Jerry,
Every brand of DOT5 I've used has been purple. Sounds like you have DOT3 or
DOT4 fluid in your car, not DOT5.
Terry Geiger
Florence, Alabama USA
http://www.shoalsbritishcars.org
'74 Triumph TR6 (for sunny days)
'59 Triumph TR3A (basket case)
'84 Mercedes Turbo Diesel (for the wife to drive)
'90 Chevy S10 (parts fetcher)
>I have a quick question regarding DOT5 Brake fluid. I bought a TR6 that the
> previous owner said that they had rebuilt all the master cylinders and had
> used "Silicone Brake Fluid" after the rebuilds. The brake master cyl needs
> fluid. I went out & purchased some DOT 5 (Gunk). That fluid is "purple" so
> I
> went out and bought another brand (NAPA) and that is also purple!!......
> The
> fluid in the master cyl is "Clear".
> My question is, are all "Silicone" fluids purple? Can I mix the "purple" &
> the
> "clear" ?
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