After changing front pads and compressing the pistons a small amount of brake fluid overflowed and spilled out of the reservoir. Having changed the pads a couple of times (I change them often due to aggressive driving, often on mountain and downhill roads) and remembering that compressing the pistons wasn't causing an overflow during the 3 past pads changes, this time I didn't check the reservoir's level, but since I had changed the brake fluid a few months ago, this time the amount of the brake fluid was sufficient for causing an overflow.
The overflow happened with the reservoir's cap on.
I have 2 questions:
The overflow happened with the reservoir's cap on.
I have 2 questions:
- Does the cap have a design that allows overflow or did the overflow cause any damage to any parts of the system?
- I know that brake fluids are corrosive. How likely is that they caused any damage to paint, cables or rubber parts (hoses and bushings) in the limited time (lets say 30 minutes max, probably less) it took me to clean the spill using water?