Brake Fluid

[GPF]

Hello chaps,

Just getting ready to change brake fluid ready for track time but must be having a bit of a senior moment.....

In the past I have used ATE super racing blue but I could have sworn that it was DOT 5.1 whereas the tins I find now say DOT 4?

Would a good 5.1 be better? What should I be going for?

I also used to alternate the super blue with another high temp one that was yellow so it's obvious when the new fluid starts coming out - can't recall the name now though! Any suggestions?

 

[chrisg]

graham i have always and will continue to use AP600 racing, not cheap but works very well. From you try graham goode racing in leicester, on the a6 near the racecourse

 

[Chrishazle]

I think you'll find it's ATE who do the same brake fluid in 2 different colours - for precisely the reason you give! I changed my 968 coupe to ATE blue last year, and the colour change was very useful.

 

[Super_Marv]

ATE Superblue has always been DOT 4 as far as I know. It exceeds the minimum spec requirements for DOT 5 anyway and Porsche recommends DOT 4 for our cars too. The yellow version is known as TYP 200. Here's a link: [link=http://www.ate-na.com/generator/www/us/en/ate/ate/themes/20_ate_brake_products/brake_fluid/bf_info_us.html]http://www.ate-na.com/generator/www/us/en/ate/ate/themes/20_ate_brake_products/brake_fluid/bf_info_us.html[/link]

 

[Mike_Pollock]

try graham goode racing in leicester, on the a6 near the racecourse

Chris G - The only Graham Goode Racing I know of is on the Lutterworth Road about a mile from me. There is a very good long established motor shop in Oadby on the A6,just up the road from the racecourse, but I haven't seen a Graham Goodes over there. Used to know the guys who did all the bodywork for G G in the '80s, when he was racing the Cossies, they barely had time for any paying jobs!

 

[edh]

Motul rbf (600?)is fine (and cheaper) Any high boiling point dot 4 should work

 

[Super_Marv]

ORIGINAL: edh Motul rbf (600?)is fine (and cheaper) Any high boiling point dot 4 should work

Where do you buy it from? The Motul RBF 600 has always been more expensive when I've looked. I bought a litre of ATE Superblue from Eurocarparts for £11.75 +VAT earlier this year. Motul stuff seems to be about double the price?

 

[zcacogp]

FWIW I used DOT5.1 from HalFrauds when I did mine a few weeks ago. I needed some (thought I had some in stock but didn't) and didn't have a car to travel any further. It works fine. And cost about £12.50p for a litre. Oli.

 

[edh]

ORIGINAL: Super_Marv

ORIGINAL: edh Motul rbf (600?)is fine (and cheaper) Any high boiling point dot 4 should work

Where do you buy it from? The Motul RBF 600 has always been more expensive when I've looked. I bought a litre of ATE Superblue from Eurocarparts for £11.75 +VAT earlier this year. Motul stuff seems to be about double the price?

Wow - that's cheap! I'd reckoned on £20+ for a litre of the ATE. FWIW I think Motul is about the same price - hadn't factored in that it comes in 500ml containers