All Dot brake fluids of the same number are completely compatible with one
another and for sure will not hurt your braking system. At the Engine
Room we use Castrol LMA Dot 4 fluid because of its fairly high boiling point
and its' "low moisture activity" which I assume means it has less of a
tendency to absorb water. We recommend flushing systems with fresh fluid
every year.
Regards,
Greg Solow
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Alexander <ralex@unm.edu>
To: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 4:40 PM
Subject: brake (break?) fluid
>Hi,
> Had a minor road emergency a couple of days ago and had to fill my
>brake fluid reservoir with NAPA Dot 4 (recommended by a local LBC type).
>Thought I'd better check it out with the cognoscenti. Is this stuff
>eating all rubber parts in my brake system, or am I just changing brand
>names? Would appreciate your input. I know there was a thead on this
>some time ago, but don't have time right now to research it. Thanks for
>any help
>
>Bob Alexander
>67 +4
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