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Re: Replacing Dot 3 Brake Fluid with Dot 5 [Re: Clair_Davis] #89160 07/16/08 11:38 PM 07/16/08 11:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,914 new berlin wisconsin M Mr T2U master
Mr T2U master M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,914 new berlin wisconsin	i only warm silicone brake fluid in the sun. shake up some silicone fluid then pour it into a pan and heat it up. you will be amazed by the amount of air that is released from heating it up that you can't see when it's sitting. this is why previous posters have spongy brake pedals that will never get firm no matter how much bleeding they do. perception is 90% of reality

Re: Replacing Dot 3 Brake Fluid with Dot 5 [Re: Clair_Davis] #89161 07/17/08 12:13 AM 07/17/08 12:13 AM
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jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,695 Bitopia	Quote: obviously, mixing fluids diminishes the benefit the higher-rated fluid. Clair but maybe not so obvious, and therefore are trace amounts due to lack of complete flushing enough to degrade the performance of a higher rated fluid if that trace amount is found in the highly heated caliper for instance? Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: Replacing Dot 3 Brake Fluid with Dot 5 [Re: jcc] #89162 07/17/08 08:27 AM 07/17/08 08:27 AM
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Clair_Davis master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,204 Fort Worth, TX	Egg-Zakly. It's not too tough to get a good flush on calipers or wheel cylinders, if you're really interested in getting the 100% full benefit of a DOT5 or 5.1 for example. Just pull them and drain them well. For most folks who want to upgrade to DOT5 for the paint protection factor, it's a lot less of an issue. Clair 68 Sport Fury Vert (440/727) Getting a heart transplant... 69 Valiant 100 (340/833/EFI)

Re: Replacing Dot 3 Brake Fluid with Dot 5 [Re: Mr T2U] #89163 07/17/08 09:22 AM 07/17/08 09:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,982 Ansonia, CT C CJK440 master
CJK440 master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,982 Ansonia, CT	Quote: i only warm silicone brake fluid in the sun. shake up some silicone fluid then pour it into a pan and heat it up. you will be amazed by the amount of air that is released from heating it up that you can't see when it's sitting. this is why previous posters have spongy brake pedals that will never get firm no matter how much bleeding they do. I've got to pull my master cylinder this weekend and will have to re-bleed the system. I will be sure to sit the bottles in the sun to see what happens. Should the tops be off or does that not matter??? 2017 Contusion Blue Challenger T/A 392 M6 "BLKNBLU"

Re: Replacing Dot 3 Brake Fluid with Dot 5 [Re: CJK440] #89164 07/17/08 11:29 PM 07/17/08 11:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,914 new berlin wisconsin M Mr T2U master
Mr T2U master M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,914 new berlin wisconsin	i leave the top off when i do it. i am not sure if it really matters but i figure top off would be better. perception is 90% of reality

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