AHH!! wrong fluids

[Hotsauce]

Use a turkey baster to pull the fluid out. Refill with new brake fluid from an unopened can.

I would bleed the brakes anyway, Brake fluid absorbs moisture over time and this is what corrodes the system. Its good to bleed the system once a year.

Always throw out the remaining fluid in the can. Use a fresh can every time you need brake fluid.

John C.

[IndianaVX]

would it be wise to "gravity bleed" the brakes instead of pumping the brakes to bleed the fluid out the bleeders and risk pushing contaminated fluid somewhere it shouldnt be. by gravity feed, i mean open, or remove bleeders, and let it flow.........
david

[etlsport]

i siphoned the reservoir dry, filled it back up and siphoned again, when i looked at the bottle afterwards, there looked like there was a thin layer of clear something floating on top of the brake fluid... so thats a good sign, it would appear that power steering fluid is less dense than brake fluid.. but to be safe tuesday first thing im gonna have the whole system flushed out... id rather have synthetic brake fluid anyway!

will keep posting on anything that happens

btw.. no idea what i woulda done without this site.. you guys are the BEST

[Joe_Black]

Get to your local auto parts place or Sears and invest a small amount of $$$ in a MityVac kit. You can do your own brake flush and future bleeding all solo. Plus it's just a plain handy tool to have for all sorts of other things.

[Hotsauce]

Synthetic fluid(DOT 5 silicone) becomes compressable when it gets hot, and in a performance application can cause the pedal to go to the floor when the brakes get hot.

Its great for classic cars and such that rarely get driven, and sit for long times with no engine heat to drive the moisture out of the fluid. Many of the higher boiling point racing fluids absorb moisture much more agressivly than street fluid and have to be bled before every event.

http://www.evilplastic.com/bfluid.htm

I use the Ford Heavy Duty DOT 3 as a street fluid.

John C.

[mbeach]

I use the Valvoline fluid. You can pick it up anywhere.

I used to use Motul RBF 650, very high quality stuff, but I did find that it needed flushing more often.
Before the Motul, I used ATE Super. It comes in two colors -makes flushing very easy. It's a little more street friendly than the racing compounds, like Hotsauce said.

[etlsport]

its been 3 days, and 150 miles since the 'incident' havent had any trouble, did find a small spot of something under the truck in the driveway.. but after checking all my fluids i determineds its probably just condensation mixing with the crud on the driveway.. phew.. stilll getting the brake system flushed later, again, thanks to everyones quick responses!