This web link has some good info on brake fluids...

http://www.shotimes.com/SHO3brakefluid.html

Check it out...

 

Good find cortc. I have always wondered about Motul brake fluid.

 

ATE TYP 200 or Blue it is. I'm going to replace my lines and needed this info. Thank you cortc for the right on time info!

 

Here is another good source, enjoy...

http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/brakefluid1a.htm

 

anybody know how much fluid you need to replace what's in the car?

 

Be careful with those brake fluid choices.......

The 'blue' fluids are for racing, look good on a spec sheet, but may not have the corrosion inhibitor package of a 'long life' type. That's why they are blue....dyed so you can tell the difference.

Any sign of blue in the reservoir is an automatic warranty denial for brake failure.

You will also notice that NONE of the 'blues' have the DOT3 approval (it may say 'exceeds all legal requirements' etc..... but no approval is still a crapshoot)
Another automatic denial in case of failure - you may be OK with that, but if you do any driving on the street, how does your insurance company feel?

I would look for a quality DOT4 fluid, like Valvoline Synpower. State of the art specs, with full approvals.

Bottom line- if it's blue, it's not for the street, not DOT legal, and not up to the specs in the manual.
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doc

 

BMW uses it on their cars, and a few of my friends use it on their Porches and have never had any problems... ATE Type 200 is the same stuff and it's not blue... It is formulated the same as many others; you can use it without any problems...

 

Confused i purchased vavoline heavy duty brake fluid for disc brakes drum brakes and clutch systems .

SAE JI 703 - FMVSS STANDARD NO .116 DOT3 WHICH IS RECOMMENDED IN OUR RX8 MANUAL FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CARS

reading the fine print it also says .... Not recommended for ABS systems ????

Can anyone explain whats going on .

cheers
michael

 

Is it silicone based?

I use the Castrol LMA

 

Can anyone tell me how much fluid to buy in order to refill the system and if you are changing the clutch line with the brake lines what order do you bleed the system?

 

Buy 2 liters, its better to have extra than to run out during a swap.

 

Yeah that is exactly what I am afraid of. So two liters will do the job even with changing out the clutch line?

 

That will be more than enough, even if your sloppy at doing the purge.

 

Great!! thanxs for the fedback expo!

 

lol, that site has been around for years

nothing finer than Casrtrol SRF ...

 

quick question, i am replacing my brake pads but was not sure of the fluid is there any difference between wet and dry?...

 

man, for second there I thought cortc was back!

 

I was at Rotary Reliability & Racing aka Fast Freddy's and they recommended I go with Motul. They swear by it on their race car (and I now see why) but that doesn't sound like a solid choice for my street car....that will never see the track.

 

cortc, who is that...