F1 CJE UK

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Hi all just contacted my Subaru agent where I purchased my 06 WRX it 7 months old and is in need of its 10,000 service. I have decided to have a small brake upgrade done just received my Ferodo ds2500 pads, braided lines and dot 5.1 fluid from AS performance ( BIG thanks great service) however after explaining what I had ordered he replied with this …..

“We can NOT put the brake fulid in ( as it is a definate NO NO with Subaru technical deptartment ) DOT 5.1 fulid IS NOT suitable ( race cars only ) it will damage the seals , and Subaru UK will not honour any brake warranty claims ( can be dangerous to ).”

any feedback would be great……. I will probably give AS performance a ring for more top advice or go to Halfords and buy the cheapest dot 4 I can and fill its bottle with the bot 5.1


any ideas

Chris

jasonius

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like the usual main dealers BS TBH..!

IIRC it's silicone brake fluid that damages seals etc, 5.1 is basically the same as dot 4, just has a higher boiling point.

LOL, he's worried about the fluid and not the warranty implications of using DS2500 pads and braided hoses..

Take it to a decent independent specialist and the dealer won't know what's been put in..!..

Chelspeed

DOT 5.1 is top of the range fluid for road cars. It's fully compatible with DOT4 so no worries.

Just to prove they know nothing they're also wrong about DOT 5.1 being "race cars only" too. Most pure racing brake fluid isn't DOT5.1 at all but DOT4, it's obviously OK on the high temperature bits of the DOT5.1 test but it fails the long life test becuase it absorbs too much water. Hence why you need to change racing brake fluid every season whereas road car fluids are good for 2 or 3 years.

stockcar

think he is mixing up silicone "dot5" fluid with the Motul we have supplied to you.......................

as above either find another dealer/specialist or fill your bottles up..........

alyn

AndyMoody

iTrader: (2)

Using Motul 5.1 purchased from Alyn in my MY03 WRX without a problem. Typical main stealer BS.

Andy

Palmo

Me too. Got Motul 5.1, along with Briaded hoses, cross drilled & grooved brake discs and Ferrodo DS2500 pads all purchased from Alyn for my MY02 WRX. Been using for at least a year like this now.

F1 CJE UK

iTrader: (8)

ok thanks for the feedback will have a look at my Subaru manual see if it tells me what specification is needed and see how that compares with the 5.1, and then have another talk to the dealer



thanks all