<div dir="ltr">Michael,<div><br></div><div>I used Dot 5 on my completely new/rebuilt braking system and the major benefit I discovered wasn't what I was expecting. My completely new braking system had numerous leaks for every reason: poor quality components, rough castings, fittings not tight enough, fittings not properly bedded, etc. I was very relieved to have a brake fluid that would harm or discolour my nice new paint.</div><div><br></div><div>Once all of the leaks were sorted the performance of the brakes was fine.</div><div><br></div><div>Harold</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 6:13 PM BJ8Healeys via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4592846034580814354">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">I’ve used silicone brake fluid in my BJ8 since the late 1980s,
and have never had a problem with it – no corrosion on or in the brake parts,
and no stripped paint due to spills. It is not particularly hard for me to
find, but it is more expensive<a name="m_4592846034580814354__MailEndCompose">.<u></u><u></u></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Steve Byers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">HBJ8L/36666<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">BJ8 Registry<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">AHCA Delegate at Large<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Havelock, NC USA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif""> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 30, 2022 7:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Brake Fluid<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">I've had silicone in my BJ8 for
over 30 years and 150K miles, and DoT4 in my BN2 for 15 or so years and just a
few hundred miles (my dad put in in after a total system overhaul). The
silicone has never caused a problem that I can attribute to it, but the DoT4
gelled once after the car sat for a couple years and recently one of the slave
cylinders sprung a leak. Note the DoT4 that caused the problems wasn't Castrol.<br>
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IMO, either is fine, but you should flush and replace the DoT4 every few years.
Silicone is available, but somewhat harder to source.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/30/2022 3:46 PM, Ricchardd Mayor wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some will swear by silicone. I prefer DOT 4. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Oct 30, 2022, at 3:12 PM, Jean Caron <<a href="mailto:vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com" target="_blank">vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DOT4 has worked for me in both A-H I have owned over the
years, actually since 1984 and it has served me well, this is why I stick with
it. I think you will also have some good reports on Silicone as well<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Jean<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
on behalf of Michael MacLean <<a href="mailto:springer.mike51@gmail.com" target="_blank">springer.mike51@gmail.com</a>><br>
<strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, October 30, 2022, 4:48 p.m.<br>
<strong>To:</strong> Ahealey help <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> [Healeys] Brake Fluid<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At this point in the restoration I have a completely rebuilt
brake system with all new components and tubing. Now is the time to make
the decision to use DOT 4 or Silicone. What's the consensus, if there is
one?<u></u><u></u></p>
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