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That was going to be my next question. About how carefully one had to drain the dot 4 when installing dot 5. It sounds like I can put in my fresh MC, fill it with silicone, then bleed each brake till I see purple fluid. The new will push out the old. If I kept
the dot 4 I would have done this anyway just to get rid of the old fluid and possible water.
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<div>I changed to silicone brake fluid 19 years ago and have had no problems whatsoever.
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<div>And based on recommendations from the list I didn’t flush anything. I pull the silicone fluid in and bled the brakes until it showed up (NAPA brand is purple) at the bleed screws. No muss no fuss, no problems, and I get to keep the paint in the engine
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<blockquote type="cite">I actually spoke to a moss employee about that a few years ago. he said the reason that moss discourages the use of silicone fluid is liability. if you just start adding silicone fluid to your dot 3/4 brake system, bad things will
happen. they don't want that. if you switch, you need to fully drain and flush the system.<br>
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I, too, have been using silicone (dot 5) in my cars for over a decade. never a problem due to the silicone.<br>
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the arguments, at least for me, are pretty simple.<br>
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dot 4/5 eats paint, absorbs water (that's hygroscopic, NOT hydroscopic), and must be bled annually. and when you bleed it, you better be careful about the paint in the wheel wells!<br>
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dot 5 doesn't. it is slippery and messy, so yes, you should catch it with a tube as well.<br>
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if you are painting a car, or some part, be very very careful about silicone, even being in the air. it will cause orange peel.<br>
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the pedal feel with dot 4/5 is a little firmer.<br>
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want better stopping - get better brake pads. I got really aggressive pads on my TR6 and noticed a huge difference. still silicone.<br>
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