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Re: NEVER use DOT 3. When it rains...
Posted by aalto (more from aalto) on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:39:20
In Reply to: NEVER use DOT 3. When it rains..., Saana88 
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, Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:46:02
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Sorry to hear about your car troubles! If the brake system is old and hasn't been bled for a very long while any work you do on the system (ie. bleeding the brakes or even the clutch) can cause the master cylinder to fail. Each times i've had a "new to me" car I've done the responsible thing and bled the brakes and clutch. Very often (at least half of the time) my actions have resulted in a master cylinder failure within hours, days or weeks. In other words . . . its not you! That's just the way it goes. Now, whenever i work on a hydraulic system that i know hasn't been properly serviced i make sure that i have a new master cylinder on hand.
As for the DOT3: i think you may be blaming the fluid for a bunch of pre-existing problems. I have used DOT3 and DOT4 interchangeably for years with no problems. There have been many discussions on this board about it. The only difference is that DOT4 has a somewhat higher boiling point- something that you are unlikley to put to the test unless you drive your car competatively.
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Posts in this Thread:
- NEVER use DOT 3. When it rains..., Saana88 , Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:46:02
- Re: NEVER use DOT 3. When it rains..., Saana88 , Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:59:08
- Re: NEVER use DOT 3. When it rains..., aalto, Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:39:20 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Pressure flushing, Paul Clifton, Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:18:24
- Re: NEVER use DOT 3. When it rains..., vsfoxe
, Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:52:14 - Yup, had the same thing happen to me..., 900Sman, Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:20:06
- Ouch!, ChrisMiami
, Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:21:19- Re: Ouch!, 900Sman, Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:34:34
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