Scott Fisher writes:
> Use only Castrol GT "LMA" brake fluid. Not only is this
> rated at DOT 4, but it is compatible with British rubber
> seals in your hydraulic system. Standard US-spec DOT 3
I've always heard this, and I use Castrol LMA in my cars. However,
I was at a Napa store looking for brake fluid the other day and found
that they had DOT5 and Napa brand DOT4, but no Castrol, which got me
to wondering: is it the DOT4-ness of Castrol LMA which makes it better,
or is there really something about Castrol which is found in no other
brand? Is Napa DOT4 likely to be inferior to Castrol DOT4?
(I ended up going somewhere else to get Castrol, and it didn't matter
anyway because I wasn't successful in getting the master cylinder out,
and my car isn't British anyway, but hey, I have an insatiable lust
for information! :-)
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