PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 01/02/12 08:35 AM Share Posted 01/02/12 08:35 AM Actually, it's now an old toy - I bought this in May last year and thought that I'd mentioned it on here as well. Thanks to speed bleeders and some other things that I now have in place, flushing brake fluid is now a fairly simple task.Whilst looking for something else that Wurth make, I came across this gadget on a web site. It's got two metal prongs poking out the bottom of it. You dip those prongs into brake fluid, press a little button and it tells you how much water is in the brake fluid.This is VERY useful. Water and brake fluid are a bad combination. Moisture in brake fluid makes it crap... brakes don't work properly and it's time to flush and replace the fluid. I actually do this with my taxi every three to six months, but will be doing it much more regularly once I figure out how to do it quicker than the couple of hours it currently takes me (ie I'm still trying to figure out the best gadget for that).I paid $123.00 for this thing at Wurth in Balcatta yesterday (28 Mumford Place, Balcatta, 9240 9500). Of course, once I got home and searched eBay for "brake fluid tester" I found heaps of others on there for as little as $30. Ah well, this one is a quality gadget and I'll probably have it for many years.For someone who is serious about vehicle maintenance then this is a good gadget to have. The Wurth part number is 071553200. Do a Google search for that number (and Wurth) for more info.For a car, you would remove the reservoir cap, check the fluid and put the cap back on. Whole process would take less than 60 seconds.Link: http://wurth.com.au/...df=A05_0013.pdfDamn... Whilst looking for that link I just found a heap of other useful stuff I wanna buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 17d Posted 01/02/12 09:24 AM Share Posted 01/02/12 09:24 AM http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74682-new-toy-brake-fluid-tester/page__p__1156850__hl__brake%20tester__fromsearch__1#entry1156850 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 01/02/12 09:37 AM Author Share Posted 01/02/12 09:37 AM Well, look at that. Was sure that I posted it on here originally. Did searches for Wurth, Balcatta and the part number (071553200) and all came up blank, so posted it. Bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 17d Posted 01/02/12 10:03 AM Share Posted 01/02/12 10:03 AM Sometimes when I do searches it defaults to search the help section or something I think, you have to change it to search the forum instead, caught me out a few times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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