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Tikkanut et. al. Thanks again for the replies and the suggestions. I’m sure O.E.M. is the way to go.

Trying to understand the resistance to regular brake fluid changes here. I guess I’m one of those that goes against the flow. My 43 years of experience in the industry may have something to do with it, but perhaps not. My shop works on German auto’s both new and old, and I see firsthand the result on the old cars. By old, I mean 80’s and earlier cars. The properly maintained ones will for the most part have their original calipers and master cylinders, unless they have 300+k miles on them, and then it’s usually had a master cylinder. The ones that have been stored and had the minimum done to “keep them running” are the ones that need brake calipers, and usually come in with fried pads and rotors due to binding brakes. You can change out the fluid dozens of times and still be ahead instead of paying for new or reman components on some of the old Porsches, Benzes and BMW’s that we see, assuming you can even find the parts for them nowadays…..

My opinion, for what it’s worth……..

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around replacing the first set of OEM brakes at 54,000. Both my Tacomas went well beyond 100K on the rear drums, and beyond 200K on the front discs.

Lots of down hill with the foot on the brake instead of downshifting?

I listened to Click and Clack, must have been over a decade ago, and a call from a guy with a new caddy that took it from Sacramento to Reno and back (over Donner) and arrived back home with worn out brakes. As Boston flatlanders, Click and Clack just couldn't figure out what could have happened. But ride your brakes down hill and heat them up good, and you can burn up a set in very few miles.