Plus more down side to dot 5

Posted by ChrisCase [67.121.210.113] on Friday, September 09, 2011 at 18:52:56 :

In Reply to: Re: OT: silicone brake fluid change over ??? posted by D Sherman [72.47.9.228] on Friday, September 09, 2011 at 18:41:42 :

The dot 5 won't boil, but the water that is sitting int he bottom will. Your dot 5 that was good for 500° is actually only good for 212, whereas dot 3/4 absorbs the water, and will still be good for 300°, +/-.

And the rubber parts seem to be compatible with either, and the combination is not said to be corrosive or anything. Plus, the truck came with partial qt of .3.

So some day, looks like we'll try a flush with a couple qts of dot 3/4.

Follow Ups:

• Lets add a question... - Clint Dixon 20:03:23 09/09/2011
  • Re: Lets add a question... - MoparNorm 11:34:03 09/12/2011
    • Re: Lets add a question... - Clint Dixon 12:19:34 09/12/2011
  • Re: Lets add a question... - PaulB 12:17:49 09/10/2011
    • Certainly can NOT flush and change.... - ChrisCase 21:43:02 09/10/2011
  • Re: Lets add a question... - TGP (IL) 02:07:12 09/10/2011
    • Re: Lets add a question... - Clint Dixon 09:51:45 09/10/2011
  • But Clint's question was 'oil vs brake fluid, NOT dot 3 vs .5 nm - ChrisCase 21:43:53 09/09/2011
  • Silicone is a water repellent - Hemimech 21:24:52 09/09/2011
  • Habit? - ChrisCase 20:27:27 09/09/2011
    • Why not to change - D Sherman 20:53:52 09/09/2011
      • Change was not my question either, mixing was. - Chris Case 21:48:14 09/09/2011

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