# 2012 Toyota Camry - Brake flush?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801 "2020-04-13T16:14:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![HarryBTopping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@HarryBTopping](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HarryBTopping)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801/1 "2020-04-13T16:14:34Z")

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how often do i need a “brake flush?”

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801/2 "2020-04-13T16:48:27Z")

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Most people say every 3 years or 36000 miles . Why do you ask ?

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801/3 "2020-04-13T23:28:08Z")

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How often does your owner’s manual say to do it?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801/4 "2020-04-13T23:35:10Z")

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Owners manuals are better for mandatory maintenance and often fall short when it comes to other preventative maintenance such as brake fluid and transmission fluid changes.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801/5 "2020-04-13T23:50:30Z")

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Anecdotal evidence, Had it done every time with a brake job, sure I only needed brakes done at 75k miles and 160k, but 17 years old, 198k miles got rear ended and too expensive to fix cel to get relicensed, but never a brake line problem. Not saying it is right, just speaking for myself. Live in the rust belt!

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-camry-brake-flush/162801/6 "2020-04-13T23:58:24Z")

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I do it every 3 years.  
IIRC it was my 1981 Accord that called for it in the service schedule.  
Done it ever since the next 30+ years, even though it’s no longer in the factory schedule.  
The old fluid comes out looking like apple juice, new fluid goes in water clear.  
When I used to buy older used cars brake flush was something I’d do right away; and the fluid sometimes looked pretty funky.