what brake fluid do you guys use? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

91ka · 02-04-2006, 12:42 AM

im checking around to see whats out there and i wanted your opinions. ill be putting it in a daily driven car with stock brake system.

i was looking through sites and they have "type" of brake fluids. meaning DOT3 or 4? what do these mean?

thanks in advance

nrg · 02-04-2006, 04:04 AM

the gold bottle at autozone.

*Sil-Abc* · 02-04-2006, 04:52 AM

higher temp ratings. honestly u only need dot 3 and dot 4 is acceptable. Dot 5 requires u to have ss lines.

kandyflip445 · 02-04-2006, 06:15 AM

DOT 5 will require you to completely flush the system. DOT 5 isn't kind to rubber. DOT 5.1 can be used though. All DOT 3 and 4 will be amber.

Valvoline Synthetic brake fluid or something like that. It's good stuff.

SpeedMonkeyInc · 02-04-2006, 10:48 AM

NAPA auto parts Heavy Duty fluid is ok, I think its DOT4 and has a reasonably high boiling point. Before that I was using Motul RBF600. Good stuff there.
Here is some Motul 5.1 at Cobalt http://www.cobaltfriction.com/produc...dProduct=54195

KA24DESOneThree · 02-04-2006, 11:46 AM

ATE Superblue or Typ 200 for moderate street use. Superblue is the one example of a DOT 3/4 that is not amber.

Motul RBF600 for hard street and track driving.

If you're running Autozone/Pep Boys/dealership pads, you probably don't need anything more than whatever's cheap at Autozone or Pep Boys. (Although with the cost of Axxis Ultimates or Carbotech Bobcats being what it is, there really isn't an excuse to not upgrade your stopping power.)

TheWolf · 02-05-2006, 06:14 PM

since your using stock brakes... any dot 3/4 should be useable. dot4 has better humidity reisitance so I'd go with one of those...

drift into a curb · 02-05-2006, 09:42 PM

motul rbf600

1mns13 · 02-05-2006, 10:15 PM

Ford dot 4 fluid

Ricks15 · 02-05-2006, 10:18 PM

Prestone DOT3 is ok.

dre · 02-11-2006, 06:57 AM

well u don't want to get normal brake fluid if ur going to do any kind of hard racing get ss brack lines and dot 5 that's wat im doing

Irukandji · 02-11-2006, 08:04 AM

I'm using Super Blue w/ ss lines

upSLIDEdown · 02-11-2006, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n1sm0r

I'm using Super Blue w/ ss lines

+1.
30mm Alum. Z brakes all around w/ slotted Brembo rotors and Z Master Cylinder.
Ate Super Blue, Metal Master pads, Stainless Lines

~B

slow_sr20 · 02-11-2006, 11:37 AM

Super Blue w/ ss lines.

skatanic28 · 02-11-2006, 01:24 PM

super blue with ss lines++

oridostyle · 02-11-2006, 02:58 PM

ATE super blue with SS lines

***S14DB*** · 02-11-2006, 03:12 PM

Valvoline Syntec DOT4+

AutoRnD · 02-13-2006, 10:24 AM

motul rbf600..
definitely good stuff..

Dousan_PG · 02-13-2006, 11:12 AM

super blue
ss lines

nothing less

infinitexsound · 02-13-2006, 12:00 PM

motul 600 or castrol srf if u have the money....

Colorado S14 · 02-13-2006, 12:03 PM

I have the ATE Super Blue and SS lines on mine. I did hear that the ATE is more suceptable to taking on water. Is there any truth to this?

vutony · 02-13-2006, 01:19 PM

super blue & ss lines

*DJPimpFlex* · 02-13-2006, 01:42 PM

super blue/ ss lines/ 26mm aluminum z's F/ Stock rear/ axxis ultimates all around.

neukin · 08-30-2008, 04:04 PM

Thought id add this since since its good info, and i like to add to threads that are almost 3 years old.

Castrol SRF is the best fluid you can prob get. SRF has a Dry 590F boiling point and a Wet 518F.

The "dry" temp matters but not as much.. I bet other companies started to use the Dry number on the spec sheet because STF just made all the other fluids look bad.

Dry means there is no moisture in the system or fluid.... thats pretty much impossible. The wet is tested with up to 3% water or moister in the amount of fluid they test. SRF has the highest WET boiling point compared to any fluid out there. The closet is Motul 600 with a wet of 420F lol . Water does get into your brake system. You DO HAVE MOISTURE in there. It enters through your seals, cap (rubber lines if you didnt replace them with stainless), if you take your cap off it enters. If your old open container sits for a month its has water in it. If you race and heat and cool your brakes the condensation increases water content etc. It really is the funking best fluid you can buy!

As little as 3% moisture contamination can reduce the boiling point of brake fluid by 25%. Manufacturers consider that, when a new car is a year old, the brake fluid could contain 2% water.After 2 years its not uncommon to find 7 or 8% water in the brake fluid.

HS13KLS · 08-30-2008, 04:21 PM

ATE super blue
30mm 300zx brakes.
SS lines.
its the good stuff.

OptionZero · 08-30-2008, 04:23 PM

ATE + and gold version for bleeding

if ur cheap
get Valvoline

Nikeboy355 · 08-30-2008, 06:27 PM

I used the Valvoline on my last setup...

Stock calipers with Carbotech race pads and I never had problems...
Even after a 40 minute session at California Speedway's ROVAL course where you go from top speed down to second gear on every lap...

I'm not sure what my new setup will run...

DreamN · 08-30-2008, 06:42 PM

I'm running ATE Super Blue.

Current setup:
S15 30 mm Iron (Front)
R33 Aluminum (Rear)
Hawk HPS Pads All Around (Street use)
Hawk Blue up Front (Track)
SPL SS Lines Front & Rear

02-04-2006, 12:42 AM	#1
91ka Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CA Posts: 99 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what brake fluid do you guys use? im checking around to see whats out there and i wanted your opinions. ill be putting it in a daily driven car with stock brake system. i was looking through sites and they have "type" of brake fluids. meaning DOT3 or 4? what do these mean? thanks in advance

02-04-2006, 04:04 AM	#2
nrg Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Age: 36 Posts: 1,571 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	the gold bottle at autozone. __________________ driftingisgay.com

02-04-2006, 04:52 AM	#3
Sil-Abc Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Downtown LA Age: 35 Posts: 2,549 Trader Rating: (13) Rides Gallery: Sil-Abc Feedback Score: 13 reviews	higher temp ratings. honestly u only need dot 3 and dot 4 is acceptable. Dot 5 requires u to have ss lines. __________________ IM JON WAYNE ESQ.... bitch

02-04-2006, 06:15 AM	#4
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 36 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	DOT 5 will require you to completely flush the system. DOT 5 isn't kind to rubber. DOT 5.1 can be used though. All DOT 3 and 4 will be amber. Valvoline Synthetic brake fluid or something like that. It's good stuff. __________________ My 240 vBgarage

02-05-2006, 09:42 PM	#8
drift into a curb Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 2,870 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	motul rbf600 __________________ Go big or go home!

02-04-2006, 10:48 AM	#5
SpeedMonkeyInc Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland Age: 41 Posts: 1,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NAPA auto parts Heavy Duty fluid is ok, I think its DOT4 and has a reasonably high boiling point. Before that I was using Motul RBF600. Good stuff there. Here is some Motul 5.1 at Cobalt http://www.cobaltfriction.com/produc...dProduct=54195

02-04-2006, 11:46 AM	#6
KA24DESOneThree Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SD County SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 2,441 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: KA24DESOneThree Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ATE Superblue or Typ 200 for moderate street use. Superblue is the one example of a DOT 3/4 that is not amber. Motul RBF600 for hard street and track driving. If you're running Autozone/Pep Boys/dealership pads, you probably don't need anything more than whatever's cheap at Autozone or Pep Boys. (Although with the cost of Axxis Ultimates or Carbotech Bobcats being what it is, there really isn't an excuse to not upgrade your stopping power.)

02-05-2006, 06:14 PM	#7
TheWolf Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange Park, FL (Jax) Posts: 1,468 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	since your using stock brakes... any dot 3/4 should be useable. dot4 has better humidity reisitance so I'd go with one of those...

02-05-2006, 10:15 PM	#9
1mns13 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2004 Location: Freedomland Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ford dot 4 fluid __________________ www.the-nissan-240sx.com

02-05-2006, 10:18 PM	#10
Ricks15 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 35 Posts: 1,661 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Prestone DOT3 is ok.

02-11-2006, 06:57 AM	#11
dre Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new york Posts: 44 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well u don't want to get normal brake fluid if ur going to do any kind of hard racing get ss brack lines and dot 5 that's wat im doing

02-11-2006, 08:04 AM	#12
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm using Super Blue w/ ss lines

02-11-2006, 11:37 AM	#14
slow_sr20 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: dayton, oh Posts: 720 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Super Blue w/ ss lines.

02-11-2006, 01:24 PM	#15
skatanic28 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ny Age: 37 Posts: 443 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	super blue with ss lines++

02-11-2006, 02:58 PM	#16
oridostyle Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Socal Posts: 372 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	ATE super blue with SS lines

02-11-2006, 03:12 PM	#17
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Valvoline Syntec DOT4+ __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

02-13-2006, 10:24 AM	#18
AutoRnD Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SF BAY AREA, CA Posts: 2,601 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: AutoRnD Feedback Score: 1 reviews	motul rbf600.. definitely good stuff.. __________________ www.AutoRnD.com Nardi, Enkei, Stance, AME Master Distributors for USA Check Out Our Facebook!

02-13-2006, 11:12 AM	#19
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	super blue ss lines nothing less __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

02-13-2006, 12:00 PM	#20
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 39 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	motul 600 or castrol srf if u have the money.... __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

02-13-2006, 12:03 PM	#21
Colorado S14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denver, CO Age: 37 Posts: 192 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have the ATE Super Blue and SS lines on mine. I did hear that the ATE is more suceptable to taking on water. Is there any truth to this?

02-13-2006, 01:19 PM	#22
vutony Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: (714) OC area Posts: 5,255 Trader Rating: (144) Feedback Score: 144 reviews	super blue & ss lines

02-13-2006, 01:42 PM	#23
DJPimpFlex Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 35 Posts: 6,151 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	super blue/ ss lines/ 26mm aluminum z's F/ Stock rear/ axxis ultimates all around. __________________

08-30-2008, 04:04 PM	#24
neukin Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fort Wayne IN Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Thought id add this since since its good info, and i like to add to threads that are almost 3 years old. Castrol SRF is the best fluid you can prob get. SRF has a Dry 590F boiling point and a Wet 518F. The "dry" temp matters but not as much.. I bet other companies started to use the Dry number on the spec sheet because STF just made all the other fluids look bad. Dry means there is no moisture in the system or fluid.... thats pretty much impossible. The wet is tested with up to 3% water or moister in the amount of fluid they test. SRF has the highest WET boiling point compared to any fluid out there. The closet is Motul 600 with a wet of 420F lol . Water does get into your brake system. You DO HAVE MOISTURE in there. It enters through your seals, cap (rubber lines if you didnt replace them with stainless), if you take your cap off it enters. If your old open container sits for a month its has water in it. If you race and heat and cool your brakes the condensation increases water content etc. It really is the funking best fluid you can buy! As little as 3% moisture contamination can reduce the boiling point of brake fluid by 25%. Manufacturers consider that, when a new car is a year old, the brake fluid could contain 2% water.After 2 years its not uncommon to find 7 or 8% water in the brake fluid. __________________ Neukin Motor Development llc 399 River Bend CT Fort Wayne IN 46803 -->Neukin Store<-- -->DRIFT Clutch Store<-- Last edited by neukin; 08-30-2008 at 04:11 PM.. Reason: more good info

08-30-2008, 04:21 PM	#25
HS13KLS Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Illinois/California Age: 32 Posts: 1,114 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	ATE super blue 30mm 300zx brakes. SS lines. its the good stuff.

08-30-2008, 04:23 PM	#26
OptionZero Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 37 Posts: 6,262 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: OptionZero Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ATE + and gold version for bleeding if ur cheap get Valvoline

08-30-2008, 06:27 PM	#27
Nikeboy355 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 41 Posts: 734 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used the Valvoline on my last setup... Stock calipers with Carbotech race pads and I never had problems... Even after a 40 minute session at California Speedway's ROVAL course where you go from top speed down to second gear on every lap... I'm not sure what my new setup will run... __________________ http://respectvolkracing.blogspot.com/

08-30-2008, 06:42 PM	#28
DreamN Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal - 818 Age: 36 Posts: 10,691 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: DreamN Feedback Score: 54 reviews	I'm running ATE Super Blue. Current setup: S15 30 mm Iron (Front) R33 Aluminum (Rear) Hawk HPS Pads All Around (Street use) Hawk Blue up Front (Track) SPL SS Lines Front & Rear __________________ - Jimmy Wanted: TBD For Sale: TBD

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