[Healeys] Castrol GTLMA brake fluid

[Bob Spidell]

Pretty good stuff ... your brake lines will melt before it boils!

http://www.bssa.org.uk/topics.php?article=103



bs



warthodson at aol.com wrote:
> The same formula but the boiling point went up. Sounds like fuzzy science to
> me!
> Gary Hodson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 5:04 pm
> Subject: [Healeys] Castrol GTLMA brake fluid
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> Folks,
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> Went looking for Castrol brake fluid and ran into two varieties: GTLMA and
> GTLMA synthetic. Different labeling; same part number. An email to Castrol USA
> got the following response:
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> "Castrol GTLMA now has a higher wet boiling point and the product label has
> been changed. The product formula has not been changed; Castrol GTLMA has
> always been a fully synthetic brake fluid. The wet boiling point has increased
> from 3110F to 3290F (1550C to 1690C)."
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> So it sounds like you can mix the old and 'new' GTLMA. However, it's still
> DOT3/DOT4. I wouldn't mix it with DOT5 synthetic.
> 
> Bob

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