What Brake fluid R U using??

[mtcwby]

Originally Posted by the rich dude

How long will the Motul last before it needs to be changed out?

At least as long as the oem DOT3 fluid.

[the rich dude]

Originally Posted by mtcwby

At least as long as the oem DOT3 fluid.

good to know, thanks. guess I'll be getting some Motul then

[d69chris]

Was it about 2.5 liters to change out the fluid?

[Chris_B]

Originally Posted by the rich dude

How long will the Motul last before it needs to be changed out?

2 years maximum for any reputable DOT3 / DOT4 / DOT5.1 brake fluid on the street. More often if the car ever sees the track.

If you are committed to flushing the brake fluid anyway, it would be a great time to upgrade to stainless steel braided brake lines. You'd get a huge improvement in pedal feel for a moderate cost.

Chris

[Chris_B]

Originally Posted by d69chris

Was it about 2.5 liters to change out the fluid?

About 2-1/2 500mL bottles. I always buy 3 bottles so it is fresh every time.

[d69chris]

Thaks for the input Chris, got my stainless lines, just need to get the fluid.

[IPS Brandon]

Motul RBF600 is our fluid of choice for street/track cars

-594 degree dry boiling point - 421 wet
The higher dry boiling point helps prevent vapor lock and brake fade under harder braking and demands, but still has good recovery for excellent pedal and brake modulation.

As for fluid life, just inspect the fluid periodically and check the color as the fluid darkens you will want to flush and re fill.

[Team STILLEN]

Originally Posted by d69chris

Don't know if I want full racing fluid.............

On the Motul RBF600 is there a shelflife where you need to change the brake fluid at different intervals like your oil?

Dan, What do you think of Super Blue?? Can you PM me some prices?

I would like better fluid, but don't want to become a bigger slave to this car than I already am.

Thanks for the feedback

Super Blue is a decent fluid...there are better out there, and some have been mentioned in this thread. Most people like it because the coloring lets them see when the old fluid is flushed out. I don't understand it because you can easily see uncolored fluid turn from dirty/dark to clean/light when you flush it.

Here's the problem(s)....what do you do on the 2nd flush when you're replacing blue fluid with blue fluid? Another potential problem is that the blue dye that's added tends to dye everything...like the plastic reservoir. I would certainly be upset if the brake fluid reservoir on my brand new car was permanently dyed blue.

IMO you're better off going with one of the non-dyed high quality fluids like AP Racing or Motul.

Dan

[d69chris]

Thanks Dan, Motul it is!