From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Apr 03 2004 - 15:05:33 PST
At 9:27 PM +0000 4/3/04, D O wrote:
>It appears that a previous owner has flushed the
>brake system on my M35 and put in DOT 3 (unless
>there is a non-purple DOT 5 that looks and
>smells exactly like DOT 3?). DOT 3-looking
>fluid at the wheel cylinders also. It looks
>fairly clean throughout.
>
>I have heard of problems when mixing the two
>(something about sludge buildup), unless the
>system is COMPLETELY flushed. Question is, am I
>better off staying with DOT 3? I am going to
>flush it regardless, as that is something I do
>to all used vehicles I buy.
I'd go with DOT 4. Easy to find. Better
temperature range and compatible with natural
rubber seals.
>
>While my vehicle does sit more than not, and I
>hear the military specifies DOT 5 because of a
>lot of such inactivity, I really do not like the
>idea of water separating and sitting at the
>bottom of the wheel cylinders or wherever.
The problem with the DOT 5 silicone is that water
will sit at low or high points (can't recall
which) and will corrode your steel tubing. The
Hydrophillic fluid doesn't do this.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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