Brake Fluid question
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Melting Slicks
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From: New Castle DE
Brake Fluid question
Ok this morning i checked my reservoir and it was a little low. I had been noticing my pedal getting a little weak and my brakes have been squeaking. I planned on checking the pads and bleeding the system this weekend. So i filled the low reservoir with my Dot 5 Silicone i had for the 66 for when i get around to doing the brakes on it. I got into work and started checking some posts and saw that it is bad to mix Dot 5 with 3 or 4. Now i believe the guy told me he ran the Dot 5 becasue i remember him saying something about the silicone but i am not 100% positive. Is there anyway i can tell if i just mixed the two? Should i just get a bunch of Dot 5 and flush the system this weekend or what??
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
A guy in the C2 section jumped in my sh** when he thought I said you could mix Dot 3 and 5 (I didn't). anyway, here's his response about mixing.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ighlight=Dot+5
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ighlight=Dot+5
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Mukilteo Washington
Originally Posted by IMA66/74
Ok this morning i checked my reservoir and it was a little low. I had been noticing my pedal getting a little weak and my brakes have been squeaking. I planned on checking the pads and bleeding the system this weekend. So i filled the low reservoir with my Dot 5 Silicone i had for the 66 for when i get around to doing the brakes on it. I got into work and started checking some posts and saw that it is bad to mix Dot 5 with 3 or 4. Now i believe the guy told me he ran the Dot 5 becasue i remember him saying something about the silicone but i am not 100% positive. Is there anyway i can tell if i just mixed the two? Should i just get a bunch of Dot 5 and flush the system this weekend or what??
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Race Director
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
they are not compatible and you must flush the system.....dot 5 is very expensive and you must use a cleaner in there first if you want to use it. dot 3/4 is a whole lot cheaper
Racer
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From: Mukilteo Washington
Originally Posted by IMA66/74
so my best bet is flushing the system and using 3 or 4?
