Taycan First Service

[DougFrisk]

I mean do you really need a brake fluid replacement after 20k miles or is this just a scam to get $$$$. Usually in any other car you're replacing brake fluid every 100k+ miles or so, and the brakes on a Taycan are getting used far less thanks to regen.

At 20,000 miles almost certainly not but... The issue is that brake fluid is hydroscopic, it sucks moisture out of the atmosphere. If the fluid isn't replaced for many years (it's year based, not mileage based) water will build up in the system and the inner workings of the brakes will start to corrode. The rear calipers on my daughter's car seized due to internal rust because of this.

The advise I was given is that the brake fluid should be changed out every 3 to 5 years. That seems reasonable given her car was a 2008 and the failure happened in late 2021 so it took 12 to 13 years to cause irreparable damage.

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[LewChappers]

Not free. Service every 2 years or 20K miles. First one is circa £750 but can be less.

This is the exact price Porsche quoted me funnily enough

 

[wurzitup]

I wasn't going to take my car my car in for the 1st year service, now at 24,000 miles. The dealership even told me, yeah, just have it done next year. One year is kinda optimistic they said...... I'll do the cabin filter I think myself even..........

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