what's up without too much $$ and trouble
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absolutely. not pushing that nasty fluid back up into the system is the preferred way. I do this with all my customer cars.
its a nice little mini bleed. gets the old trash fluid out, and replaced with nice fresh stuff.
however, to the OP, not doing it will not damage the booster in any way. the concern is with the ABS module, and less so, the MC itself.
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