Pegasus
Well-known member
Hey everyone.
I'm wondering what the deal is with having to replace the brake fluid every 30K miles. I'm coming up on that and have never seen this before in any other car. (It's usually not even a stated regular maintenance item!) The Spark EV uses standard DOT4 brake fluid so nothing special there, but is there anything special about the system such that it recommends replacement so often or is this just a way to offset the dealer profits lost to no oil changes?
Also, does anyone know if the brake system requires any special procedure to flush the fluid (a la Toyota Prius) or is it like for any other hydraulic braking car?
I'm wondering what the deal is with having to replace the brake fluid every 30K miles. I'm coming up on that and have never seen this before in any other car. (It's usually not even a stated regular maintenance item!) The Spark EV uses standard DOT4 brake fluid so nothing special there, but is there anything special about the system such that it recommends replacement so often or is this just a way to offset the dealer profits lost to no oil changes?
Also, does anyone know if the brake system requires any special procedure to flush the fluid (a la Toyota Prius) or is it like for any other hydraulic braking car?