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Synthetic brake fluid OK? #1140132 12/20/11 12:52 PM 12/20/11 12:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy S slowpoke OP enthusiast
slowpoke OP enthusiast S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy	Getting ready to fill my brake system up for the first time and have a question about brake fluid, specifically synthetic fluid. Went to pick up some and all I found was synthetic. Have never used before and feel it would be ok, but was hoping someone could reassure me??? (BTW was going to use dot 3...70 Bee)) Thanks!

Re: Synthetic brake fluid OK? [Re: slowpoke] #1140133 12/20/11 01:04 PM 12/20/11 01:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 842 Urbana, MD B bordin34 super stock
bordin34 super stock B Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 842 Urbana, MD	What are you actually using. Is it DOT 3, 4 , or 5. Recently it seems that brake fluid manufacturers realized they could label regular DOT 3 fluid as synthetic. So synthetic DOT 3 is actually normal DOT 3. What I would use is DOT 5 because it doesn't eat paint.

Re: Synthetic brake fluid OK? [Re: bordin34] #1140134 12/20/11 02:51 PM 12/20/11 02:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 905 SD Z zrxkawboy super stock
zrxkawboy super stock Z Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 905 SD	Quote: What are you actually using. Is it DOT 3, 4 , or 5. Recently it seems that brake fluid manufacturers realized they could label regular DOT 3 fluid as synthetic. So synthetic DOT 3 is actually normal DOT 3. What I would use is DOT 5 because it doesn't eat paint. +1. ALL brake fluid is synthetic, so any labeling as such is just marketing. I too recommend a switch to DOT 5. It's Swifty! Swifty, you toad sucker!

Re: Synthetic brake fluid OK? [Re: bordin34] #1140135 12/20/11 05:34 PM 12/20/11 05:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	I went w/ DOT 5 for this car and I'm glad I did. The PV (brand new) LEAKED all over the inner-fender if it was old school fluid my paint would have been toast. [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/pui5j.jpg[/IMG] Coming soon!!!!

Re: Synthetic brake fluid OK? [Re: Mr.Yuck] #1140136 12/20/11 07:31 PM 12/20/11 07:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy S slowpoke OP enthusiast
slowpoke OP enthusiast S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy	Sounds like dot 5 for me...Thanks!!!

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