Doing a driving school in a couple of weeks and I need to change out my old brake fluid.
I have Motul 600 in there at the moment.
Any other recommendations for a high quality fluid and suggestions where to buy it???
This is for a 99 Civic Si, BTW.
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Aug. 2, 2008 1:28 a.m. gamby SuperDork
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Aug. 2, 2008 6:24 a.m. SVreX SuperDork
Without offering specific recommendations, there are colored fluids available (blue). The color doesn't offer anything, but if you use it in alternate fluid changes, it's easy to tell when you have in fact purged all the old fluid out of the lines, etc.
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Aug. 2, 2008 7:46 a.m. neon4891 Dork
all I know is DOT 3, 4, 5, 5.1
just find a nice dot 4, should work
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Aug. 2, 2008 7:51 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
ATE Super Blue. Cheap and good.
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Aug. 2, 2008 9:07 a.m. Sonic New Reader
+1 on the ATE Blue, i've used it for years and many track days without issue, and its cheap.
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Aug. 2, 2008 9:39 a.m. vsm96ek None
i have been wanting to switch over to super blue for the longest time, but i haven't gotten around to it.
chris as i mentioned last nite, i havent ran anything other then castrol dot 4 @ autocross. if needed i have a MAC tool pressurized evac/bleeder for fluid removal.
joe
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Aug. 2, 2008 9:49 a.m. billy3esq Dork
I've used the Valvoline synthetic with good results. In the interest of full disclosure, I have ATE super blue in my car at the moment.
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Aug. 2, 2008 10:24 a.m. atlantamx3 Dork
ATE Super Blue for track, Autocross and street.
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Aug. 2, 2008 10:40 a.m. gamby SuperDork
Sounds like ATE Super Blue it is.
Thanks.
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Aug. 2, 2008 11:15 a.m. Josh Reader
I think it's funny how everyone always defaults to recommending Super Blue instead of just ATE fluid in general, thereby defeating the purpose of super blue as an indicator that you've fully flushed the system. For a car that has old nasty fluid, it's probably easier to distinguish clear yellow fluid than the dark blue stuff. That said, all of my vehicles currently have ATE Super Blue in their hydraulic systems becuase that's all I could find locally [facepalm]. But next year I'll buy a bottle of the yellow stuff.
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Aug. 2, 2008 11:56 a.m. Sonic New Reader
You're totally right, but in Gamby's case, where the car is full of Motul 600, blue is the right choice. When he does it again next year, switching to ATE Gold, or back to Motul would likely be more appropriate.
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Aug. 2, 2008 1:29 p.m. gamby SuperDork
FWIW, the car has probably only seen 10k miles on this fluid. Car sits for 8-9 months a year.
It's getting changed because the fluid is 5 years old and I'm going to beat the snot out of the car soon.
I don't trust fluid that old.
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Aug. 2, 2008 2:35 p.m. Josh Reader
Yeah, I wasn't commenting on this thread in particular, more the fact that ATE Blue gets recommended WAAAY more often than ATE Gold on forums in general, and consequently seems to be more widely available, even though the color has no inherent value without its gold partner. But hey, the blue stuff looks cool in the reservoir, right?
