[Off topic] ABS & synthetic brake fluid
David A. Cooley
n5xmt at bellsouth.net
Mon Apr 26 11:10:55 GMT 1999
At 02:04 AM 4/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
> I was under the impression, after having read it in some mag, that dot 5
>could be substituted in a dot 3 system. The only catch is that the old stuff
>would have to be COMPLETELY flushed out and cleaned out. The dot 4 is higher
>maintenence too right? It absorbs more moisture "hydroscopic?"
The DOT 3 has to be totally flushed out to use DOT 5 fluid... that means
also that all rubber parts (Pistons/seals etc) have to be replaced.
DOT4 is a direct replacement for DOT3 and is miscible with DOT3. No higher
maintenance than DOT3.
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