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brake fluid

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:45 pm
by ruby
Can anyone help sort our confusion over which brake fluid type is recommended for our 1971 Fastback Rapier. Any information we've picked up elsewhere seems only to confuse the issue!

Re: brake fluid

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:29 pm
by suffolkpete
Assuming no previous owner has changed it from standard, any DOT 4 fluid will be suitable.

Re: brake fluid

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:49 pm
by alabbasi
DOT 4. Be careful with DOT 3 as it's been known to create problems with older British rubber.

Re: brake fluid

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:06 pm
by gazza82
Probably worth flushing the old fluid out completely with nice clean new DOT4 too.

Re: brake fluid

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:17 pm
by JPB
gazza82 wrote:
Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:06 pm
Probably worth flushing the old fluid out completely with nice clean new DOT4 too.
^^^ Yes, this. :thumbs:

And if you're at all uncertain about whether it's had silicon fluid in its system at some time, change all of the rubbers while you're about it.