unboilable brake fluid
28 November 2006, 10:24 AM
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unboilable brake fluid
Sure ages ago i read about some synthetic brake fluid that is being devloped thats unboilable.
anyone else remember hearing anything about this?
anyone else remember hearing anything about this?
28 November 2006, 11:49 AM
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There is silicon brake fluid called Automec which does not absorb moisture and has a boiling point of 260 C. You can get it from their website it is also avaliable from Demon Tweeks. Not sure about anywhere else. Hope this helps Steve
28 November 2006, 11:53 AM
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Use dot 5 motorsport fluid...im sure you will have trouble boiling that up (not that its impossible)
28 November 2006, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Biggs
Use dot 5 motorsport fluid...im sure you will have trouble boiling that up (not that its impossible)
28 November 2006, 09:10 PM
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The silicone based stuff is dot 5. The proper stuff is dot 5.1. (How confusing is that?) Check out what AP say about silicon fluid before getting some, it's here. And if that's what AP say then I'll believe them.
Assuming that's put you off get a decent dot 5.1 fluid for fast road use or something like AP551 if you're tracking a lot (but you need to change it regularly). If you really need something unboilable (is that a real word?) then try Castrol SRF or AP660 but it's not cheap.
Assuming that's put you off get a decent dot 5.1 fluid for fast road use or something like AP551 if you're tracking a lot (but you need to change it regularly). If you really need something unboilable (is that a real word?) then try Castrol SRF or AP660 but it's not cheap.
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29 November 2006, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Chelspeed
The silicone based stuff is dot 5. The proper stuff is dot 5.1. (How confusing is that?) Check out what AP say about silicon fluid before getting some, it's here. And if that's what AP say then I'll believe them.
Assuming that's put you off get a decent dot 5.1 fluid for fast road use or something like AP551 if you're tracking a lot (but you need to change it regularly). If you really need something unboilable (is that a real word?) then try Castrol SRF or AP660 but it's not cheap.
Assuming that's put you off get a decent dot 5.1 fluid for fast road use or something like AP551 if you're tracking a lot (but you need to change it regularly). If you really need something unboilable (is that a real word?) then try Castrol SRF or AP660 but it's not cheap.
thanks for that interesting read
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Silicon brake fluid is useless. Its only virtue is it doesn't absorb moisture, which means if a vehicle has been left standing for ages, eg military, at least is has some chance of stopping without needing a fluid change first 
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