We had this discussion after Castrol LMA added the work Synthetic to the
name. Someone checked with Castrol and confirmed that it IS NOT a DOT5 fluid
and that it WILL eat paint.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of oliver
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:29 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Valvoline synthetic brake fluid
randall - are you sure? i'm going on heresay, so i know i'm naiive.
someone told me the synthetic 3/4 does not eat paint and is not hygroscopic.
anyone??
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Valvoline synthetic brake fluid
>> Of course, I'm talking about DOT 5, not 3/4.
>
> And that is an important distinction! The stuff labeled "synthetic" in
> the
> stores is NOT DOT-5 silicone, and still has all the problems associated
> with
> DOT-3/4 (removes paint, absorbs moisture, causes corrosion, needs to be
> replaced every few years, etc.).
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