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Originally Posted by speede5
Motor oil will be least toxic to your brake lines. Has anyone confirmed what the foreign fluid is? Are you sure it isn't a Dot 3/4 mixup? That is more likely but shouldn't hurt anything.
Like zamler said, that quote is quite high considering how few parts would really need replacing. What make and model and year? What is the oem recomended fluid? Should be Dot 4, if so Dot 3 is safe. Are you sure the fluid hasn't broken down and is dirty? It can easily look like motor oil, usually rear cylinder leakage and possibly burnt fluid will cause this. Do you ride it like you stole it, you could have cooked it.
Just some thoughts.
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Sounds like a common problem actually and psf is your most likely culprit. Might have been the oil change, do they top up all your other fluids? Could be an easy mistake.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r192...-Braking-Fluid |
We aren't sure exactly what the contaminant fluid is, but it is sitting on the top of the DOT 3 (or 4) brake fluid as it is less dense. We were feeling how viscous it was between our fingers and it is alot more viscous than brake fluid, so it could either be power steering fluid or motor oil. If it is power steering fluid, it isn't the orange kind.
Thanks for that link, it proves that its possible with your average mr lube type worker.
What is ridiculous about my car design is that all fluid caps are hand screw offs. I don't know if that is typical, but why would it be necessary to screw off the brake fluid reservoir with your hand, you should never need to top it off, it should at least have a few clips or screws on it like your air filter so that some idiot at a lube shop doesn't mix things up.