Change brake fluid - 2006 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6

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Inspect Cooling system hoses
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Replace Air filter element
Inspect Drive Belt(s)
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Change fluid Crankcase

Why does the brake fluid need changed? This service is usually only needed on much older cars...Has your Van been parked for a long time? Is your brake fluid contaminated? Best guess would be someone filled the brake reservoir with something other than brake fluid...If so, this is a repair for a brake specialist...:)

check your front brake pads and see if they need replaced then check your brake fluid after you change them. If you add brake fluid first you will leak brake fluid out when you compress the calipers to change the front brake pads. In the end make sure your brake master cylinder is full of dot 3 brake fluid before you drive.

If you are talking about changing the brake pads on the vehicle all the way around it would take approximately 2 hrs. To change the brake fluid about another hour or so.........but not sure as to why you are going to change the brake fluid. If you not sure if the brake fluid is good or not go to your local parts store and get the brake test strip test kit and test your fluid to see if the integrity of it is still ok. Most of the time brake fluid will last a long time without any problems.

In this video series you'll learn basic brake fluid maintenance and how to change the brake fluid on your vehicle. Expert mechanic Jon Olson walks you through the process step-by-step...

How to change your brake fluid video

Good work, and good luck.

brake fluid should be changed every time you change the brake pad. Brake fluid is not the same as hydraulic fluid, which don't contain alcohol, which attract moisture and dirt.
with that say, I don't think too many people really change the brake fluid, not till the brake stop working.

brake fluid is only changed when system maintenance is performed and fluid lost, there is no service interval other than a regular level check.

28-DEC-08
Sometimes (when changing the brake calipers on disk brakes, or changing wheel cylinders on drum brake systems) the mechanic will clamp a vise grip pliers on the rubber hose to prevent hydraulic fluid from dripping out.  This can break the internal fiber lining in the rubber hose.  Then the fluid flow can be blocked.  When you press the brake pedal, fluid may not flow to the wheel or wheels.  As you press harder, the fluid may suddenly flow through the line, causing the brakes to suddenly activate.  
Or an even more likely problem, your brakes drag (stay on) and get hot, because the fluid cannot flow back to the master cylinder when you release the brake pedal.  In other words, when you press the brake you force fluid through a partially blocked rubber hose.  But the return of the fluid (backwards through the rubber hose) is caused not by pressure, but just by equilibrium, a balancing act.  Well, if the line (rubber hose) is blocked, the fluid stays in the caliper or wheel cylinder, and the brake is still on, and the brake gets hot.  
Ken   Camas, Washington [email protected]

yes, it is quite simple actually

check out the following website for videos on what to do which is much easier to see than me telling you what to do.

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/1157_brake-fluid-change.htm