brake fluid

1. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #1 20th October 2012, 23:05

   need to change mine...has same stuff it came from factory with +small amount of uprated.
   
   but with brembos and has had MASSIVE abuse..sure ive boiled it before at least once...pedal all soft..nigh on zero effort
   
   so its safe to say it needs changing really bad (im on it)
   
   
   seems that since ive got the car back on the road the brakes are shite...and even hard pressing gives nothing on what i used to??..pads are fine..discs are fine...level is fine
   
   no leaks..decent lines
   
   can only really be the fluid cant it?
   
   all calipers are free..and working well..just doesnt seem a patch on what it once was
   
   was thinking the servo may be on its way out..but still sticking with fluid for the time being
   
   opinions?
2. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #2 20th October 2012, 23:08

   Was it brand spanking new fluid you used mate?
3. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #3 20th October 2012, 23:11

   Did you use a pressurized bleeding kit?
   Also what are your flexis like if they arent braided already?
4. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #4 20th October 2012, 23:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bedford126 Was it brand spanking new fluid you used mate?

   ai mate..ran fine for a good 5-6k at least..just seems to have gone shite since ive got it back on road (probs faded over time but driving it often ive not realised...i know mixing new with old isnt ideal lol..ive just not got round to putting decent stuff in)
   
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Gandi699 Did you use a pressurized bleeding kit? Also what are your flexis like if they arent braided already?

   no mate..bled the old fashioned way..as said it ran mint for a long time..used to try put you trough the glass more often then not
   
   and all braided
5. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #5 20th October 2012, 23:26

   Did you use dot 5 or 5.1?
6. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

   #6 21st October 2012, 00:30

   Would have to be very unlucky to find a bottle of dot 5 mistake

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7. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #7 21st October 2012, 00:40

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by adamskiTNR Would have to be very unlucky to find a bottle of dot 5 mistake

   Yeah that's what worried me.
   
   Just bleed the fucking things Andy and get decent new fluid in there - not the shit half used from 4 years ago at the back of your shed
8. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #8 21st October 2012, 01:37

   nooo will be all new..was the plan hence the small amount of new stuff when fitting the axle and brakes (same weekend)
   
   didnt have any uprated stuff so just used a new bottle of OE spec to top it up
   
   theyre all bled up fine..think the fluid is just fucked from being too hot too many times
   
   will get some new stuff in asap..any "current" recomendations for decent high temp stuff
9. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #9 21st October 2012, 07:20

   Ate blue is a very good fluid
10. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

    #10 21st October 2012, 09:26

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by swampy Ate blue is a very good fluid

    +1 for ATE Super Blue Racing - very good stuff. £15 a litre from ECP IIRC.
11. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

    #11 21st October 2012, 22:23

    Cheers lads
12. barwell1992 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Rugby Posts: 752 saxo vtr 02, 150bhp yamaha FZ1:)

    #12 21st October 2012, 22:28

    Neo brake fluid, currently used on most of the radical sr3 race cars very very high boiling point drop me a pm if your interested and ill get you a data sheet, dry boiling point is 347c and wet is 216c
13. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

    #13 22nd October 2012, 09:27

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTUL-RBF-...item3ccb0e0e62
    
    Thats what I bought when I changed mine, can't comment how it was on track abuse though as it didn't get any but was fine down country lane blasts
14. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

    #14 22nd October 2012, 09:44

    I used Motul 5.1 as well in both my cars, cant fault it but then it was free from a mate