Excellent video with expert camera work. I always used brake cleaner to rinse off spilled brake fluid as it was always handy. Never thought to use plain old water. I still learn something new every day.
I’m always learning something new from you. You also can’t fix stupid in people. What I know about vehicles is from you, Anthony, Ray, & the community. Y’all are greatly appreciated & loved
And that's why I watch this kind of stuff. Learning is fantastic. That's amazing. Thank you so much, and I for one am very glad someone called you out! :)
I learned about brake fluid the hard way. I put an old car in storage for several years and either the brake or master cylinder leaked a little onto the firewall below. It not only removed the paint, but it's hydroscopic nature attracted water and promoted rust. Soon there was a hole through the firewall and the fluid went to work on the floor pan below, first lifting the paint and then causing it to rust through. All this was happening while the car was in storage and I wasn't aware of it until I pulled the car out to start working on restoring it. It took a fair bit of welding to replace the damaged panels! Live and learn. 😟
I worked for Advanced Auto Parts years ago, would encourage customers buying brake fluid not to buy the gallon containers unless they used a large volume of it, even our commercial accounts, you're 💯percent correct and once open it has a shelf life and will go bad before it's all used
Another very fine video indeed sir. Point very well proven. Probably an excellent video for why my wife likes to sell brake fluid flushes (she's a service advisor at a Chrysler dealership).
DOT 3 is commonly Glycol ether and DOT4 a combination of glycol ether and borate ester. Both wash away pretty easily with water. Mop up the excess with a rag and water wipe the remaining.
I can confirm this, I'm a mechanic of 20yrs and in the shop I move fast to make money. When I do brake jobs, I don't drain master cylinders or calipers or any that crap. I allow the fluid to drain on the floor and all over the car. Then I rinse the car with a hose and throw water on the floor where the fluid spilled along with some red rags. I've never had a car come back complaining about dripping fluids or wrecked paint Once, I had tractor that's crankcase got filled with water. I drained it, filled it brake fluid, ran the engine at idle, drained it and after 2 cycles of this all the water was gone. No more milky oil. This was a trick taught to me be an old dude in the shop who saw me cleaning brake fluid with solvents. I've seen solvents boil paint instantly, brake fluid take a lot of time before that happens..
You guys will be some of the first ones to correct me about something but not have my back when somebody's coming after me about some s*** that makes no sense
Nice! Been washing off residual brake fluid for years after doing brake flushes...and after occasionally spilling the container of brake fluid, lol. Water is also good for getting dried coolant off as well.
I mean damn if it drops on the ground and say it's raining outside and the water is on the ground too you can literally see the brake fluid bubble up. Kind of like gas and water I guess you could say. Does this dude work for SK?
That King Ranch in the other video looks awfully familiar... When I was young this was explained to me. The first time I did my brakes I was told to NOT leave the lid off of the fluid bottle and, after sealing the brake system, spray off the parts where the brake fluid came out by the calipers and up near the master cylinder if any was spilled. I was also told that brake fluid could damage wax and/or paint and to spray it off as soon as it gets on body panels if it gets on them. I never found out and do not know whether or not there is any truth to this one.
Anytime i got brake fluid on paint i always sprayed it with windex cause i was told that windex/glass cleaner neutralized the brake fluid. All had to do was put water on it. Good to know
I always wash Brake fluid spills with Water but i never paid attention or knew that it was Hydroscopic, But i was always told that even a Drop of water in a Brake system can cause major problems
It absorbs water by design. The last thing you want in your brake hydraulic system is concentrated water. Having chunks of ice in the brake hydraulic system is bad news. The fluid suspends the moisture so there isn't any specific pooling of water. A byproduct of moisture in the brake fluid is that the fluid turns acidic. Acidic brake fluid or even new brake fluid is best removed with water. What's the best way to dilute an acid? You add water to the solution. Since brake fluid wants water we'll give it water and then some more to rinse it away.
It also eats paint. Dot 4 is similar with a higher boiling temp. 5 is silicon based and not hydroscopic which causes other issues like vapor pockets and trapped water which causes rust in pools where the water is trapped. Dot 3 and 4 are glycol based with anti corrosive additives to prevent rust so it pulls water out and maintains a set non compressible fluid to maintain pedal feel and brake performance. The water absorption quality is why you change the fluid regularly so it can have the water removed and the anti corrosive additives replenished. This is just another thing most people neglect...
I think you are conflating hygroscopic and specific gravity. Hygroscopic means that it can absorb moisture from the air, but its specific gravity is still lighter than water. So, water will lift it from the surface.
The density of brake fluid is listed on the material safety data sheet. Different brands list a range but typically they are slightly denser (heavier, 1.03 - 1.07) than water (1.00). Water doesn't lift the brake fluid off of a surface, it forms a solution (mixes) with it.
There is a damn point to the video Weather it mixes or turns to fairy dust, I don't care The point is IT WORKS and pushes the fluid away Now on to more important schit
There is a film there because when you poured the water the brake fluid went to the bottom of the can and when you picked the can up you rolled it over. Water Cuts brake fluid. Exactly correct
I didn't roll the can I left it exactly as it was so even though I respect what you have to say and part of what you said is correct don't make things up for me because I won't have people here on the channel and that are going to make things up and project when they don't know what they're talking about
@@FordBossMeyes you did roll the can from when you just went to wipe it without the water from where the can was sitting. Go back and watch your own video. Look at the position of the label. However I do agree wiping does no good the only way to cut brake fluid is with water not by just simply wiping.
Seen many tanks and fenders on bikes ruined by misguided attempts to "cleanup" after a dot 3 or 4 spill by not thoroughly rinsing off with water. Saw 1 guy grab throttle body cleaner and rub like heck, what a mess.
Thanks for this info. I learned something. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I also think it's great that you are involving your daughter in this video. Kids love experiments like that, plus you may be creating another RUclipsr. 😉
@@FordBossMe You make sure that she knows just because she's a girl doesn't mean she can't do the same things as boys like working on vehicles and becoming a mechanic. Back in the seventies when my father had his own aircraft, he took it to a female mechanic who had her AMT license. Both my father and his partner owner in the aircraft very much liked her work. Years later I found out that she joined the Canadian equivalent of the NTSB and became an aircraft accident investigator.
Hello Ford Boss me, i just bought a new KIA RIO with a 1.2 naturally aspirated I4 engine, with about 3.5l of oil capacity. I drive about 20.000km per year. My owners manual tells me to change it every 15k with full synthetic. Should i shorten the intervals?
I’m constantly rinsing off peoples calipers and wheels after a brake service. Flushing out around anywhere I may have spilled or left residual brake fluid. I don’t wanna be the guy that causes paint damage because of carelessness.
Yes guys it's Hygroscopic I call it hydro and mess up at times Anyway there's a damn point to the video and what makes me sad is the fact that you guys will be the first ones to correct someone about not saying something correctly but you won't be there to have someones back when somebody's coming after them for some s*** that they don't even know anything about.....disgusting Focus on the point of the video instead of trying to make yourself feel good about correcting someone After all the majority of you won't put yourself out on the internet to be criticized by ther people so you don't need to be criticizing anybody else
Thanks Richard. I greatly prefer this to Brakleen. WOOOPSEEE!!!!!!!! Don't breathe a word of that to brother ARod! I didn't type that. My keyboard must have been hacked. Yeah; THATS the ticket......
And there's the proof.... I've always splashed water on brake fluid spills only because of being to lazy to jam rags and fingers into tight spots. Never done any harm to anything. Thanks for the reassurance
I hope we call can learn something new every day.
Love your videos Ray! Literally just watched one!
Ray, you’re awesome
Ford Boss and Ray. 2 of the good ones. I m 62 and my goal for decades is to learn something new everyday, and i do
@Rainman Ray's Repair One of the greats! 👍🏻
Reeee! Lol
Excellent video with expert camera work. I always used brake cleaner to rinse off spilled brake fluid as it was always handy. Never thought to use plain old water. I still learn something new every day.
And you would be one of many that would think that way because I did too after working on cars for years. Now I’m going to use water! Who knew!
I’m always learning something new from you. You also can’t fix stupid in people. What I know about vehicles is from you, Anthony, Ray, & the community.
Y’all are greatly appreciated & loved
Anthony? Are you referring to UTG (uncle Tony's garage) or someone else?
We are also grateful for having people like you in the community!
@@Brandon_Nelson92 I’m talking about Anthony H, he’s part of our community & makes great content like rich
@@bobimbordino3024 I looked him up and sure enough, it's a good channel. subscribed.
Thanks!
And that's why I watch this kind of stuff. Learning is fantastic. That's amazing. Thank you so much, and I for one am very glad someone called you out! :)
I learned about brake fluid the hard way. I put an old car in storage for several years and either the brake or master cylinder leaked a little onto the firewall below. It not only removed the paint, but it's hydroscopic nature attracted water and promoted rust. Soon there was a hole through the firewall and the fluid went to work on the floor pan below, first lifting the paint and then causing it to rust through. All this was happening while the car was in storage and I wasn't aware of it until I pulled the car out to start working on restoring it. It took a fair bit of welding to replace the damaged panels! Live and learn. 😟
I never knew that. You learn something new every day. Way cool thank you for the trick my man
I worked for Advanced Auto Parts years ago, would encourage customers buying brake fluid not to buy the gallon containers unless they used a large volume of it, even our commercial accounts, you're 💯percent correct and once open it has a shelf life and will go bad before it's all used
Another very fine video indeed sir. Point very well proven. Probably an excellent video for why my wife likes to sell brake fluid flushes (she's a service advisor at a Chrysler dealership).
Great advice for the younger techs out there. Great info…
DOT 3 is commonly Glycol ether and DOT4 a combination of glycol ether and borate ester. Both wash away pretty easily with water.
Mop up the excess with a rag and water wipe the remaining.
Brake fluid has moisture content in it from the get go. If you check it new from a sealed container it will read anywhere from 1-3 parts.
Walking the talk! Nice job Boss 👍
I can confirm this, I'm a mechanic of 20yrs and in the shop I move fast to make money. When I do brake jobs, I don't drain master cylinders or calipers or any that crap. I allow the fluid to drain on the floor and all over the car. Then I rinse the car with a hose and throw water on the floor where the fluid spilled along with some red rags.
I've never had a car come back complaining about dripping fluids or wrecked paint
Once, I had tractor that's crankcase got filled with water. I drained it, filled it brake fluid, ran the engine at idle, drained it and after 2 cycles of this all the water was gone. No more milky oil.
This was a trick taught to me be an old dude in the shop who saw me cleaning brake fluid with solvents. I've seen solvents boil paint instantly, brake fluid take a lot of time before that happens..
Just to clarify, brake fluid is "hygroscopic".
I realize that
You guys will be some of the first ones to correct me about something but not have my back when somebody's coming after me about some s*** that makes no sense
Nice! Been washing off residual brake fluid for years after doing brake flushes...and after occasionally spilling the container of brake fluid, lol. Water is also good for getting dried coolant off as well.
Great video, I’ve used water for years to clean up brake fluid.
I've bin washing brake fluid off with water for years YOU are right water washes it off
100% facts an learned about this when I first started working on cars. Which was 40yrs ago lol. Thanks for sharing
Great video. You taught me something today.
Thank you very much boss! And hope you are doing well!
A little science time. I liked this!
I mean damn if it drops on the ground and say it's raining outside and the water is on the ground too you can literally see the brake fluid bubble up. Kind of like gas and water I guess you could say. Does this dude work for SK?
That King Ranch in the other video looks awfully familiar...
When I was young this was explained to me. The first time I did my brakes I was told to NOT leave the lid off of the fluid bottle and, after sealing the brake system, spray off the parts where the brake fluid came out by the calipers and up near the master cylinder if any was spilled. I was also told that brake fluid could damage wax and/or paint and to spray it off as soon as it gets on body panels if it gets on them. I never found out and do not know whether or not there is any truth to this one.
Yes, if left on the paint, brake fluid will eat the paint. Seen it happen with my own eyes.
@@johnaclark1 I hope it was on something uninmportant!
Good information! 👍🏼🙂🐶
Anytime i got brake fluid on paint i always sprayed it with windex cause i was told that windex/glass cleaner neutralized the brake fluid. All had to do was put water on it. Good to know
Love your videos! Keep it up man!
I always wash Brake fluid spills with Water but i never paid attention or knew that it was Hydroscopic, But i was always told that even a Drop of water in a Brake system can cause major problems
I guess I never thought about it,but if there is an oil spill on a body of water it floats on top of the surface. Thanks
fill a cup with brake fluid, leave it over night and in the morning the cup will overflow as moisture gets into the fluid.
Other problem is plastic bottle will pull moisture through it. If it's been sitting on your shelf for a while throw it away and get new.
It absorbs water by design. The last thing you want in your brake hydraulic system is concentrated water. Having chunks of ice in the brake hydraulic system is bad news. The fluid suspends the moisture so there isn't any specific pooling of water. A byproduct of moisture in the brake fluid is that the fluid turns acidic.
Acidic brake fluid or even new brake fluid is best removed with water. What's the best way to dilute an acid? You add water to the solution. Since brake fluid wants water we'll give it water and then some more to rinse it away.
Makes sense, Oil Floats on Water......Chemistry 101.......Good Demonstration.......
We would use brake fluid to deep clean our spray guns. Lifts all the old paint, and with a rinse everything is gone.
water works pretty good on salt also. -Unbelievable stuff and you can buy it in gallons fairly cheap.
Your water hose works a lot better than just pouring it on. It doesn't take much pressure either.
Although I agree what's your point with this video?
@@FordBossMe To add something to the conversation.
It also eats paint. Dot 4 is similar with a higher boiling temp. 5 is silicon based and not hydroscopic which causes other issues like vapor pockets and trapped water which causes rust in pools where the water is trapped.
Dot 3 and 4 are glycol based with anti corrosive additives to prevent rust so it pulls water out and maintains a set non compressible fluid to maintain pedal feel and brake performance. The water absorption quality is why you change the fluid regularly so it can have the water removed and the anti corrosive additives replenished.
This is just another thing most people neglect...
I think you are conflating hygroscopic and specific gravity. Hygroscopic means that it can absorb moisture from the air, but its specific gravity is still lighter than water. So, water will lift it from the surface.
The density of brake fluid is listed on the material safety data sheet. Different brands list a range but typically they are slightly denser (heavier, 1.03 - 1.07) than water (1.00). Water doesn't lift the brake fluid off of a surface, it forms a solution (mixes) with it.
There is a damn point to the video
Weather it mixes or turns to fairy dust, I don't care
The point is IT WORKS and pushes the fluid away
Now on to more important schit
There is a film there because when you poured the water the brake fluid went to the bottom of the can and when you picked the can up you rolled it over. Water Cuts brake fluid. Exactly correct
I didn't roll the can I left it exactly as it was so even though I respect what you have to say and part of what you said is correct don't make things up for me because I won't have people here on the channel and that are going to make things up and project when they don't know what they're talking about
@@FordBossMeyes you did roll the can from when you just went to wipe it without the water from where the can was sitting. Go back and watch your own video. Look at the position of the label. However I do agree wiping does no good the only way to cut brake fluid is with water not by just simply wiping.
Seen many tanks and fenders on bikes ruined by misguided attempts to "cleanup" after a dot 3 or 4 spill by not thoroughly rinsing off with water. Saw 1 guy grab throttle body cleaner and rub like heck, what a mess.
Thanks for this info. I learned something. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks!
I also think it's great that you are involving your daughter in this video. Kids love experiments like that, plus you may be creating another RUclipsr. 😉
She was so happy doing this with me
She even loved holding the camera
@@FordBossMe You make sure that she knows just because she's a girl doesn't mean she can't do the same things as boys like working on vehicles and becoming a mechanic.
Back in the seventies when my father had his own aircraft, he took it to a female mechanic who had her AMT license. Both my father and his partner owner in the aircraft very much liked her work.
Years later I found out that she joined the Canadian equivalent of the NTSB and became an aircraft accident investigator.
Any surface brake fluid lands just needs a quick wash with water 💯.
Have you ever worked on a first gen Ford Escape
Of course
i also found brake fluid works good as a furniture stripper
Ahh yes...... nice work.
Is it ok to pour marvel mystery oil in gas tank of 06 avalanche? Thank you.
Yes 4oz per every 10 gallons
Hello Ford Boss me, i just bought a new KIA RIO with a 1.2 naturally aspirated I4 engine, with about 3.5l of oil capacity. I drive about 20.000km per year. My owners manual tells me to change it every 15k with full synthetic. Should i shorten the intervals?
Oh yes please shorten it
Great information!!!!!!
I’m constantly rinsing off peoples calipers and wheels after a brake service. Flushing out around anywhere I may have spilled or left residual brake fluid. I don’t wanna be the guy that causes paint damage because of carelessness.
Yes guys it's Hygroscopic
I call it hydro and mess up at times
Anyway there's a damn point to the video and what makes me sad is the fact that you guys will be the first ones to correct someone about not saying something correctly but you won't be there to have someones back when somebody's coming after them for some s*** that they don't even know anything about.....disgusting
Focus on the point of the video instead of trying to make yourself feel good about correcting someone
After all the majority of you won't put yourself out on the internet to be criticized by ther people so you don't need to be criticizing anybody else
Like water off ducks back!
Exactly
For some reason my hydroscopic definition comment was removed.
I’m not sure why because it wasn’t a hurtful comment.
I haven't been on here to remove anything so it must have been something that the algorithm picked up
It's hygroscopic
@@FordBossMe ah got it
What’s your opinion on the new Bronco Sport? Are they reliable? Which engine is better?
Anytime you can get something naturally aspirated it's going to be more reliable
So far we've had no issues with the Broncos sports
@@FordBossMe thanks. My fiance really wants one
Thanks Richard.
I greatly prefer this to Brakleen.
WOOOPSEEE!!!!!!!!
Don't breathe a word of that to brother ARod!
I didn't type that. My keyboard must have been hacked.
Yeah; THATS the ticket......
And there's the proof.... I've always splashed water on brake fluid spills only because of being to lazy to jam rags and fingers into tight spots. Never done any harm to anything. Thanks for the reassurance
He ain’t lying
i love how people don't understand that you wouldn't do something if it didn't work. 😉
I may be hearing you wrong but are you saying brake fluid is hygroscopic or hydroscopic. Hygroscopic is what you're looking for. Thanks for video.
That's exactly what I'm saying sometimes when I'm speaking I stutter or words don't come out clearly
I do like the video
Damn Rich, it's almost like you know what you're talking about :)
Just a little bit lol
Mix the brake fluid with chlorine and back the fuck up……
You switched cans @ 2:28. The can was out of frame and at @ 6:08 you switched your hands. I don't believe it.
Being sarcastic.... relax peoples.
Tko hand cleaner or the cherry smelling stuff is da bomb
Shut Em Down...
Hygroscopic*
No shit
Clearly you can't read the comments
You just licked 💀
Boring
Blocked?! Or stfu and learn
See I never spill a drop cause I’m a perfect mechanic 😅
Perfect pour every time like I’m a barista 😂
I like this channel