stock brake fluid?
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stock brake fluid?
I need to refill my brake fluid for the time being but I'm a newbie at this so excuse me for my dumb questions... first what kind of fluid can I use to mix with the one already in a wrx? and finally do I just poor it in the brake resevoir or do i need to take some precautionary when adding brake fluid?
also where can I get a good aftermarket radiator?
also where can I get a good aftermarket radiator?
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check the manual, it should tell you what kind of brake fluid came in the car stock. a far as adding fluid goes, you can pour it right in. *however* i'd be curious as to why you are low. if you have fluid leaking, that means that there is probably air in the system, and you'll need to bleed the brakes. oh yeah, don't spill the brake fluid or get it on your skin, that stuff is evil. see now, this is a pefect time to upgrade to stainless steel lines, and bleed the brakes with high quality Motul fluid...
speedmonkee makes high capacity (i think?) radiators, you might check with them.
speedmonkee makes high capacity (i think?) radiators, you might check with them.
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yeah.. can pour right in an mix. dot 4 i believe. if you're daily driving it and not tracking, motul is GREAT stuph to put in 
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Originally posted by babysmurf
yeah.. can pour right in an mix. dot 4 i believe. if you're daily driving it and not tracking, motul is GREAT stuph to put in
yeah.. can pour right in an mix. dot 4 i believe. if you're daily driving it and not tracking, motul is GREAT stuph to put in
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Originally posted by babysmurf
yeah.. can pour right in an mix. dot 4 i believe. if you're daily driving it and not tracking, motul is GREAT stuph to put in
yeah.. can pour right in an mix. dot 4 i believe. if you're daily driving it and not tracking, motul is GREAT stuph to put in
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Originally posted by bringndefinitio
thanks vannessa by the way I still owe you $5 right? for your kuhmos?? I ended up throwing them in the closet and just bought a brand new one. Hopefully they will make of some use later on down the line. BY the way where can I get a hold of some motul brake fluid???
thanks vannessa by the way I still owe you $5 right? for your kuhmos?? I ended up throwing them in the closet and just bought a brand new one. Hopefully they will make of some use later on down the line. BY the way where can I get a hold of some motul brake fluid???
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Originally posted by mmboost
You don't think the the Motul Dot 4 is good for running on the track?
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You don't think the the Motul Dot 4 is good for running on the track?
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but i have had the problem of boiling motul in half a day on the track 
i am a weird unit tho.. so 
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try dot 5, silicone. it won't eat up the paint if it is spilled. it has a very high boiling temp. it doesn't absorb water. one downside, it won't mix with dot 3 or 4. you must rebuilt the master and all 4 slave cylinders and completely flush out the lines. there can't be any other brake fluid in the entire system. the other downside is the price and availability. very few people use it so it almost has to be ordered. it is about $25 a quart.
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Not only NO, but HEELLLL NO(!!!) on DOT 5 in our cars. This is a LIFE THREATENING (as in, your life) mistake in our cars!!!
Use a good DOT4 fluid. For a "street" car, I'd got with the Valvoline DOT4 (about $5/bottle, and commonly available at Autozone or Pep Boys) or ATE (Superblue or Typ2000). All are readily available, better fluid than stock, and reasonably priced.
Use a good DOT4 fluid. For a "street" car, I'd got with the Valvoline DOT4 (about $5/bottle, and commonly available at Autozone or Pep Boys) or ATE (Superblue or Typ2000). All are readily available, better fluid than stock, and reasonably priced.
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SRF is good stuff and will give a little more boiling resistance. Downsides being it is REAL expensive (!) and won't last long.
Personally, I'd try different pads first. I think you may be overbraking your pads and causing them to run too hot. What pads are you running now?
Personally, I'd try different pads first. I think you may be overbraking your pads and causing them to run too hot. What pads are you running now?
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Originally posted by mda2000
try dot 5, silicone. it won't eat up the paint if it is spilled. it has a very high boiling temp. it doesn't absorb water. one downside, it won't mix with dot 3 or 4. you must rebuilt the master and all 4 slave cylinders and completely flush out the lines. there can't be any other brake fluid in the entire system. the other downside is the price and availability. very few people use it so it almost has to be ordered. it is about $25 a quart.
try dot 5, silicone. it won't eat up the paint if it is spilled. it has a very high boiling temp. it doesn't absorb water. one downside, it won't mix with dot 3 or 4. you must rebuilt the master and all 4 slave cylinders and completely flush out the lines. there can't be any other brake fluid in the entire system. the other downside is the price and availability. very few people use it so it almost has to be ordered. it is about $25 a quart.
DOT 5 is usually used in show cars so that it won't damage the bling-bling paintjobs.
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Who says your brakes will fail using dot 5? My father has used dot 5 in an 83 Toyota Celica and a 86 Toyota 4Runner, both of which said to use dot 3. He has NEVER had a problem with his brakes. He has 150K miles on the 83 and 220K on the 86. I would say whoever told you that is full of crap. In fact, I know they are. I am planning on switching over myself.
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Originally posted by Impala SS AutoX
SRF is good stuff and will give a little more boiling resistance. Downsides being it is REAL expensive (!) and won't last long.
Personally, I'd try different pads first. I think you may be overbraking your pads and causing them to run too hot. What pads are you running now?
SRF is good stuff and will give a little more boiling resistance. Downsides being it is REAL expensive (!) and won't last long.
Personally, I'd try different pads first. I think you may be overbraking your pads and causing them to run too hot. What pads are you running now?
for pads i am using ceramic pads that come with the rotora big brake kit
i had on there axxis ultimates before.. with motul..
i don't actually brake that much, because for some strange reason, i dont trust my brakes, so i try to brake as little as possible. just a tap at the very end...
so i dunno
do i need to flush everything out before adding castrol?
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Originally posted by mda2000
Who says your brakes will fail using dot 5? My father has used dot 5 in an 83 Toyota Celica and a 86 Toyota 4Runner, both of which said to use dot 3. He has NEVER had a problem with his brakes. He has 150K miles on the 83 and 220K on the 86. I would say whoever told you that is full of crap. In fact, I know they are. I am planning on switching over myself.
Who says your brakes will fail using dot 5? My father has used dot 5 in an 83 Toyota Celica and a 86 Toyota 4Runner, both of which said to use dot 3. He has NEVER had a problem with his brakes. He has 150K miles on the 83 and 220K on the 86. I would say whoever told you that is full of crap. In fact, I know they are. I am planning on switching over myself.