I took it to a mechanic and the hoses and everything are swollen already. How long does that usually take to happen? I am trying to figure out how this happened. I took it in for an oil change last week, and now this happened. Or could it have been a problem from before? I bought the car about 2 months ago from a dealership. Just trying to figure out who is responsible.How long will my brakes last after oil was put in the brake fluid?
If the brakes were completely out of fluid when the oil was added then the swollen lines would show up immediately. However if one adds oil to a low master cylinder, then it would take a long time to affect other parts in the break system because brake fluid doesn't mix well with oil. Brake fluid is water soluble and oil is not. Therefor, if the fluid level was low when you took it to get the oil changed it would have only affected the master cylinder and wouldn't have had time to get to the wheels and brake lines for quite some time. With what I am reading, I suspect this was done just before you bought the car, It's possibly that some brake fluid was used out of a can that was contaminated with oil.How long will my brakes last after oil was put in the brake fluid?
Swollen hoses???
Break fluid is a type of oil. It is completely different from engine oil however.
I would completely empty the contaminated breake fluid from the system. Flush with more clean break fluid, refil l and bleed/adjust the breaks.
How do you know the hoses are %26quot;swollen%26quot;?
EricHow long will my brakes last after oil was put in the brake fluid?
what year?...i can't believe a little motor oil in brake fluid would do that.How long will my brakes last after oil was put in the brake fluid?
This is a tough one to prove, nobody will admit fault, so you are pretty stuck. I suggest parking the car until it is completely flushed out and rubber parts are changed. I do find it odd that hoses are swelled up, oil shouldn't do this! Just my opinion. Rubber that can stand up to brake fluid should have no problem with regular oil, You need another professional opinion. After thinking about it, you may have a case against the place that you bought it, at this point you have nothing to lose but your stopping ability! By the way, the wrong type of fluid can cause problems that you are dealing with! Good luck!
