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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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valvoline dot 3 & 4 brake fluid PYROIL

hi all,

will this work for GT brakes abs system?

http://www.valvoline.com/pages/produ...asp?product=51

im getting a good deal on it..

thanks!
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Should work great! Are you planning on taking your car to a track, or just want extra protection?
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by theedge67
Should work great! Are you planning on taking your car to a track, or just want extra protection?

hi theedge!

thanks..i ordered 4 x 12 fl. oz bottles.

i bought AP racing big brake kit 14" and i need to bleed the system and use new brake fluid. each 12 fl. oz bottle was only $2.20.

i hope that is enough fluid for the front brakes...

thanks edge!
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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All DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluid is synthetic. If they have to tell you that, it's just marketing hype. DOT 4 is more hygroscopic than DOT 3.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by metroplex
All DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluid is synthetic. If they have to tell you that, it's just marketing hype. DOT 4 is more hygroscopic than DOT 3.
thanks metroplex. is this ok for our GT's?

thanks again!
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Regardless if you are running glycol base or synthetic base brakefluid, one thing is true. Condensation will get into the system. Conventional fluid absorbs the water and keeps it in suspension (up to some saturation point). With synthetic, the water pools in the lowest points of the system. Synthetic is also more compressable than conventilnal and the difference can be felt at the pedal.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RadBOSS
Regardless if you are running glycol base or synthetic base brakefluid, one thing is true. Condensation will get into the system. Conventional fluid absorbs the water and keeps it in suspension (up to some saturation point). With synthetic, the water pools in the lowest points of the system. Synthetic is also more compressable than conventilnal and the difference can be felt at the pedal.
thanks rad. im new with this. is synthetic better or worse?

thanks!
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 02:50 AM
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DOT 3, 4, and 5.1 is what you want to use (glycol based).

DOT 5 is silicone based and shouldn't be used without component changes.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by YaoNYC
hi theedge!

thanks..i ordered 4 x 12 fl. oz bottles.

i bought AP racing big brake kit 14" and i need to bleed the system and use new brake fluid. each 12 fl. oz bottle was only $2.20.

i hope that is enough fluid for the front brakes...

thanks edge!

One 12 oz bottle is good for a 10 full pumps on each of four wheels. You'll need at least all 4 of those bottles for a full flush (fresh clean clear fluid coming out of each bleed screw).
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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[quote=mot250;1023113]One 12 oz bottle is good for a 10 full pumps on each of four wheels. You'll need at least all 4 of those bottles for a full flush (fresh clean clear fluid coming out of each bleed screw).[/quotre]


thanks mot,

4 is exactly what i ordered!
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