PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 11m 19d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78760-new-toy-brake-fluid-tester/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 5m 26d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78760-new-toy-brake-fluid-tester/#findComment-1189451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 11m 19d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78760-new-toy-brake-fluid-tester/#findComment-1189461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 5m 26d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78760-new-toy-brake-fluid-tester/#findComment-1189487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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