oil in brake fluid

[jeffs92svx]

Well, i went to the shop and the master cylinder had motor oil in it. Why would someone put oil in it? The shop is saying that the seals may be bad now and need all new calipers and master cylinder. They are going to drain the system and see if the brakes will work. Has anyone ever heard of anyone having done this before? Hopefully they wont be damaged.

[SoCal LS-L]

The way a friend mechanic would do it is suck out all the crap from the master cyl., then refill with new brake fluid and flush completely through the lines.

The way the shop mechanic does it is try and make as much $$$$ for the shop as possible by always offering the customer a worst-case scenario.

Tell them to flush the system and nothing else.

[jeffs92svx]

Originally Posted by SoCal LS-L

The way a friend mechanic would do it is suck out all the crap from the master cyl., then refill with new brake fluid and flush completely through the lines.

The way the shop mechanic does it is try and make as much $$$$ for the shop as possible by always offering the customer a worst-case scenario.

Tell them to flush the system and nothing else.

Thanks man, that is what i told them. I told them if it didnt work that the rest of the work i need done, i will stop because if the brakes dont work there is no need to do the ball joint and put tires on it.