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Re: How often to renew silicone hydraulic fluid

To: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: How often to renew silicone hydraulic fluid
From: "Rick deOlazarra" <cattail@redshift.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:44:37 -0800
> Hi listers,
>
> Has a nice Christmas?
> We did and I even had a nice drive in my GT yesterday.
> Temperatures were up to 13.5 deg. C! = WARM.
>
> As my GT gets the winter attention, I wonder how often I should renew
silicone hydraulic fluid, which I'm using.
> Normal fluid ought to renewed every two years...
>
> TIA.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
> '71 BGT
>

 I'm no expert on the subject, but I'd imagine you'd have to flush/renew
silicone brake fluid less often since, I've read/been told that it doesn't
absorb water, which contributes to rust/corrosion, like standard brake fluid
does.  Cheers..

-Rick

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