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Brake Fluid -- dot 4 200

posted by  clbolt on  Sat Jan 31 08:03 CST 2004
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In fact one of the prime recommendations about Castrol LMA brake fluid is it's resistance to absorbing moisture. I didn't make it up, it true. I didn't say it won't absorb any moisture, it's just not as spongelike as Dot3.

Second, Girling specifically isued a bulletin while I owned my Saab 99 about not using Dot3 brake fluid because it could attack the seals in the system. I found this out, unfortunately, after I'd bled and refilled the brake and clutch systems on my Saab using DIT, and the seals in my clutch master and slave cylinder turned to mush.

Third, I'd never heard of Dot5 brake fluid causing such damage to seals, I wouldn't use it anyway. A unique characteristic of silicone brake fluid is it's tendency to compress under extreme pressure, which can cause a soft pedal. That's why all the racers I know quit using it about as quickly as they started back in the early 80s.
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1991 245, 61k miles, looking for a 5 speed 92-93 245 cheap.






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