From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri May 05 2006 - 10:23:45 PDT
At 9:23 AM -0400 5/5/06, Marty Galyean wrote:
>
>Alright, you guys got me wanting to get it
>right. The verbiage at the link below claims
>that while DOT3 and DOT4 are hydrophilic, DOT5
>is *not* hydrophilic because it is "silicon
>based". Is this true? I recall DOT5 is
>silicon(e?) based but don't know what them means
>with regards to water absorption.
It means that DOT5 will not absorb water at all.
Water in the system will sit in low spots and
stay as fluid. DOT 5 is liked by racers because
it has very goo heat characteristics AND is very
unlikely to absorb water in the system through
the breather. DOT3 and 4 will absorb water from
the vent over time and needs to be flushed to
remove this.
There is a DOT 5.1 that is compatible with 3 and
4, but has more characteristics like 5. It cannot
be mixed with 5. This is really for racers who
want the best performance possible out of their
brake systems.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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