Well, Greygoat, considering that the guy who did the work was me, I guess I played myself for a sucker.
A little more detail: First, it was power steering fluid, not motor oil. Not that that makes any difference. I realized there was a problem when my son comes home and the PS pump is howling. I said, "you'd better put some fluid in there" and he says "it's full!". I say "aw-sh***, WHERE did you put the fluid?". He says "Well, I couldn't get a hold of you so I called my uncle (my brother-in-law) and he said to just look for a reservoir and pour it in".
I knew I was in trouble because rubber thing that goes under the master cylinder reservoir cover was already swelled up so big that you couldn't hardly get the cover on. The brake light was on and you could tell that the master cylinder was failing. Also, the gaskets on the antilock actuator were starting to bulge out (GM rear wheel only system). So I knew at the very least I was going have to replace the master cylinder and flush the system. So that's how I started, but by the time I was done I'd replaced everything but the front calipers. I just popped the pistons out of the calipers and cleaned everything up real good, since they were almost new. The rear wheel cylinders were cheap, and you can't get repair kits anymore anyway.
Trust me, I would not have replaced the antilock actuator and proportioning valve if I didn't have too, those are expensive items.
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