3rdtimesacharm Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'm looking for some brake fluid recommendations, brands/products. What's yer preference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 CarQuest labeled DOT3, because we buy it in gallon jugs at work. No other reason than it's just what we always have on hand and never had an issue with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I really like the Castrol GT-LMA brake fluid. it's DOT3 with higher specs. If you don't tow anything you'd be fine with just the standard store brand DOT-3. If you tow or just want the extra confidence of a higher rated fluid, get something like the Castrol LMA or if you feel like getting extra crazy, opt for the ATE Super Blue stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Can't have Super Blue anymore, it got banned. Anything DOT 4 is good, it superscedes DOT 3 in both the boiling point and how much moisture it absorbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Can't have Super Blue anymore, it got banned. Anything DOT 4 is good, it superscedes DOT 3 in both the boiling point and how much moisture it absorbs. Oh really? I was looking in to getting the Super Blue when I upgraded the brakes on my S12, but that was about 2...2.5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Yep the EPA or whoever banned it because it was blue, and according to their retarded laws brake fluid must be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdtimesacharm Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 ATE Type 200 should still be available. Same spec as super blue but amber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 ATE Type 200 should still be available. Same spec as super blue but amber. Yeah, but the cool thing about Super Blue, if it were still being available, is that you get to run the same spec'd brake fluid, but know positively when the old stuff is out. Start with blue, replace with amber. Start with amber, replace with blue, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejin4499 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 couldn't you just add some food dye to your brake fluid and get the same effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Given that water in the brake system is a bad idea I'm going to go with no. There's probably some kind of dye that could be added, but I wouldn't use anything water based, and you'd have to be careful that whatever you found wouldn't attack the braking system or screw with the brake fluid's boiling point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Can't have Super Blue anymore, it got banned. Anything DOT 4 is good, it superscedes DOT 3 in both the boiling point and how much moisture it absorbs. Yep that is correct. We even got a memo from the distrubutor/manufacturer about this last year. About a week after we had put some in Apparently the fluid originates in Europe and was being distributed/resold here until the DOT got wind of it and said no no no and made them yank it. DOT rules say it must be clear so that if it is dirty you can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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