brake fluid

[Mark]

is it dot 2 or 3 i cant remeber my bad,

 

[BenR]

DOT4

 

[Mark]

close then lol. wat if put the wrong stuff in will it just pass the seals

 

[BenR]

Nope.....

itll work, but its properties are different.

 

[Mark]

well i got 5.1 its not a problem getting 4 (work will buy it for me ) with out knowing of cors

 

[McBunny]

i use super dot 4 was £1 more than dot 4 so thought why not

 

[BenR]

argh!!!

i tell people not to get 5.1 and they get it.......i use castrol response super DOT 4, best stuff out there.

But lately i think they have been cheating, the fluid is a clear lavender, but lately its been plain amber......hmmmmm.

DO T 5.1 needs chaning more often than dot 4.....circa a month or 2 at most.

 

[McBunny]

see i listen

 

[william]

Me too, i changed to Castrol Dot 4 after using 5.1 for over a year.



Impressive, i have braking force again.

 

[RobFenn]

Have 5.1 in the NSX and its good, though have no dot 4 to compare. Seconded that you need to change every few months though. Absorbs more water?

-Rob

 

[iPap]

I need to do mine, will get dot4 like you say ben!

 

[RPM]

http://www.rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7230&highlight=bromsv%E4tskahttp://www.rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7230&highlight=bromsv%E4tska

Different fluids arranged by wet and dry boiling point

 

[BenR]

Quote: Originally posted by RobFenn on 17 May 2004


Have 5.1 in the NSX and its good, though have no dot 4 to compare. Seconded that you need to change every few months though. Absorbs more water?

-Rob

The NSX?

And you wont get your brake fluid temps high enough on the road to see if a DOT5 is better than a DOT 4.

Castrols super DOT 4 has a boiling point aking to that of a DOT 5.1, and castrol SRF which is regarded as the best fluid and costs about 40 quid a ltr......is a DOT4.

 

[Mark]

i got dot 4 now lol bleed up took abit of time but got there in the end

 

[RobFenn]

Quote: Originally posted by BenR on 17 May 2004

Quote: Originally posted by RobFenn on 17 May 2004


Have 5.1 in the NSX and its good, though have no dot 4 to compare. Seconded that you need to change every few months though. Absorbs more water?

-Rob

The NSX?

And you wont get your brake fluid temps high enough on the road to see if a DOT5 is better than a DOT 4.

Castrols super DOT 4 has a boiling point aking to that of a DOT 5.1, and castrol SRF which is regarded as the best fluid and costs about 40 quid a ltr......is a DOT4.





Yes, pay attention Ben..my dad has an NSX now!

Its pretty much purely a track car... and ill bear in mind the Castrol, but previously all i knew was 5.1 was meant to be the best. I was misinformed!

-Rob

 

[BenR]

Awesome....what model....any pics?

hope its white