Which Brake Fluid???

[chrisJDM]

gonna have a go at bleeding my brakes soon, standard brakes with hawk pads.  just wondering which fluid is best to go for, have looked on demon tweeks and there are so many to choose from and quite a price difference between some, which one do i need?? do i need a certain type??

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/search.asp?keyword=brake+fluid&classCode=MSPORT&brandCode=all&x=29&y=5

[Martiny]

Well, I am confused by that, too.

Our cars are probably specced for DOT4. I put DOT 5.1 in mine (higher boiling point than DOT4).

I thought that anything that was called DOT 5 was synthetic, and the DOT 5.1 was the non-synthetic version of DOT 5. Yet, on their website, I found a DOT5 that was not listed as synthetic !

** you should NEVER mix synthetic and non synthetic brake fliuds! **

[chrisJDM]

so which one do you reckon i should go for?? would both syntthetic and non synthetic work ok?? as long as i dont mix

[David Nock (RIP)]

Castrol Super Response Dot 4. Synthetic, it\'s got anti corrosives in it also. About £15 per litre but that\'s fine for 2 or 3 years between changes isn\'t it?
Martin, I think you can mix this with non synthetics.
It\'s available on the net. I got some last month from a racing firm.RG Racing in Basingstoke. email robdotwillshireatrgracingdotcodotuk It was less than a tenner but the post put it back to £14.50 or so. On the net is the spec, which says you can mix it with other DOT 4. All this from memory please check.

[chrisJDM]

cheers i will give that a try :cheers

[David Nock (RIP)]

I see D Tweeks have got it. Ring the advice line about compatibility, but I\'m sure it is. It was the anti corrosive additives I wanted.

[banned advertiser]

Ferodo 5.1 is our most popular fluid.
http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/Ferodo.html
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http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/Comma_oils.html