ATE Brake fluid

[kgb007stb]

I am getting ready to purchase some ATE Brake Fluid as I am ready to bleed my brake system, for those of you that have used it I am wondering if I may buy in bigger quantities and keep the additional UNOPENED brake fluid stored in the garage or should I only get what I will need and buy fresh next time. I know all about brake fluids being hydroscopic, I just do not have an idea how well ATE packages their brake fluids and if UNOPENED bottles can be kept for some time before they expire. Thanks

 

[dailydriver]

The wet boiling point on that stuff is fairly high (very high for a reasonably priced street fluid), so you should be OK. Still, I would only buy what you think you will need for this change/flush, unless you are open tracking the car and bleeding/flushing the brakes 2+ times a month. How humid does it get in your garage in La La land (or is that Cajun land?)??

 

[drewjp]

I have two liters sitting on my shelf waiting to be put in my car...

The metal bottles are solid...I'm not afraid of water entering.

Considering it's only $5 shipping for 2L of Super Blue fluid, I'll just buy it fresh every 2-3 years instead of worrying about it sitting there.

 

[Tempest]

I have some ATE Blue that I just bought and used for my vehicles. The cans are good quality and fairly solid. The only plastic is the cap/thread area. The seal is actually part of the threaded spout. Should be good for a long time if stored properly.

I would actually have little worry about storing opened cans at least for a while, though do live in a dessert so humidity is less of a problem.

 

[ccs2k1]

Them Germans know how to make both the fluid and the cans, just make sure you tighten the cap. BTW, the blue makes it very easy to tell when fresh fluid is coming out.

 

[s98d7fs]

Anyone have trouble with the brake master cylinder picking up the blue dye?

On my Integra that I recently sold, I had used Super Blue before I did a flush with some Valvoline SynPower. It looked like the MC's plastic changed to a light blue coloring.

In any event, I'm only running the TYP200 (Gold ATE) and Valvoline stuff in my new ride.

 

[Tempest]

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Originally posted by s98d7fs:
[QB] Anyone have trouble with the brake master cylinder picking up the blue dye?

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No, but the clear tubes that I used to bleed the brakes have definite blue cast to them now.

 

[drewjp]

I'm going to alternate between the Blue and Gold ATE fluids each change, so that I know when there is only fresh fluid left.

There is nothing different about the formulations, is there??(except the color of course)...

 

[s98d7fs]

Tempest,

The same thing has happened to my clear tubing for brake jobs.

In any event, I now alternate between Valvoline SynPower and Typ200 Gold. The SynPower brake fluid is about on par with ATE's except it costs about 6 bucks per liter.