Brake bleeding - 2011 GSA

[itspilsbury]

Hi Guys,
Those that are in the know, your thoughts please.
For the last 9 years I have serviced my own boxers and I beleive you can yourself do a better job that some of the main dealers.
My question is this, the brake fluid change, on my 2011 GSA it is shown as at 1yr and then every 2 years.
Does it need this frequency of change or are BMW being over cautious?
I appreciate brake fluid is hygroscopic - but I notice that my main Toyota dealer does not change the fluid at the recommended interval on my car, they check the condition of the fluid first.
My thoughts was to purchase a 'Brake Fluid Tester' and change the fluid when the reading goes from green to amber, obviously not waiting until red!.....That way I change the fluid as it starts to deteriorate rather than when BMW say so, Your thoughts?

 

[ghiribizzo]

Bear in mind that as the fluid picks up water that migrates to the lowest part. The caliper. So what you test at the reservoir is the best of what's in there. How long does it take to test that and find its still ok or marginal?
Two minutes longer and you could have changed the fluid. Why would you bother?

 

[Bendy toy]

It's easy enough just pump new fluid through each apart of the system until its flowing clean from each bleed nipple.

 

[autogs]

It's easy enough just pump new fluid through each apart of the system until its flowing clean from each bleed nipple.

really,we dont know if he has abs or not yet,if abs not quite as simple as you imply

 

[cookie]

i think it is simple as long as it ain't got a servo.

and being 2011, it ain't

 

[Pukmeister]

At about £5 for a sealed 500ml container of DOT4 from Unipart and an hour slowly bleeding and checking your brakes over, why take the risk?