maybe send an email to Castrol and ask them if the fluids can be mixed. You
will get a better answer from them than anyone here...
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:17 AM, John Sims <ahbn6@optonline.net> wrote:
> Problem?
>
>
>
> Just went to Pep Boys (only place in my area where I can get Castrol DOT 3
> 4
> brake fluid) and now it has a new label. Castrol GTLMA (as before)
> synthetic
> brake fluid (this part is new) The label says it exceeds DOT 3 & DOT 4
> specs. The label states "You may notice a slight odor and color difference
> in Gastrol GTLMA due to its new formula." Que pasa?
>
>
>
> Now my dilemma. I just replaced all brake lines but did not replace the
> clutch line. I use DOT 3-4 Castrol fluid and that is what remains in the
> clutch lines. What, if any, problems will I have using the DOT 3-4
> SYNTHETIC
> fluid. Should I flush out the clutch line just for the heck of it?? Not a
> problem in bleeding as I have Doug Reid's engine compartment bleed
> extension
> installed.
>
>
>
> And, just what does synthetic mean anyway. And how is that different from
> the regular DOT 3 4 brake fluid which, being a substance not found in
> nature
> has probably a "synthetic" all along. I took several chemistry classes in
> college but since this is the year of my 45th reunion, I have forgotten
> most
> of it.
>
>
>
> John Sims, BN6
>
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
>
>
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