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NARIMAN 04-28-2013 04:45 PM

need to add brake fluid
 
i need to add brake fluid
is there any brake fluid that i can buy in autozone or wall mart?
what kind?
Thanks

Gering 04-28-2013 04:48 PM

I like & use motul 600 rbf.

truckplay 04-28-2013 05:12 PM

don't add brake fluid
 
find out why it's low. pads may be worn or you have a leak. replace the pads or flush the brake fluid, but check it out first.

SUB VETTE 04-28-2013 06:00 PM

I use Motul 600 also for its high boiling point; but for average, normal daily driving Prestone is fine (and cheaper) which you can buy at Walmart.

NARIMAN 04-28-2013 07:11 PM

thanks
it is low because i removed the line that connects to caliper and it leaked some
i do autocross some times, should i get Motul?
also i was wondering to get HPS pads is it worth it i am going to fill the diferents?

SUB VETTE 04-29-2013 01:21 PM

I'd say it's worthwhile to use a higher boiling point fluid such as Motul in any track event that you will be putting a lot of repetitive high demand on your braking system. Using high performance dedicated pads for track use only is also a good move.

florida john 04-29-2013 05:43 PM


Originally Posted by NARIMAN (Post 1583760403)
i need to add brake fluid
is there any brake fluid that i can buy in autozone or wall mart?
what kind?
Thanks

Buying a brand name from Wal-Mart is fine, but buy the DOT type recommended in the manual.

If you disconnected the line to a caliper, I would strongly suggest bleeding the fluid at that caliper if you didn't already to that when reconnecting. But if you did bleed it, you wouldn't be asking about fluid! Any air bubbles in the line could come back to cause big problems during spirited driving or on the track. We don't want to see your brakes going soft on one corner of the car when you really need them! Air bubbles are compressible and brake fluid isn't. Get rid of the bubbles!

Cratchet 04-29-2013 05:56 PM

DOT 3 is good.

truckplay 04-29-2013 06:17 PM

flush it all out, just don't mix fluids, contaminating it will cause problems. it doesn't hurt to run DOT4 on the street even though it's factory filled with DOT3. if you are going to track the car you will need the higher boiling point of DOT4. Hps pads work great in mixed use, street and light track.


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