Hello everyone, was wondering if anyone flushed the brake fluid yet? My dealer tried to charge me $250 or so for the flush (no thanks). I just purchased the motiv power brake bleeder, curious what fluid everyone is using to replace the old fluid thanks. The manual calls for Dot3 not sure if one brand is better than the other....

 

I'm not sure why I would change brake fluid in a two year old car.

 

@notinuse. Pretty sure the interval is 2 years. It could go longer, but that's the interval. $250 is outrageous. Firestone does it for probably about $80-$90. The Kia dealership charges about $120 if I recall, but when I told them I could just do it at firestone they applied discounts to match $89+ tax. In all honesty, I'd rather a dealership do this, as they won't mix up the fluid type. Not saying Firestone would screw this up, but when it comes to specific fluid types like this, or transmission, I'd just rather not deal with a foul up that causes problems that may require major repair and legal action.

 

Right on! Shop this service among dealers. I think it is important to get this done every 2 years though the 20000 mile interval seems a bit early. Nonetheless that is what the book calls for. Let us know if you find a deal with Nissan.

 

Wow, just checked the maintenance interval, and you're right. Seems excessively short for a street car to me, but that's the schedule they set.

 

My '17 has 20,400 miles and I need to change the front and rear pads.... and apparently the rear pads are worse than the fronts, I never heard that on any of my cars.

BUT maybe they want the brake fluid flushed because they skimped on putting at the very least a 2 piston caliper in the front.

 

Must be a Nissan thing...both of my Altima's used rear brakes up at about a 2 to 1 ratio

 

if you're not sure, use a pH strip to test the acidity of your fluid.

 

With the exception of a Honda, every car I've owned in the past 20+ years has had a brake fluid change interval of two years regardless of mileage. The Honda is three years.

FWIW, last August I had a trusted independent mechanic clean & adjust my brakes and replace the fluid for ~$94 total. The dealer where I bought my car charged about $120 just to flush the brake fluid.

 

Had the brake system flushed today at a local brake shop for $79 plus tax. I was not sure why Nissan would want the fluid flushed at 2 year or 20,000 miles but I'm ok with it now. I watched the tech do the job and he used a pressure system to force new fluid through the system when the bleeders were opened. He replaced all the old fluid from the master cylinder before starting and I was surprised on how dark the fluid was. The fluid removed from the wheel cylinders was lighter because it was a mixture of both old and new fluid. My bad for not photographing the beakers of fluid.