Brake Fluid Testing
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Brake fluid is designed to have a high boiling point, to withstand the high temperatures generated during braking. It has one major drawback – due to its chemical composition it absorbs moisture. This can be moisture from the air (via the breather hole in the master cylinder cap) or via the rubber hosing.
So how do you test for moisture in brake fluid? The only approved way is to boil it.
On the back of every bottle of brake fluid is a chart showing the "dry” (uncontaminated), and "wet” (contaminated) boiling points of all the various grades of brake fluid. Brake fluid manufacturers use what’s called an ERBP (Equilibrium Reflux Boiling Point) test to determine the boiling point of brake fluid. In a lab this can take hours to set up & complete.
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