Replacing Brake Fluid

fjpthree · 06-28-2011, 08:16 PM

This is my first Nissan. Have always owned Honda. Z is a blast to drive. Was looking at the maintenance schedule and saw no mention of changing the brake fluid. (This was a big deal with Honda - every 3 years) Does anyone know if this brake service is necessary on the Z?

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 10:42 AM

yes, it is necessary but i too dont know wat the maintenance schedule says.

usually for me though i drain and fill every 20K miles or if the brakes feel softer. i dont see the point in doing this sooner unless you track the car often and your brakes tell you they need to be bled.

SeattleLion · 06-29-2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by fjpthree

This is my first Nissan. Have always owned Honda. Z is a blast to drive. Was looking at the maintenance schedule and saw no mention of changing the brake fluid. (This was a big deal with Honda - every 3 years) Does anyone know if this brake service is necessary on the Z?

This probably has less to do with the car brand than how you use it. If you plan to track your car or drive enthusiastically, you probably want to swap the brake lines for teflon/stainless steel. That will do two things: 1. it will preserve your brake fluid since there is very lttile water uptake with the teflon/stainless lines, and 2. change the fluid for a good quality DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 (never use DOT 5).

In terms of when to change it, with the rubber brake lines, probably yearly is a good idea. With the teflon/stainless lines, I don't know, but if you track the car, then probably every 20k or so.

fjpthree · 06-30-2011, 05:52 PM

Thanks to all for responding. I will not track and I rarely do any spirited driving. There is NO mention of brake fluid bleed and replace. I guess I can stick to the typical 3 year service interval.....

1Sweet Z · 07-11-2011, 08:45 AM

Does anybody know the Resevoir capacity? I am installing SS Brake lines and changing the fluid to a ATE Super Blue and need to know how much fluid to buy?

djpathfinder · 07-11-2011, 10:11 AM

You should be able to do the fluid swap with 500 mL (17 fl oz US) or less.

SeattleLion · 07-12-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Sweet Z

Does anybody know the Resevoir capacity? I am installing SS Brake lines and changing the fluid to a ATE Super Blue and need to know how much fluid to buy?

It took 3 bottles of AP Racing fluid (about 3 pints I think) to flush and fill after installing the new lines. I made that change last fall and it is amazing how good it feels, especially with ABS not thumping.

tommyguns · 07-12-2011, 07:22 PM

Had my system done today. DBA 4000 rotors, Racing Brake ET 500 pads, Goodridge lines and Motul (2 bottles). Picking it up in the morning

06-28-2011, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
fjpthree Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 67 Drives: 09 Touring/Sport/Nav Rep Power: 13	Replacing Brake Fluid This is my first Nissan. Have always owned Honda. Z is a blast to drive. Was looking at the maintenance schedule and saw no mention of changing the brake fluid. (This was a big deal with Honda - every 3 years) Does anyone know if this brake service is necessary on the Z?

07-11-2011, 08:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
1Sweet Z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 185 Drives: 11 GM 370Z A7 Spt/Nv Rep Power: 14	Does anybody know the Resevoir capacity? I am installing SS Brake lines and changing the fluid to a ATE Super Blue and need to know how much fluid to buy? __________________ V-LED : ILLUM KICK PLATES : VENTURE SHIELD : H & R : K & N : GOODRIDGE SS BRAKE LINES : NISMO CBE

07-11-2011, 10:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	You should be able to do the fluid swap with 500 mL (17 fl oz US) or less. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

07-12-2011, 07:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
tommyguns Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Age: 64 Posts: 914 Drives: 370Z/Sport/Black/MT Rep Power: 16	Had my system done today. DBA 4000 rotors, Racing Brake ET 500 pads, Goodridge lines and Motul (2 bottles). Picking it up in the morning __________________ 09 Sport / MB / 6sd / Nismo"R" Intake / Eibach Pro Kit / Z1 25 row cooler / JWT LW FW / New Short Block 3/11/11 /H&R 15fr 20rr/DBA 4000/FI CB with 12"res./Morel/JL/"Division"mod/SPC/EcuTek/M370/ZEX C SHOT/ART's/NRG

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06-29-2011, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	yes, it is necessary but i too dont know wat the maintenance schedule says. usually for me though i drain and fill every 20K miles or if the brakes feel softer. i dont see the point in doing this sooner unless you track the car often and your brakes tell you they need to be bled.

06-30-2011, 05:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
fjpthree Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 67 Drives: 09 Touring/Sport/Nav Rep Power: 13	Thanks to all for responding. I will not track and I rarely do any spirited driving. There is NO mention of brake fluid bleed and replace. I guess I can stick to the typical 3 year service interval.....