Originally Posted By: gathermewool
Originally Posted By: wormwood1978
I watched few youtube videos before I started doing my own brake fluid exchange. One of the videos I was watched was a dealership technician who claimed some of his co-worker dealership technicians simply sucked the fluid out of the MC, added new fluid and did nothing with the bleeders or fluid in the lines, just lazy. Aside from the cost savings of doing it myself, I know I'm not getting scammed.
When I had my last Subaru in for warranty work I asked how much it would cost to bleed the brakes for me (it was 2-3 years old and hadn't been done, and I didn't have the time.) They quoted me such a low price I almost immediately agreed, but did ask one more question: What does that get me?
For forty-something dollars, he said they siphon out the master cylinder reservoir and refill it - that's it. I declined the service.
Incredible! Could do the same yourself in two minutes, a $2 turkey baster and $5 in DOT 3 Supertec fluid