Favorite Brake Fluid ?
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My street Vette uses Valvoline Synpower DOT 4. I bleed the brakes before every auto-x event (~16 times a year). I change the fluid out every two years or when the fluid goes from clear with a touch of amber to a light amber color. (If I wait until the fluid is dark amber, I'll boil the fluid in the calipers while auto-xing.)
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Castrol LMA, ATE
ATE FTW. Brake fluid is the most over-looked fluid on a car. For regular use, it should be changed every 2-4 years, most times it goes much longer than that.
A sealed can that says DOT3/DOT4
Sealed can.
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Originally Posted By: Eddie
A sealed can that says DOT3/DOT4
This.. I used the Napa house brand last time.
I don't really understand how one could be better than another for a daily driven car. Track day I can understand going to something with a higher heat rating.
A sealed can that says DOT3/DOT4
This.. I used the Napa house brand last time.
I don't really understand how one could be better than another for a daily driven car. Track day I can understand going to something with a higher heat rating.
ATE Typ200/SuperBlue (alternating). I try to flush the brakes and clutch annually, although probably not required with this "long life" fluid. I always get an improvement in pedal feel, both brake and clutch, after performing the annual change so - why not?
Generally use a DOT-4. Castrol LMA, ATE, whatever. I like using the ATE Superblue - easier to tell when the flush is complete.
The owner's manual on my Volvo and MB are very clear: every 2 years, or every year if driven in the mountains.
I flush the brakes on my cars every 2 years. Fluid is cheap, ABS modules, calipers, master cylinders are expensive. An EZ bleed power bleeder makes it simple - less than 30 minutes and no "honey, can you come sit in the car and pump the pedal?" routine...
The owner's manual on my Volvo and MB are very clear: every 2 years, or every year if driven in the mountains.
I flush the brakes on my cars every 2 years. Fluid is cheap, ABS modules, calipers, master cylinders are expensive. An EZ bleed power bleeder makes it simple - less than 30 minutes and no "honey, can you come sit in the car and pump the pedal?" routine...
Originally Posted By: Eddie
A sealed can that says DOT3/DOT4
Originally Posted By: Char Baby
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+1 to both: B1G1 Free sealed can that says DOT-3/DOT-4 for daily drive.
A sealed can that says DOT3/DOT4
Originally Posted By: Char Baby
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+1 to both: B1G1 Free sealed can that says DOT-3/DOT-4 for daily drive.
difference between dot 3 & 4 is the temperature.
a passenger car doesn't hold quarts.. more like a pint.
Remember the brake line tube is the size of a dulled pencil.
I flushed my double cab truck with Ate Super Blue and used only a half can.
the dot 3 is good for like up to 400 deg. while dot 4 can go up to 576degrees.
wilwood goes to 576, ate blue I believe is 575.
a passenger car doesn't hold quarts.. more like a pint.
Remember the brake line tube is the size of a dulled pencil.
I flushed my double cab truck with Ate Super Blue and used only a half can.
the dot 3 is good for like up to 400 deg. while dot 4 can go up to 576degrees.
wilwood goes to 576, ate blue I believe is 575.
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Glad I asked (as far as the fluid capacity is concerned ) . I had a mechanic try to tell me the cost of synthetic brake fluid alone was over $100 for my Buick Century and with labor the cost would be approximately $200.00 . I thought : "That just can't be " ? ... *For a full brake fluid flush are you still talking in terms of pints and not quarts ? ...If so this service should be substantially less !!
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