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Originally Posted by MineralWhiteF80
What that dealership told you is a 100% cover-your-ass statement that will hold zero weight in the real world. Usually people who work at a dealership that dont really know anything say stuff like this.
My question: Who's gonna know?
Is the dealership actually going to send a test sample of your "better in every way but price" SRF fluid out for fluid analysis and then point a stern finger at you once they have paid hundreds of dollars and weeks of time to get the results. Chances are they wont unless something horrific happens to the point where you file a lawsuit against the dealership for some type of serious injury.
Most likely what will happen is (if some brake issue arises): Dealership technician identifies something wrong and they simply replace the failed parts under warranty. Worst thing that can happen is they top the system off with bmw dot4 where you now have a mixture of SRF and bmw oe fluid.
I say this as i have long past as a BMW technican and BMW service advisor and several other service related positions inside a bmw dealership
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Thanks for your response! I ask because the dealership is willing to do the brake fluid flush with SRF, but my SA told me that my warranty claim could be denied for brake parts if I use non OEM brake fluid. Keep in mind that my warranty is no longer with BMW but with CarMax as I purchased the vehicle used. I was trying to find any language around recommended brake fluid provided by BMW in either the user manual or anywhere else bout couldn't find anything. Do you know of any such language provided by BMW?
I am hesitant to use the dealer to do the job as they will record that they used my brake fluid into the system. Sounded like he was trying to give me a heads up instead of saying yeah we will do it no worries. Don't want anything on record in case something happens in the future.