Testing Brake Fluid

I’d heard about this a while ago from a Land Rover trainer, but had forgotten the details.

The quick version.  Set you multi-meter to read DC voltage, put one probe in the brake fluid in the reservoir and the other to a good ground.  If it reads more than 0.3V, you need to flush the system with fresh fluid.

Found here.

The Disco shows 0.18V, so is good for checking again in another 6 months.

The Dakar shows 0.5V, so I’d better get cracking on that one (it’s the easier one to do as well – no fancy ABS system to deal with).

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