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Offline Bullitt-

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silicone brake fluid recall
« on: May 01, 2006 - 05:37:39 PM »
At the Oreilly auto parts this morning I ask the manager what he thought/knew about silicone brake fluid. He was not too up on the product but stated that he recently had recieved notice of a recall on silcone fluid. He did not know what the problem was, but they carry Gunk brand. I just Googled for info and found none but did run across the interesting article. It looks like I will be sticking to DOT3.  :bigshades:
http://www.xs11.com/tips/maintenance/maint1.shtml
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Re: silicone brake fluid recall
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2006 - 06:03:19 PM »
 HMmmmmmm interesting reading, no Silicone for me
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Re: silicone brake fluid recall
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2006 - 06:38:40 PM »
There was another post a while back about Silicone fluid and I mentioned the lower boiling point too.  If your master cylinder cover seal doesn't leak, you shouldn't have to worry about your paint. Just be careful while bleeding and filling.
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Re: silicone brake fluid recall
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2006 - 01:44:47 AM »
Hmm , good thing most poeple don`t see temps much below freezing , I however do see -40 generally once or more / year  :stomp:

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Re: silicone brake fluid recall
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2006 - 07:40:11 AM »
Both types probably work fine 99.9% of the time,just change it regularly.I have been running DOT 5 silcone in the cuda for 8+ years without a problem.
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Re: silicone brake fluid recall
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2006 - 11:29:01 AM »
I have used Ford C6AZ-19542 Dot 3 brake fluid for years.  It has a 555 degree boil point.