chaps,
being really lazy here, but i just need to know what brake fluid i should be using, hopeing to get my calipers back on tonight and re bled.. i have a haynes manual at home which i know tells me what i need, but im at work at the mo and wanted to get some during the day today, so if anyone could help that would be great, im just running the standard nc30 brake set up.. would normal dot4 be ok to use?
thanks in advance.
brake fluid....help!
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nc30chris
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CMSMJ1
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Re: brake fluid....help!
dot 4 is fine and so is 5.1
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The V4 is the law..
NC30 - No9 - my old mate
The V4 is the law..
NC30 - No9 - my old mate
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vfrman
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Re: brake fluid....help!
Yep. DO NOT USE DOT 5...it isn't compatible with DOT 4 or DOT 5.1!
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nc30chris
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Re: brake fluid....help!
cheers guys, i have plenty of dot 4, just wanted to make sure i was doing it right , nothing i hate more than having to re-do something because its been done wrong first time!