Strip Dip  brake fluid test strip  STRIP-DIP
Is your brake fluid bad?

Is it damaging your master cylinder, corroding your calipers and breaking down the metal lines?

Maybe, but you'll need a brake fluid test strip to be sure!

FACT #1...  There is a 90% chance your brake fluid is not protecting your brake system from corrosion and accelerated wear!

Fact #2...   Most systems would cost over $1000 to replace, with some being $4000 and more!  

So how do we know the exact time for change without guessing?  Do you look at the mileage (we have to assume OEM's believe everyone drives exactly the same), or do you go by the brown color (but wouldn't brown be a sign rust has already developed)?
brake fluid test strip

Well the right answer is simple....

Brake Fluid Test Strips!
 

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Brake Fluid Testing Technology

FASCAR® Technology

FASCAR®, which stands for "Fluid Analysis by Stimulation of Contamination Alpha Reactions", is a simple visual test to determine the condition of your brake fluid. To test, immerse the new Strip Dip® into vehicle’s brake fluid for 1 second and within 30 -120 seconds the reaction zone will change colors depending on the condition of the brake fluid. Use the FASCAR® color scale to compare the reaction zone color to determine the FASCAR® rating.

FASCAR® Measures "Virtual Age"

FASCAR® measures the "virtual age" of the brake fluid. Many factor effect the condition of brake fluid such as:

• Age of brake fluid in system
• Level of amines or reserve alkalinity
• Thermal oxidation
• Presence of metal oxidation catalysts
• Fluid contamination

The "virtual age" of the brake fluid is determined by these factors and FASCAR® technology can measure their effects on brake fluid. As an example, a vehicle may have only 12,000 miles, but due to the thermal effects on the brake fluid it may have a "virtual age" to that of brake fluid with 30,000 or more miles. This condition has been demonstrated on high performance vehicles that are repeatedly subjected to high amounts of heat. FASCAR™ can measure these effects, as well as others, in a simple visual test.

FASCAR® Addresses Brake System Maintenance

The only brake fluid recommendations that are made world wide are TIME and MILEAGE based. Over 70% of the world’s auto manufacturers recommend brake fluid flush service based on a TIME/MILEAGE criteria or "AS NEEDED". There was no technology available that could track TIME/MILEAGE or the "AS NEEDED" condition of brake fluid. Hence, the need for FASCAR® technology. Strip Dip® using FASCAR® technology is the only brake fluid test in the world which makes a brake fluid flush recommendation based on TIME/MILEAGE criteria.

*To conform to OEM recommended flush intervals Euro/Asian vehicles have a higher standard.

What Happens When Brake Fluid’s Ability to Protect is Impaired?

If you wait until your brake fluid fails a moisture test, it may already be too late! After brake fluid corrosion inhibitors are severely depleted, corrosion of the internal components begin. Corrosion can pit the metal bores of the master cylinder, slave cylinders and ABS components. This means that pistons cannot move freely, seals can be damaged and cylinders can develop internal or external leaks. A thorough brake fluid flush-and-fill is cheap insurance.

Strip Dip™ Features

• Easy to read, bright color results
• Measures "virtual age" of brake fluid
• Test is accurate and repeatable
• Provides a precursor warning to active corrosion
• Reaction Zone is designed to react with corrosion inhibitors in the system to effect color reaction time
• It is virtually impossible to achieve a color reaction in new brake fluid
• FASCAR® Rating correlates to brake fluid buffering
• Measures the oxidation of organic compounds (Buffering agents)
• The test supports the TIME/MILEAGE recommendation of 70% of the world’s auto manufactures
• Test is founded on scientific data and can be confirmed by the use of high tech lab equipment
• Test provides a "RECOMMENDATION" for service and the strip can be given to the customer for visual proof
• Test based on preventive maintenance instead of safety

The FASCAR™ rating system provides you with an accurate method to "suggest" or "recommend" a brake system flush.  A brake fluid test will yield a FASCAR™ rating of 88 or above when fluids ability to fight hydraulic system corrosion has been compromised.  This provides the technician with an accurate tool to sell a brake system flush NOW, one that actually makes the car safer, helps new parts survive their warrantee periods and prevent more costly repair in the future.

The FASCAR™ Test System...
Simple, economic solution to help "prove" when a brake system flush is required.

Caution: Brake system flushing can cause old hydraulic components to leak when "sealing" contamination is removed.
We recommend that customers be advised of this possibility prior to performing any brake service, especially a flush.

It just doesn't get any more simple than this...

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