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Originally Posted by Ernest72
How do the brakes feel? After bleeding I have never felt a difference in pedal feel. But I have never had contaminated brake fluid that I know of.
Some who track that have really overcooked their brakes can feel a difference after a bleed.
If you are feeling significantly different brake feel after a bleed then I would certainly start inspecting everything. If not just bleed every 6 months and forget about it.
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They felt fine before the bleed last fall & essentially the same after. They still feel fine today. I definitely know the feeling when going from track-cooked fluid back to fresh like you're talking about. The lack of it here is part of what makes it so weird for me given the water present.
I'll just take the route of bleeding them more frequently (+ replacing that reservoir cap). My first X5 I had ~15 years ago had an issue with the brake lines failing and needing to be replaced. Presumably that was from corrosion, but it's not like I'll ever know exactly why they sh1t the bed in a parking lot. Maybe I'm just gun shy as a result.