I flushed my brake fluid this weekend for the first time. I opened the cap to the brake fluid reservoir and then used pliers to pull out the strainer.

It looked damaged and the wiring on the bottom is coming apart.

Do I even need this part?

Also, does anyone know where I can buy a new one? I called Suncoast and they said that my best bet would be to buy a new brake fluid reservoir and that the strainer may come included with that, but they don't sell the strainer by itself.

Here is a pic of mine.

 

wow, one of the few parts not listed separately in a porsche catalog. i'd say take a trip to your local stealership to see if the shop has any laying around. good luck.

 

What car? I looked in the parts book at the 997.1 and didn't see it as a separate part of the master cylinder expansion tank.

 

Useless part in my opinion. Just strain any brake fluid you may add into the system. You car will be lighter...

Yves

 

I don't think that part was supposed to be pulled out - it has grooves and and tabs that hold it in the reservoir. I think that's why you can't find the part.

 

Well it was easily removed from the reservoir. I had to take it out when flushing brake fluid to remove some from the reservoir with a turkey baster.

I guess I will just leave it out, unless I can find another one somewhere.

 

try a google search on Porsche salvage parts.... I used one years and years ago, my memory is not that good.

 

My car is a 2007 GT3. I am thinking the part doesn't do anything but I would just like to have a new one since mine is a little bent.

 

yeah i take mine out to baste out fluid as well. they do sort of "seat" in there and only seem to pop out a certain way so that's prob what happened to yours - got caught.

in any event as stated above, the only obvious purpose appears to be catching any contaminants from fluid fill can. as long as you strain any fluid (thru a screen? cloth? whatever), you will be fine.