LMA is unique. Just because it's a glycol ether based fluid doesn't mean
all glycol ether based fluids are identical. Castrol's LMA brake fluid has
low moisture activity, meaning it doesn't attract water the way many other
brake fluids do. It's a very good brake fluid and worth using.
But your original question was about the base of it being unique (vegetable
oil was the claim?), and the only fluid compatible with your hydraulics.
That wasn't true. Many brake fluids will work quite well in your car.
----- Original Message -----
From: <s1500@comcast.net>
Subject: followup on brake fluid
> Thanks for the replies, everyone. My email I sent to Triumphs Only(replied
> within an hour!) said pretty explicitly to use only GT LMA. The majority
> of the emails I got was to use Castrol's.
>
> I was under the impression LMA was unique to Castrol's fluids. Is it
> classified as DOT 4?
>
> Either way, of all places to buy Castrol's fluid, you can get it on
> Amazon. Guess it's just not for books anymore. So I'll scrape some dough
> together, buy several bottles and bleed away.
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