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Re: [T3] Info on synth brake fluids?


DOT 5

Even I am a Silicone brake fluid proponent!  Put in my fathers T Bird in 87
and its still fine... and that car see's little use.
Been in the Notch since 97, no problems, Opel since around 98 or so and that
system wasnt completely rebuilt... still fine with no problems.

The only thing I notice is the the pedal on Sili cars seems a bit spongy, I
dont notice it during normal use but when really laying into it statically
it seems to have alot of travel even when bled properly.

Keith

> Hey, this is probably old news but does anyone remember the +/-'s on using
the synthetic
> (or is that redundant?) brake fluid in our cars? I know Jim A. was big on
it, I think
> Toby was too, maybe? I pulled my master off and pulled it apart, lots of
brown sediment
> throughout the cylinder and the cast iron was rusty, almost like there was
water inside
> with the brake fluid (it's been sitting idle for ~2 years). I'd like to do
the switch now
> that it's all apart, I can't remember the brand name or the properties of
the fluid, but
> I think it was DOT 3 or 4 silicone, possibly? Anyway, TIA,
> David Walters
> '73 1600 L Notchback
> S. FL, USA
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