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From: [email protected] (Rob Reilly)
Subject: Re: Changing brake fluid..is it necessary..
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
wrote:
>
> Hi.
> I've been seeing all these articles about changing
> brake fluid and I am wondering if this is really necessary.
> I have an 86 Toyota Corolla SR5, with 94000 and I am in the
> process of doing preventative maintenance and I was
> wondering if this was something that I should add to
> my list of things to do.
> Any information would be greatly appreciated. I really
> love this car and would like to keep it for as long as
> possible.
>
> Thanx...
>
> -lisa
>
> sign me... only a manual will do..
Amplifying on Jeff Goss's answer, the absorbed water will rust your
brakelines and master cylinder and calipers and you could suddenly lose all
your brake fluid.