Brake Fluid?
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RE: Brake Fluid?
ORIGINAL: owero01
I would recommend sticking to specs. Don't know what will happen with the 4.
I would recommend sticking to specs. Don't know what will happen with the 4.
The answer is yes. I use Motul RBF 600. It has a higher boiling point than most of the other dot 4 fluids out there.
#7
RE: Brake Fluid?
I would recommend sticking to specs. Don't know what will happen with the 4.
I use Castrol SRF DOT4 it is awsome but very expensive.
#8
RE: Brake Fluid?
ORIGINAL: Goldenpony
The manual recommends DOT 3 fluid. I am going to do a bleed & flush. Can I upgrade to DOT 4 fluid?
The manual recommends DOT 3 fluid. I am going to do a bleed & flush. Can I upgrade to DOT 4 fluid?
If you want the full benefits of Dot 4 you will need to flush out the Dot 3. When doing this, do not allow ANY air to get into your braking system. That air will reak havoc on your ABS module and in most cases has to be pressurized out at a shop.
#9
RE: Brake Fluid?
It would seem brake fluid doesn't "circulate" much, if at all. Once the fluid is near one of the calipers, it doesn't get back up into the reservoir to mixunless "pushed" up there as when you manually compress the caliper when changing pads.
I have had people just suck out the fluid from the reservoir only and refill it with new fluid, but I would suggest flushing out the whole system via bleeding the brake lines while feeding the DOT 4 into the reservoir. This way you can be assured you have DOT 4 at/near the calipers where the heat is.
I have had people just suck out the fluid from the reservoir only and refill it with new fluid, but I would suggest flushing out the whole system via bleeding the brake lines while feeding the DOT 4 into the reservoir. This way you can be assured you have DOT 4 at/near the calipers where the heat is.
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