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Author changing to dot 5.1 brake fluid?
x14xe sport
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Registered: 27th Apr 09
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27th Jun 09 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

is it worth doing for track use and how to i go about doing it? take it il need to completly bleed the old fluid out but i'v heard stories of people doing this fucking the master cylinder?
scottyp1989
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27th Jun 09 at 09:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

undo a couple of bleed nipples drain ll the fluid, put new fluid in and bleed brakes, iv always bled them by pumping the pedal and never had any problems some people will tell you not to cus you could blow the seals but as i say iv never had a problem
Cossie
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27th Jun 09 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

dot 5.1 and dot 4 mix easy and works normaly all will not harm master cylinders ! Dot 5.1 boiling point more higher than the dot 4!!

 
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