How many bottles of brake fluid?

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How many bottles of brake fluid?

Postby MikeyXR2i on Wed Feb 12, 2003 9:38 pm

Hi peeps, im gonna be draining my braking system soon, putting braded hoses on and refilling with Dot 5 fluid. Will i need more than one bottle to fill the system back up?

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Postby voorhas on Thu Feb 13, 2003 2:07 pm

Dot 5 or Dot 5.1? Dot 5 is that Silicon based fluid that doesn't absorb water (so it lasts much longer than the usual stuff) but its not supposed to have such good pressure related characteristics (its significantly more compressible so the pedal feel gets a bit spongier). Since you are doing it, I think this is relevant... personally I'd go for a good 5.1.

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Postby nigel s on Thu Feb 13, 2003 6:04 pm

I think 1 litre should be enough. Some fluids come in 500ml bottles so if thats the case you will need 2.
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Postby FRS_Steve on Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:20 pm

yeah it's DOT 5.1 you want, 1 litre should be enough, I've heard DOT 5.1 is now called "Super DOT 4" though, can anyone confirm that?
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Postby MikeyXR2i on Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:33 pm

cheers for the info peeps.
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