brake fluid for bbk setup - Page 5

adem.csl · 04-10-2013, 01:11 AM

General consensus is either a dot 4(ate) or a dot 5.1
As matt said for trackdays regular changing will see you right but for general road use the dot 4 by any manufacturer is good stuff just don't use dot 4.1 as i believe it won't mix with other fluids where as the above mentioned can mix with no problems(if im not wrong)

**Mike R** · 04-10-2013, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Pip1968

That is what I had put in on a refresh by an I dependent. My local BMW dealership said they would not do it as they had a special machine for BMW brakes only. They would not do the APs.

Pip

You should use Elms, Gareth swapped whatever fluid was in the car with the Castrol SRF I provided and it cost peanuts for them to do. I can't praise him / Emma enough for the service they provide

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_Nathan_ · 04-10-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by adem.csl

General consensus is either a dot 4(ate) or a dot 5.1
As matt said for trackdays regular changing will see you right but for general road use the dot 4 by any manufacturer is good stuff just don't use dot 4.1 as i believe it won't mix with other fluids where as the above mentioned can mix with no problems(if im not wrong)

4 will mix with 5.1 but not with 5, so 4 or 5.1 are the way to go.

Most race fluids are .4 from what I've seen.

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adem.csl S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: north london Posts: 1,012 Casino cash: $7218	General consensus is either a dot 4(ate) or a dot 5.1 As matt said for trackdays regular changing will see you right but for general road use the dot 4 by any manufacturer is good stuff just don't use dot 4.1 as i believe it won't mix with other fluids where as the above mentioned can mix with no problems(if im not wrong) __________________ Bmw in the blood!!