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Subject: [Fot] Wilwood 570 brake fluid
From: triumphbob at aol.com (Bob Palmer)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:12:02 -0500
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My 2 cents...
In my 944 I use dot 4 ATE...
Used it at Mid-Ohio and Nelson.... no boiling, hard pedal ... other Porsche 
guys like ATE..

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> On Feb 26, 2018, at 12:35 PM, JAMES GRAY via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> The only Triumph brake components I have left are the rear slave cylinders 
> and they are fine with Motul 600.
> 
> I used it with the stock clutch master & slave too with no problems. That's 
> all gone now in favor of a fully hydraulic
> 
> clutch.
> 
> jim g
> 
>> On February 26, 2018 at 6:49 AM Mike Harmuth via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I just replaced my brake master cylinder (Girling) and the braided lines 
>> attached to it. I've been using Valvoline DOT 3/4 fluid and it's worked out 
>> OK but at one track (Thompson), I'm always over heating the fluid. I used to 
>> use Wilwood 570 in my F440 car and thought I'd give it a try in the Spitfire 
>> since it has a higher boiling point than the Valvoline. 
>> 
>> My concern, probably from leaking seals in the past, was the difference 
>> between US Spec DOT 3 (Wilwood) and English DOT 3 fluids. The DOT 4 seems to 
>> be compatible, but at with lower boiling temperature than the specialty 
>> fluid.
>> 
>> Has any one used the Wilwood with Triumph OEM grade brake parts? 
>> 
>> thanks
>> mike
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