Brake Fluid

[Swoop411]

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[240racer]

I would probably just go with DOT 4 you can try 5.1 if you want, but I don't see the point. It's not synthetic, not everything good is synthetic remember. You can just open the bleeder on all 4 calipers and pump the brakes if you want, but then you will intorduce a lot of air into the line. I would rather have a little old fluid then any air at all. The best way I can think of is to use a turkey baster and remove all the old fluid from the master, then just use one brake line, probably drivers side since it's closest and get all the rest of the old fluid out. Now you have one line with air, and the rest have old fluid. Now add new fluid to the resivoir and bleed in the proper order, starting with pass rear. Keep bleeding untill you only have nice clear fluid coming out with no bubbles, don't be afraid to bleed more out if you are not sure it's good to go. Then when you bleed the drivers side, you will have only new fluid and you only got air in one of the lines.

If you want really good fluid get some wilwood 570 or something similar.

[AKADriver]

You don't want to use synthetic (DOT 5) fluid. Our brake system isn't designed for it, and it'll react with any traces of normal fluid in the system.

If the car is not used for the track, any good quality DOT 3/4 fluid will be fine. For track use, the best bets are Ate, Motul, and Ford HD fluids.

If air gets in the lines while you're flushing, it can always be bled back out.

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