brake fluid

1. user_17232 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Omagh, NI Posts: 221 VTS mk2, 106GTI

   #1 6th June 2008, 23:11

   Treating my VTR to new discs, pads and some braided brake hoses tomorrow so changing the brake fluid when I am at it. I got some Mintex Dot4 brake fluid this evening, but when I got home and had a closer read of the jar it says not suitible for Citroens or any other car that requires a petroleum based fluid. Whats that all about?
2. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #2 6th June 2008, 23:20

   right.. the petroleum based brake fluids are the ones used in the hydrollic suspension setups..
   
   for your car it will be fine.
   
   We have a similar warning on the Silkolene brake fluid we supply
3. user_17232 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Omagh, NI Posts: 221 VTS mk2, 106GTI

   #3 6th June 2008, 23:26

   Awrite, cheers mate.
4. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #4 7th June 2008, 18:31

   A bunch of vehicles from Rolls Royce, Morris, Mercedes, Peugeot, Jaguar, Audi, BMW, JCB and most commonly Citroën used Mineral Oil. Citroën also used this oil for the brakes of many cars as did a few other manufactures such as Roll Royce. The Saxo is not one of them and used normal brake fluid so just ignore the warning.