Brake fluid

[Asty]

Ok i need to change my brake fluid , and was gonna use 5.1 in my celica vvti 2001 plate , but somone said to me not to use 5.1 only to use dot4 , can anybody see a problem in me using 5.1 :roll:

Thanks 8)

p.s i thought dot 5 was the only one not to use :?

[jungle-jim]

i would go DOT4.

do you have braided lines?


doesn't it have anything to do with silicone in 5.1?

[Stuart]

I must admit that I always used 5.1 in all of the cars until someone said 'just stick to Castrol Response' so I did and I've never looked back. I do drive my cars quite hard, whether on the track or the road and I've been happy with my decision. I have no idea whether its dot anything but at least having a brand name makes it easy enough to get hold of.

I'm sure someone like Alyn at ASP will be more informative and he can certainly do you a good deal on it.

[duncan]

Motul RBF 600 fluid if you are going near a track/spirited driving or equiv or 5.1 for standard road use.

[Asty]

well the celica is going on track on the 13th (the snetterton evening) so i'm going to be doing discs and pads next weekend and brake fluid (and some other bits) so want a decent fluid for it :roll: i will have standard brake lines

Cheers 8)

[duncan]

speak to Alyn at ASP he will sort you out with the right stuff at BigPower member rates 8)

[andycaca]

as dunk says i recently bought 3 litres of rbf600 off alyn. very good price and next day delivery...even tho its been sitting under my stairs for a month now!

[Asty]

Ok thanks 8)

[rayman gtir]

i thought 5.1 was the only thing to use on jap cars. i have just done a complete brake fluid change and just used the halfords 5.1 and i must say the brakes have never felt so good. my old fluid was abit manky.

[RETRO_AL]

i use castrol srf ,not cheap tho