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Posted by PaulB [98.117.209.236] on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 12:17:49 :
In Reply to: Lets add a question... posted by Clint Dixon [74.206.62.94] on Friday, September 09, 2011 at 20:03:23 :
One issue I see with the use of hydraulic fluid in an automotive braking system is the viscocity change with temperature. Brake fluid, be it DOT 3, 4 or 5 maintains acceptable viscocity over a larger temperature range than hydraulic fluid does. There are winter, summer and extreme cold hydraulic oils; not so for brake fluids. I realize this may be a moot point is you use synthetic hydraulic oil, but then you get into the cost issue.
One last point, is the lawyer issue; if you were involved in a wreck and someone found out you were running hydraulic oil (and not a D.O.T. approved brake fluid) in your brake system, open the liability flood gates.
Paul
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